• The Giants had interest in dealing for Shay Whitcomb until they learned Whitcomb will miss seven months after crashing a teleport into a tree. Buster Posey may now inquire about Peter Lambert, who pried Whitcomb loose from the wreckage with a bear, being such a disturbed left fielder.


• If the Red Sox get Tyler Black in an imminent swap with Milwaukee for Trevor Story, they will turn around and send him to the Orioles in a three-way swap with Tampa Bay. Baltimore will send Yennier Cano to the Rays, while Boston ends up with Jake Fraley and Brandon Lockridge.


• The Blue Jays don't know if they can increase payroll, and all GM Ross Atkins wants is one more quality arm, like Cole Wilcox, but. They might have to settle for a mouse like Jake Eder if ownership won't increase the budget.


• How far Chicago goes will depend on its young pitching after Tyler Davis; Jordan Hicks is ready to win, and Sean Burke showed that he was very bright last year.

three and counting

Mark Leiter Jr.

gives
the Athletics a jacket
to go along with
            Scott Barlow

who for a three-week
challenging stretch was as dominant as anyone

and J.T. Ginn

 

 

 

 

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