July 2, 2011

BP Unfiltered

The Paper Trail 7/2

by John Perrotto

Interesting stories from newspapers across the nation:

• David Haugh of the Chicago Tribune writes that Juan Pierre is under fire but he's underrated.
• Gordon Wittenmyer of the Chicago Sun-Times writes that Aramis Ramirez and Jeff Baker try to ignore trade rumors.
• La Velle E. Neal III of the Minneapolis Star Tribune writes that the Twins wait out a long rain delay and top the Brewers to win their third in a row.
• Mike DiGiovanna of the Los Angeles Times writes that Hiroki Kuroda shuts down the Angels.
• Matt Stevens of the Los Angeles Times writes that Dee Gordon's chances of staying with the Dodgers are looking pretty slim.
• Steve Kroner of the San Francisco Chronicle writes that Rich Harden makes a victorious return to the Athletics.
• Mason Kelley of the Seattle Times writes that the Mariners' offense busts loose in a win over the Padres.
• John Harper of the New York Daily News writes that Ivan Nova is a young and improving pitcher but could get bumped for the rotation for Phil Hughes.

John Perrotto is an author of Baseball Prospectus. 
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