View from the catwalk: Vote Buffalo

Rays Links

• Jeff Sullivan, always level-headed and worth your time, wrote about Jose Alvarado’s adventures at first base.
• Mark Topkin wrote about Jake Bauers, and how he brings an advanced approach at the plate, surprising in a rookie.
• Bill Chastain had another of his really quite good Q&A’s.
• In case you were in danger of forgetting.

• And then do it again.

• In addition to a Buffalo (perhaps), there are a couple Bulls going to an All-Star game.

Other Links

• Stephanie Springer wrote about hiring practices and ways to get more women into baseball front offices, comparing them to similar attempts around getting women more opportunities in STEM fields.
• David Laurila continued his excellent series of interviews with managers, sitting down with Torey Lovullo of the Arizona Diamondbacks, who broke down the way his entire staff works together.
• Than Manny Machado sweepstakes is the biggest story line going into the trade deadline.
• Jason Werth will retire. Jon Heyman with a nice piece on his stepping away.
• The Giants bought in the offseason. Will they buy or sell at the deadline? Devan Fink at Beyond the Box Score examines their situation.
• Short Relief: “I’m Buster. You’re the Bustee.”