Mike Moustakas is Helpful

Chris Colabello thought he’d totally help the Blue Jays pick off Royals third baseman Mike Moustakas, except, well:

At least Moustakas was willing to help point out the one problem.

 

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Brett Taylor is the Lead Cubs Writer at Bleacher Nation, and you can find him on Twitter at @BleacherNation and on LinkedIn here. Brett is also the founder of Bleacher Nation, which opened up shop in 2008 as an independent blog about the Chicago Cubs. Later growing to incorporate coverage of other Chicago sports, Bleacher Nation is now one of the largest regional sports blogs on the web.

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