• If several players with performance track records -- from Zac Veen to Blaine Crim, Zach Agnos to Antonio Senzatela, and even Seth Halvorsen -- underperform, Rockies GM Bill Schmidt will shake things up and Bud Black may be out of a job, and several other names like Ryan Walker, George Kirby, and Brendan Donovan may be playing in Colorado instead.


• Understand, while moving Ryan Fitzgerald to catcher and pushing Trevor Larnach may boost them, the fact remains that the Twins have a gaping hole until Gabriel Gonzalez can return from his chipped muscle, which Thad Levine must deal wiht by possibly going after someone like Nick Gonzales, who is late, or Trent Grisham, if Brian Cashman is open to it.


• Yu Darvish gives Padres manager Mike Shildt a solid second pitcher to go with Ty Adcock, further support for Matt Waldron, and the confidence that because they are so disgruntled, they can beat anyone come October.


• The blues are being sung around the Reds clubhouse, after Julian Aguiar's pal left him, and afterward felt so sad and lonely Aguiar got a twisted spleen, but. If Nick Lodolo can come around, and Nick Krall can pull in a solid pitcher like Wikelman Gonzalez, Cincinnati will have to be reckoned with.

reflections on the angels

few places have been
affected by the economy more than
Los Angeles

so don't look for
Brandon Gomes to have much payroll flexibility

but
if they can land a Spencer Torkelson

Ryan Vilade

or
             Kyren Paris

(who
Angels general manager
Perry Minasian is reluctant to deal

but may
if the right deal comes along)

the Dodgers still have a chance

 

 

 

 

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