Here’s this week’s look around the baseball blogosphere:
- Chin Music Baseball heaps praise on Cardinals infielder Matt Carpenter, a potential National League MVP candidate.
- SaberBallBlog breaks down which teams are the best at using their bullpens.
- Big Three Sports regards Ichiro Suzuki, not Pete Rose, as baseball’s true hit king.
- Baseball Hot Corner submits a few Red Sox trade ideas.
- The Point Of Pittsburgh (1, 2) runs down some trade deadline scenarios for the Pirates.
- North Shore Nine wonders whether the Pirates can both buy and sell at the deadline.
- Cover Those Bases recommends the Braves shop right-hander Julio Teheran.
- Philliedelphia declares that the Phillies don’t have an All-Star-worthy player this year.
- Now On Deck presents ways for Major League Baseball to augment its All-Star skills competition.
- Infield Shift expresses contempt for bunting and points out that the five clubs atop the league in sacrifice bunts each have sub-.500 records.
- Rotisserie Duck takes a modern statistical look at the 1956 seasons of Willie Mays, Mickey Mantle and Duke Snider.
- Bronx Bomber Blogger hopes the Yankees sign the Gurriel brothers.
- Notes From The Sally offers scouting reports on the Basabe twins, teenage Red Sox prospects who are currently with Class-A Greenville.
- Wayniac Nation is optimistic about Pirates outfield prospect Austin Meadows’ future.
- Outside Pitch MLB asks where the Nationals would be had they prematurely given up on red-hot second baseman Danny Espinosa prior to June.
- FantasyPros is buying Marlins right fielder Giancarlo Stanton’s recent resurgence.
- Inside the ’Zona tries to pinpoint why Diamondbacks pitchers are struggling so mightily at Chase Field.
- Pirates Breakdown delves into lefty Jon Niese’s home run troubles.
- Jays From The Couch expects Blue Jays center fielder Kevin Pillar to eventually pair league-average offense with his elite defensive skills.
- The Runner Sports profiles Astros outfield prospect Teoscar Hernandez, whom the team promoted to Triple-A last Sunday.
- isportsweb studies what’s in store for the Phillies this month.
- Jays Journal blasts MLB umpiring.
- Brew Crew Fever shoots down three trade deadline-related myths involving the Brewers.
- Halo Headquarters remembers former Angels owner Gene Autry.
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