May 20, 2010

BP Unfiltered

The Paper Trail of May 20

by John Perrotto

--Clark Spencer of the Miami Herald writes that Hall of Famers Andre Dawson and Tony Perez gave Hanley Ramirez some choice words.

--Michael Silverman of the Boston Herald writes that Josh Beckett was placed on the disabled list.

--Mark Hale of the New York Post writes that the Yankees get bashed after learning Jorge Posada might miss a month.

--Aaron Fentress of The Oregonian writes that Milton Bradley returns to the Mariners.

--Tom Haudricourt of the Milwaukee Journal Sentinel writes that Trevor Hoffman is shelved to fix a flaw in his pitching motion.

--Zachary Levine of the Houston Chronicle writes that the Astros have placed Kaz Matsui on waivers.

--Tony Fabrizio of the Tampa Tribune writes that J.P. Howell is officially out for the year.

--John Romano of the St. Petersburg Times writes that the Rays are making this summer worthy of your time.

--Mel Antonen of USA Today writes that George Steinbrenner is a pillar of the Tampa community.

--Bernie Miklasz of the St. Louis Post-Dispatch writes that the Cardinals' hitters and Mark McGwire share the blame.

--Mark Gonzales of the Chicago Tribune writes that Ken Williams says the White Sox's coaches are safe.

--Peter Abraham of the Boston Globe writes that tennis elbow is slowing Marco Scutaro.

John Perrotto is an author of Baseball Prospectus. 
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