From the 'gong show' surrounding Vlad Guerrero Jr. to the next big BlueJays prospect to watch, Sportsnet's insiders weigh in on the latest headlines from around Major League Baseball:
I think C is most accurate — they’re right where they should be. They’ve gotten very good pitching and very little offensively, thus producing a middling, .500 team.The pitching has certainly been better than expected and you’d expect that to correct, especially minus Matt Shoemaker,on a number of levels. But they’re about where they should be based on how they’ve played.
5. The Ichiro Suzuki “retirement” saga has been, um, kinda weird. The dude’s love of the game is legendary. Who else comes to mind when you think of players who loved to play baseball as much as, and wanted to play as long as, Ichiro?Jamie Moyer. Dude had Tommy John surgery in 2010 at the age of 47 and came back and pitched at 49. Geezus.Joey Votto comes to mind. Adrian Beltre, Carlos Beltran, Alex Rodriguez, Albert Pujols, Carlos Delgado.
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