Monday Bird Droppings

New grips, new deliveries, new batting stances...

Showalter says cuts will begin this week | Comcast SportsNet Baltimore
The easiest part of any coach's job...

School of Roch: Today's game, Jimenez and Paredes
Is Jimmy Paredes in the early lead for the Jake Fox Trophy?

Sunday Notes: Meredith Memories, Street Hates FIP, Cactus Dispatches | FanGraphs Baseball
David Laurila's weekly look at the profound and the mundane...with very special guest T.J. McFarland.. Does anyone remember Cla Meredith's brief stint with the Orioles? It wasn't pretty.

Camden Depot: The Misunderstood Relationship Between Team Chemistry and Sabermetrics It's not non-existent. Maybe.

Baseball Prospectus | Rubbing Mud: A Solution Does Not Exist A look at the rash of exploding UCLs around the league.

Clay Rapada celebrates a birthday today. I wonder how?