Swisher’s Slump, Minor League Standouts, And The Lucky O’s

A few links as we wait for tonight’s 7:05 pm start in Fenway.

• Matt Keegan at Pinstripe Alley takes a look at Nick Swisher‘s slump. Other than some poor numbers, Keegan finds that although he hasn’t whiff’d all week, he’s still making very poor contact.

• Meanwhile, Brien Jackson at It’s About The Money Stupid wonder if Swisher has been unlucky. He ends up finding, as Keegan did, the right fielder is just making poor contact.

• Chad Jennings at LoHud does a great job of summarizing this year’s minor league standouts. Tyler Austin and Mason Williams make the cut, but there are plenty more guys that earned a spot.

• Finally, Jeff Zimmerman has a piece on the Orioles winning record, despite their negative run differential. The team is still one game behind the Yankees, and Zimmerman does a great job explaining how they got there.

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