May 25, 2010

BP Unfiltered

The Paper Trail of May 25

by John Perrotto

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--Peter Abraham of the Boston Globe writes that Victor Martinez may have caught a break.

--Amalie Benjamin of the Boston Globe writes that with raised stakes, the Red Sox stay hot and beat the Rays.

--Dave Sheinin of the Washington Post writes that Stephen Strasburg, without his best stuff, gets through a 52-pitch start for Triple-A Syracuse of guile.

--John Keim of the Washington Examiner wonders if even more hype will be coming to the Nationals.

--Dan Connolly of the Baltimore Sun writesthat Dave Trembley is still the Orioles manager as Andy MacPhail and Peter Angelos meet.

--Tim Cowlishaw of the Dallas Morning News writes that bankruptcy looks bad, but is a step to viability for the Rangers.

--Andrew McCarron of the New York Daily News writes that Francisco Rodriguez and bullpen coach Randy Niemann got into a heated discussion in the finale of the Subway Series.

--David Waldstein of the New York Times writes that it's the Bronx Zoo in Queens with angry words and wins.

--Joe Cowley of the Chicago Sun-Times writes that J.J. Putz's name can be added to the list of White Sox on the trading block.

--Mark Gonzales of the Chicago Tribune writes that the White Sox take Jake Peavy's advance and jump on the Indians.

--Bernardo Fallas and Zachary Levine of the Houston Chronicle wonder where Roy Oswalt will end up?

--Joel Sherman of the New York Post writes that Andy Pettitte says Oswalt wants to pitch for a contender.

--Bryan Burwell of the St. Louis Post-Dispatch writes that Albert Pujols might need a nudge from Tony La Russa.

--Ken Fidlin of the Toronto Sun writes that the Blue Jays beat the odds and the Angels.

--John Fay of the Cincinnati Enquirer writes that Aaron Harang hits and runs the Reds to victory over the Pirates.

John Perrotto is an author of Baseball Prospectus. 
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