June 10, 2011

BP Unfiltered

The Paper Trail 6/10

by John Perrotto

 

Interesting stories from newspapers across North America:

• David Haugh of the Chicago Tribune writes that baseball must stop draft nepotism.
• Jim Souhan of the Minneapolis Star Tribune writes that absence, injury and perception will be hard for Joe Mauer to beat.
• Bryan Burwell of the St. Louis Post-Dispatch writes that Tony La Russa is set to manage his 5,000th game.
• Richard Justice of the Houston Chronicle writes that Lance Berkman has plenty of advice for the new Astros' owner.
• Nick Canepa of the San Diego Union-Tribune writes that amid much hoopla, as expected, Anthony Rizzo contributes right away.
• Michael Silverman of the Boston Herald writes that a painful lack of depth is hurting the Yankees.
• Joel Sherman of the New York Post writes that the Yankees are only close to the Red Sox in the standings.
• Bill Plaschke of the Los Angeles Times writes that Hong-Chih Kuo is trying to get a grip on anxiety disorder.
• Richard Danielson of the St. Petersburg Times writes that Hillsborough County officials ponder the what-ifs of the Rays' future.
• Mike Salinero of the Tampa Tribune writes that a Hillsborough County commissioner revives talk of the Rays locating in Hillsborough County.
• David Hale of the Camden Courier-Post writes that major trades are unlikely for the Phillies.

John Perrotto is an author of Baseball Prospectus. 
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