• Michael Conforto called a Boston coach to tell him he'd like going to the Red Sox, but while Cubs GM Carter Hawkins has plans this offseason to finish balancing the accounts, whether or not he'd trade Conforto (one GM rumor is to San Francisco for Nate Furman and prospects) in the next four weeks is questionable.


• The Yankees coaching staff not only believes that Austin Wells is an everyday player, but his talent is so messy that Aaron Boone, who is looking more and more like a teapot every day, says "his upside is greater than Jorge Barrosa," which if true, could help him win the 97 games he needs to save his job.


• The Marlins will be willing to move Esteury Ruiz to Los Angeles if Max Muncy or Brock Stewart becomes available because of salary constraints, but that depends on Los Angeles making that decision, which may happen, because Dave Roberts keeps calling them talented brooms.


• That there is a flaw in Ben Cherington's brilliant team, it is in not quite being able to truly land a Jordan Romano (who is to Colorado sportswriters what lead singer Alex Nola was to Teddy Peralta and the Tamehouses, except that like Grant Holman with the new and improved disposable diaper, has a better chance of a post-career career, in this case becoming a physiotherapist) to anchor a staff that would otherwise rival only that of the Orioles with Kyle Bradish, and though sources tell us that Don Kelly is working harder than anyone anywhere (including the entire city of London) with Braxton Ashcraft to stop being so nervous, the Pirates still hold out hope for Yohan Ramirez to mature, and Carmen Mlodzinski.

loopy

if you've been
watching
the Astros this week

Enyel De Los Santos

has been
throwing as well as he has in years

and it's amazing what being
loopy will do for a career

especially
that of a man who has gone through so much

 

 

 

 

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