Weekly Link Round-Up

Stuff to read, mostly Rockies-related, some things I just thought were cool.

• Ken Rosenthal wrote about the problems in the Rockies’ rotation, and why the pieces just might come together anyway.

• After this magazine cover, do you think people will start giving the NL West a little more respect?

• The guys at Seedlings to Stars continue to go over the top prospect lists, and just when you think they’ve bled them of all worthwhile information, they go back for more.

• Oh Woody Paige, you know we’ve all been waiting with bated breath for you to weigh in on Juan Nicasio.

• How long will it be before people refer to Giancarlo Stanton by that name and a) do so unironically and b) do not automatically remind whomever they are talking to that he is The Artist Formerly Known as Mike?

• The inevitable Denver Post article on the Rockies’ reaction to Peyton Manning joining the Broncos.

• I’m very nearly a graduate of the Master of Arts in Writing program at Manhattanville College, so you can imagine how proud I was that my fellow students participated in the SABR Analytics Conference Case Competition.

• A 2-hit game for Casey Blake is like a precious jewel, rare enough that it gets the headline.

• Dan Rathman of Baseball Prospectus thinks the Rockies should be going after Joe Blanton. I, on the other hand, cannot hold one more pitcher in my mind and I think the madness should stop here.

• MLB Trade Rumors recapped the Rockies’ offseason. Check out the “notable losses” section and mourn the days of old that we’ll never have back.

• Purple Row’s Rox Girl seeks out the Rockies’ most downplayed stories of this spring training.

• This Tulo vs. Ubaldo cat fight is really starting to hurt my feelings. I really wish we could forget the whole thing and move on.

• Apparently a former employee of the Root Sports graphics team now works for the Cardinals. You can’t make this stuff up.