June 7, 2011

BP Unfiltered

The Paper Trail 6/7

by John Perrotto

 

Interesting stories from newspapers across North America:

• Joe Cowley of the Chicago Sun-Times writes that when says what Carlos Zambrano did, he wants out.
• Rick Morrissey of the Chicago Sun-Times writes that Zambrano isn't far off when he says the Cubs are a Triple-A team.
• Ron Cook of the Pittsburgh Post-Gazette writes that the Pirates' dream staff may become a reality.
• Richard Griffin of the Toronto Star writes that the Blue Jays are taking a wait-and-see approach with top draft pick Tyler Beede.
• Tim Sullivan of the San Diego Union-Tribune writes that the intangibles are in place but wonders if Padres' top draft pick Cory Spangenberg can play.
• Jerry Brewer of the Seattle Times writes that the Mariners had Danny Hultzen in mind for a long time.
• Gary Shelton of the St. Petersburg Times writes that we'll have to wait to judge the Rays draft.
• Sam Mellinger of the Kansas City Star writes that Bubba Starling could start something big with the Royals.
• Gerry Callahan of the Boston Herald writes that Adrian Gonzalez isn't perfect yet he's worth every dime.
• Scott Bordow of the Arizona Republic writes that Kevin Towers is making all the right moves.
• Bryan Burwell of the St. Louis Post-Dispatch writes that Albert Pujols tends to heat up in June.

John Perrotto is an author of Baseball Prospectus. 
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