June 6, 2011

BP Unfiltered

The Paper Trail 6/6

by John Perrotto

Interesting stories from newspapers across the nation:

• Ron Cook of the Pittsburgh Post-Gazette writes that Charlie Manuel feels the difference with the Pirates.
• Karen Price of the Pittsburgh Tribune-Review writes that the Pirates are in a good place atop the draft board.
• Larry Stone of the Seattle Times writes that options abound for the Mariners with the No. 2 pick in the draft.
• Andy McCullough of the Newark Star-Ledger writes that Paul DePodesta is tasked with replenishing the farm system as the mind behind the Mets' draft.
• Bill Madden of the New York Daily News writes that the Mets owe it to David Wright to trade him, even if the third baseman is reluctant to depart.
• Michael S. Schmidt and Serge F. Kovaleski of the New York Times write that Major League Baseball is still looking at Alex Rodriguez's care by an indicated doctor.
• Our own Marc Carig of the Newark Star-Ledger wonders if David Robertson is a future closer.
• Rick Telander of the Chicago Sun-Times writes that the Cubs are wounded and can't be healed.
• David Haugh of the Chicago Tribune writes that it is time for the Cubs to cut ties with Carlos Zambrano.
• Rick Hummel of the St. Louis Post-Dispatch writes that Albert Pujols does an encore.
• Michael Hunt of the Milwaukee Journal Sentinel writes that Zach Braddock shows that athletes are human, too.
• Mark Kiszla of the Denver Post writes that Dan O'Dowd is mired in mediocrity.
• Jeff Miller of the Orange County Register wonders if it is time to be worried about Torii Hunter.

John Perrotto is an author of Baseball Prospectus. 
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