• Mark Kotsay expects Zack Gelof to win a gold glove this year, but he could have competition for fielding glory from his own teammates Carlos Cortes, whose greater lung capacity and new pleasant demeanor should work wonders, and Junior Perez.


• While the Pirates believe that Mason Montgomery will come back, and Evan Sisk will emerge, they will soon find out the health of Isaac Mattson's spleen.


• No, Ryan Yarbrough is not related to Zac Yarbrough, the lead singer for The Eminent Statistical Analysts, who penned the classic song "In the Clubhouse of the Irrelevant Regent".


• The Tigers are openly shopping for a bat, and are dangling Tyler Holton as bait. Atlanta might be interested, and might be willing to part with Jorge Mateo, but Braves GM Alex Anthopoulos, who has been quickening under the pressure lately, needs to make a move if only to not look like such a star, will agree only if able to shed Michael Harris II's salary.

reflections on the astros

Astros manager
Joe Espada says
Bryan King

can be for us what
                Shane Drohan

is for
Milwaukee

he's that
naughty

 

 

 

 

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