Reason #3 to Sign Jason Heyward - A Hunt and Peck

Defends with such grace
Steady as the summer heat
Sign Jason Heyward

what else is going on in baseball...

• Statcast: Marisnick, Cespedes, Abreu, Hamilton | MLB.com
• Analyzing the Strike Zone as a Three-Dimensional Volume | The Hardball Times
• Buck Showalter gets O's jersey from astronaut, thinks bacteria from Mars will eat his arms off | MLB.com
• A close look at the open GM jobs in baseball. | Sports on Earth
• How to line up NL postseason pitching | MLB.com
• Cleveland fireworks guy accidentally sets off fireworks on Royals' homer, is very sad | MLB.com
• Don't forget about the Twins in the Wild Card race | Sports on Earth
• Bryce Harper hits 40th home run of season | nationals.com
• Minor Leaguer makes over-the-shoulder catch to win playoff game, spikes baseball | MLB.com
• The Catcher Is Watching You | FanGraphs Baseball
• The NL Cy Young Showdown | FanGraphs Baseball
• MLB's scariest hitters who could play spoiler. | Sports on Earth
• Barry Zito and the Search for the Year’s Slowest Fastball | FanGraphs Baseball
• The most unlikely teams to make MLB's postseason. | Sports on Earth
• Kershaw and Greinke could battle for the Cy Young. | Sports on Earth
• Bryce Harper’s Quest to Join Bonds, Mantle, Ruth | FanGraphs Baseball
• With scoring down in Major League Baseball, why aren't teams stealing more bases? | FOX Sports

what the cardinals are up to...

• Wainwright awaits decision on Monday | STLToday

KNOW THINE ENEMY...

the chicago cubs

• Anthony Rizzo Opened Up the Lower Half | FanGraphs Baseball
• Former Cubs Broadcaster Milo Hamilton Dies | Bleed Cubbie Blue
• On The Horizon: Cubs vs. Cardinals Series Preview | Bleed Cubbie Blue
• Cardinals at Cubs Preview: A Q&A with Al Yellon from Bleed Cubbie Blue | Viva El Birdos

the nl central

• How Gregory Polanco Threw Out Trevor Cahill | FanGraphs Baseball
• Jung-Ho Kang has surgery, out 6-8 months | Bucs Dugout
• Bucks guard Michael Carter-Williams tries to throw first pitch, plunks camera guy instead | MLB.com
• Standings:
  

  St. Louis Cardinals	92	54	.630	-
  Pittsburgh Pirates	87	59	.596	5.0
  Chicago Cubs	85	61	.582	7.0
  Milwaukee Brewers	62	84	.425	30.0
  Cincinnati Reds	61	84	.421	30.5

viva el stuff...

• The Ten-Millionaires Club | Viva El Birdos

other things...

• Top 10 questions as Blues open camp | STLToday
• Laurinaitis closing in on franchise record | STLToday

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