Minor League Ball -- Links for aimless browsing, perusal, and/or discussion

Who is Baseball’s Best Manager? andThe Manager Family Tree

ESPN Magazine’s Manager Issue

Intermission Report

New York Times itemizes the half-season, with great cartoons

Futures Game Notebook

J.J. Cooper’s thoughts on the Futures Game

Video: John Smoltz details post TJ surgery changes

MLB network segment

Miguel Sano’s Near and Less Near Future

Fangraphs comps Sano, with some mystifying results

Video: Interview with Richie Shaffer

Rays first baseman describes his development and life outside

Jurickson Profar’s Long Road Back

If healthy, he’d begin next season at 23

How Bobby Evans became the Giants’ GM

The story of 21 years of polite persistence in a front office

Paul Molitor’s Attention to Detail

A manager gives the Twins organization a subtle shift