This week in baseball blogs:
- Wayniac Nation regards the Yankees-Astros trade involving catcher/designated hitter Brian McCann as a win-win.
- Outside Pitch MLB opines that the Braves are not yet in position to trade a haul for an ace.
- BP Toronto thanks free agent Jose Bautista for his Blue Jays tenure, while Baseball Docs ponders where he’ll sign this offseason.
- Clubhouse Corner’s Bernie Pleskoff scouts the Arizona Fall League’s best prospects.
- The Point of Pittsburgh debates Pirates center fielder Andrew McCutchen’s future.
- The Runner Sports wonders if Astros second baseman Jose Altuve is the new face of Major League Baseball.
- Clutchlings focuses on the newest Blue Jays prospect, Lourdes Gurriel Jr.
- The 3rd Man In interviews highly regarded Brewers outfield prospect Corey Ray.
- NatsGM (links here) has an in-depth offseason plan for the Nationals.
- AngelsWin presents the first part of its offseason outlook for the Halos.
- Dan Grant of Same Page Team offers a Blue Jays offseason primer.
- The First Out At Third polls readers on a couple offseason questions facing the Brewers.
- Astros County addresses Houston’s acquisitions of McCann and outfielder Josh Reddick.
- Off The Bench Baseball argues that Mets second baseman Neil Walker should not have accepted the $17.2MM qualifying offer.
- Inside the ’Zona revisits the Diamondbacks’ projections for 2016 and looks ahead to 2017.
- Jays From the Couch highlights a few non-Edwin Encarnacion free agent first basemen the Blue Jays could sign.
- Chin Music Baseball examines flaws the Twins’ Byron Buxton and Miguel Sano must fix.
- Call to the Pen (links here) analyzes a pair of new Phillies, Howie Kendrick and Pat Neshek.
- Everything Bluebirds and Jays Journal have pieces on the Blue Jays’ Kendrys Morales.
- CTTP also weighs in on potential landing spots for free agent reliever Greg Holland.
- Yanks Go Yard touches on some risky free agent starters who might be worth the trouble for the Yankees.
- Baseball Hot Corner asks if the Blue Jays should consider trading a starting pitcher.
- Pirates Breakdown sees Nationals right-hander Tanner Roark as a possible trade target for the Bucs.
- Camden Depot defends the 2016 Orioles’ starting pitching.
- Baseball MTJAG honors the late Jose Fernandez by putting together an all-star team consisting of the majors’ most fun-to-watch players.
- Baseball Ranks is bullish on the Blue Jays’ 2016 draft class.
- Bronx Bomber Blogger and Pinstriped Prospects profile a few Yankees farmhands.
- MLB451 is thankful for Joe Maddon and Bartolo Colon, among others, as the holidays approach.
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