June 17, 2011

BP Unfiltered

The Paper Trail 6/17

by John Perrotto

Interesting stories from newspapers across the nation:

• Greg Cote of the Miami Herald writes that better days are ahead for the Marlins and South Florids sports.
• Rustin Dodd of the Kansas City Star writes that Major League Baseball's realignment proposal could pose problems for the Royals.
• Paul Hagen of the Philadelphia Daily News writes that Lenny Dykstra is still fighting as the jail walls close in on him.
• Steve Kelley of the Seattle Times writes that the Mariners' youth movement is not hurting their contender status.
• John Romano of the St. Petersburg Times writes that the Rays' plunking of Kevin Youkilis was necessary.
• Andy Martino of the New York Daily News writes that if the Mets make a Carlos Beltran trade that the Phillies could be a fit.
• Dan Martin of the New York Post writes that Sandy Alderson says the Mets could keep their stars at the deadline.
• Mark Hale of the New York Post writes that C.J. Wilson could be an off-season target for the Yankees.
• John Shipley of the St. Paul Pioneer Press writes that the Twins could become sellers if they are not in contention at the deadline.
• Bernie Miklasz of the St.  Louis Post-Dispatch writes that there is no runaway team in the National League Central.

John Perrotto is an author of Baseball Prospectus. 
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