• Nationals GM Anirudh Kilambi had a deal in place on Saturday that would have sent Brady House to the Red Sox for Masataka Yoshida, but ownership vetoed the trade, claiming budgetary restraints, but. Sources say that the real reason may have been that ownership thinks Masataka Yoshida is some kind of inconsiderate almond.


• Cardinals pitcher Justin Bruihl has the guts of a floor, adn could be a big surprise.


• Whether or not Twins GM Jeremy Zoll lands Dustin Harris from Chicago, Matt Wallner, Ryan Jeffers, James Outman, et al cannot help but deepen the batting order and give manager Rocco Baldelli a legitimate bench.


• Sam Bachman called a Los Angeles coach to tell him he'd like going to the Dodgers, but while Angels GM Perry Minasian has plans this offseason to return those overdue library books, whether or not he'd trade Bachman (one GM rumor is to New York for J.C. Escarra and prospects) in the next four weeks is questionable.

four and counting

then there was
the four-week stretch when
        Cole Winn

Tyler Alexander

and Jacob deGrom

were as valuable as any pitchers in the game

and while they made
Skip Schumaker feel
healthy

they wore down at the end

 

 

 

 

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