Three observations …
• I'm all for fan balloting, but Omar Infante should not be nipping at the heels of Jose Altuve for first place in American League All-Star voting at second base.
• Torii Hunter did the right thing by dropping his appeal for his ejection. How can you defend taking your uniform top off and tossing it on the field?.
• If Major League Baseball really wants to make the amateur draft a big deal, don't play any games on Day 1. That puts all the attention on the draft.
… and two predictions
• Tyler Jay will not be called up this year and will debut for the Twins in 2017.
• After no team scored 800 runs last year, the Blue Jays will score more than 850 this year.
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