Title: Aaron Sanchez and the Trevor Rosenthal Experiment
Date: July 18, 2014
Original Source: Fangraphs
Synopsis: This article looked at whether the Toronto Blue Jays were smart to call up prospect Aaron Sanchez and have him work out of the bullpen down the stretch.
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Title: Thunder Find A Perfect Fit With Sharpshooter Anthony Morrow
Date: July 15, 2014
Original Source: Nylon Calculus
Synopsis: This article looked at the under-the-radar signing the Oklahoma City Thunder made in landing sharpshooter Anthony Morrow, filling a subtle hole in their offense.
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Title: Shortstops With Potential Second-Half Playing Time Gains
Date: July 15, 2014
Original Source: Rotographs
Synopsis: This article looked at shortstops with a low ownership tag who could, one way or another, see a playing time spike later in the season.
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Title: Toronto Raptors Bet on Sustainable Synergy with Lowry, Patterson and Vasquez Re-signings
Date: July 14, 2014
Original Source: Nylon Calculus
Synopsis: I made my debut at the newly-launched basketball analytics site Nylon Calculus, writing about the Toronto Raptors doubling down on their surprising 2013-14 success.
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Title: Raptors win LVSL opener, Bruno looks much closer than “2 years from 2 years away”
Date: July 11, 2014
Original Source: Raptors Republic
Synopsis: This post-game broke down the Raptors’ July 11 Summer League game, complete with the “debut” of Bruno Caboclo.
Title: The AL East War Of Attrition
Date: July 11, 2014
Original Source: Fangraphs
Synopsis: This article looked at how tight the AL East race was three weeks from the trade deadline, suggesting the teams involved should be aggressive in making even marginal upgrades.
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Title: Raptors Update: Salary Cap, Roster and Rotation
Date: July 10, 2014
Original Source: Raptors Republic
Synopsis: This article broke down the Toronto Raptors’ salary cap situation and roster after most of the team’s moves apeepared to have been made.
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Title: Jed Lowrie’s Power Outage Provides Buy-Low Opportunity
Date: July 8, 2014
Original Source: Rotographs
Synopsis: This article suggested that an early-season power outage from Jed Lowrie provided an opportunity to buy low, which didn’t really end up being the case.
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Title: Bruno, Kabongo headline Raptors Summer League roster (schedule within)
Date: July 7, 2014
Original Source: Raptors Republic
Synopsis: This article broke down the Toronto Raptors’ Summer League roster, complete with first round back Bruno Caboclo.
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Title: Toronto Raptors Salary Cap Update – Post-Patterson Signing, Novak Trade
Date: July 5, 2014
Original Source: Raptors Republic
Synopsis: This article broke down the Toronto Raptors’ salary cap situation after a handful of offseason moves had been completed.
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