Crown Gems: AL Central Link Roundup
By Wally Fish
Featured in this edition of Crown Gems: at least five links for each AL Central team. The two big news items are, of course, the Mark Teahen trade and the Twins acquisition of J.J. Hardy, but there is plenty of other good AL Central news to pass along and read about. To properly assess and evaluate the Royals, we need to have a good knowledge of our divisional opponents. Check out these posts and have a great night!
Chicago White Sox:
FanGraphs – A Minor Review of ’09: Chicago White Sox
South Side Sox – Don’t Worry About Alex Rios, Greg Walker is on the case
MLB Trade Rumors – White Sox Buy Out Option On Jermaine Dye
MLB Trade Rumors – White Sox Re-Sign Mark Kotsay
Baseball America – Viciedo Still Adjusting In Minors
Cleveland Indians:
MLB.com – Indians tab Belcher as Pitching Coach
Deep Left Field – Will Lovullo Find Himself in Cleveland Soon?
Let’s Go Tribe – The Indians and Free Agent Starting Pitchers
The DiaTribe – Forward Thinking Rounding Out the Offense
The Tribe Daily – Can anyone here throw a shuuto pitch?
Detroit Tigers:
FanGraphs – A Minor Review of ’09: Detroit Tigers
MLB Trade Rumors – Tigers Talk: Rodney, Lyon, Polanco, Everett
MLB Trade Rumors – Offseason Outlook: Detroit Tigers
Motor City Bengals – Mike Hessman granted Free Agency
Bless You Boys – The Marcus Thames Era Has Ended in Detroit
Kansas City Royals:
Royally Speaking – Teahen traded and also More on the trade with a little help from a friend
Baseball America – White Sox Get Mark Teahen From Central Rival Royals
Royalcentricity – Initial Reaction To The Rumored Mark Teahen Trade To The White Sox
Royals Authority – The Bullpens of the AL Central
FanGraphs – A Minor Review of the ’09 Kansas City Royals
Beyond the Box Score – A Complete and Lengthy List of Baseball-Related Things Miguel Olivo is Good At
Minnesota Twins:
FanGraphs – Hardy To The Twins
Twinkie Talk – Twins Trade Gomez for JJ Hardy
Star Tribune.com – Price is right as Twins trade for shortstop Hardy
MLB.com – Twins pick up Cuddyer’s option for 2011
MLB Trade Rumors – Offseason Outlook: Minnesota Twins
Baseball America – David Bromberg Benefits From Sound Advice