Some things out there...
The new Prospectus Hit List is out, and Jay Jaffe's Rangers blurb includes this:
The play of folks like Eric Gagne, Akinori Otsuka, and Mark Teixeira may well determine the playoff picture--from new addresses, that is. Given the shaky track record of GM Jon Daniels, that should be even less of a comfort than for your average deadline seller.
Jaffe has made it clear in the past that he isn't a fan of Daniels, for what it is worth...
Kevin Goldstein takes a mid-season look at his offseason top 100 prospects, which includes comments on Eric Hurley, John Danks, and Edinson Volquez...
Richard Durrett blogs on his second half thoughts...
The Transaction Oracle weighs in on the Buehrle contract, the Ichiro contract, and the Hafner contract.
Keith Law looks at Seattle's surprising first half.
The San Diego Union Tribune has a piece on Paul DePodesta's role in the Padre organization...
And Evan Grant has some All Star Break notes up at NBC Sports...