June 12, 2011

BP Unfiltered

The Paper Trail 6/12

by John Perrotto

 

Interesting stories from newspapers across the nation:

• John Harper of the New York Daily News writes that after the Bartolo Colon injury, the Yankees will find out if they have the depth in the minor leagues to recover.
• Joel Sherman of the New York Post writes that signing Jose Reyes would be a risk but losing him would be a disaster for the Mets.
• Tim Sullivan of the San Diego Union-Tribune writes that upon further review, the Padres lose another one.
• Bill Dwyre of the Los Angeles Times writes that for the Angels, things are far from heavenly.
• Richard Justice of the Houston Chronicle writes that moving the Astros to the American League would be just the ticket.
• Zachary Levine of the Houston Chronicle writes that the ownership situation won't stand in the way of the Astros making trades.
• Nick Piecoro of the Arizona Republic writes that Kevin Towers is eyeing up some Diamondbacks' minor-leaguers.
• Karen Price of the Pittsburgh Tribune-Review writes that the Pirates are finding the market for catchers is a pricey one.
• Yours truly writes for the Beaver County Times that trading draft picks is a tempting proposition.

John Perrotto is an author of Baseball Prospectus. 
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