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- Evan Longoria is up for the 2017 Roberto Clemente Award, so make sure to vote!
Some of Longo's best work is off the field. Make him the 2017 Roberto Clemente Award winner!
— Tampa Bay Rays (@RaysBaseball) October 2, 2017
VOTE // https://t.co/zACkCuCny9 pic.twitter.com/YaXQxEYSV1
- The Atlanta Braves GM John Copolella resigned yesterday. Almost certainly related to the MLB’s investigation into the Braves and their actions with International Free Agents. Talking Chop has a good run down of the whole situation.
- Speaking of GM openings, David Laurila of Fangraphs interviewed some players, managers, and executives about if/how the current analytically minded players could be the next generation of GMs.
- David Kagen at The Hardball Times breaks down the physics of the best way to rile up a curmudgeonly old baseball fan: the bat flip.
- SB Nation is collecting a list of articles on why 2017 Baseball Season was great.
- Also in end-of-season-look-back mode, MLB’s Twitter posted a video of their top 5 moments from 2017, which shockingly featured no Rays. What was your favorite Rays moment for 2017?