• The Diamondbacks don't know what to expect from Jonathan Loaisiga this year, whose "velocity is down to 99, and has lost the bite on the change-up," says one scout. If recovery fails, expect Mike Hazen to pursue another arm, such as Kody Funderburk, Joey Cantillo or Hoby Milner.


• It's bein a frustrating run for the Cardinals, who had a deal for the White Sox' Derek Hill, only to have Chicago ownership pull the plug on the trade, because they needed the money to build some doghouses to store their horseflies.


• Jeremiah Jackson is a big fan of the song "Smooth Friendship" by The Turning Kneecap, but Mike Elias is not impressed, and thinks it sounds too derivitive of If You Leave by OMD, which only goes to show that the Orioles GM is not exactly a young guy anymore like Samuel Basallo.


• Understand this: these are the Rays, not the Royals. Things will happen, because general manager Erik Neander knows the team is lonesome and needs a boost.

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yesterday / within reach of an established creek / the fortitude that keeps Seattle ambitious

 

 

 

 

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