May 26, 2011

BP Unfiltered

The Paper Trail 5/26

by John Perrotto

 

Interesting stories from newspapers across North America:

• Patrick Reusse of the Minneapolis Star Tribune suggests that if you want a secure job, you should apply to the hapless Twins.
• Sid Hartman of the Minneapolis Star Tribune writes that the Twins need to score more to help the bullpen.
• Charley Waters of the St. Paul Pioneer Press writes that Jason Kubel and the Twins have yet to talk about a contract extension.
• Gene Collier of the Pittsburgh Post-Gazette writes that the Pirates' offense has morphed into the engine that couldn't.
• Your truly writes for the Beaver County Times that Clint Hurdle, not Jeff Karstens, cost the Pirates on Wednesday in their loss to the Braves.
• Cathal Kelly of the Toronto Star writes that Jo-Jo Reyes tied the all-time winless start streak as the Blue Jays lost to the Yankees on Wednesday.
• Bill Madden of the New York Daily News writes that the Yankees can weather the Rafael Soriano loss but Brian Cashman can say 'I told you so.'
• Andy Martino of the New York Daily News writes that Francisco Rodriguez is willing to waive his no-trade clause and $17.5 million option if a potential Mets' trade partner re-signs him.
• David Waldstein of the New York Times writes that teams are looking at Jose Reyes, who remains on a roll.
• Dave Krieger of the Denver Post writes that Dan O'Dowd is in no rush to make a move.

John Perrotto is an author of Baseball Prospectus. Follow @jperrotto
Click here to see John's other articles. You can contact John by clicking here