Patrick Corbin Position: LHP Bats/Throws: L/L Age: July 19, 1989 (29) Traditional Stats: 11-7, 3.15 ERA, 33 G, 33 GS, 200 IP, 246 SO, 1.050 WHIP, 2.2 BB/9, 11.1 SO/9 Advanced Stats: 137 ERA+, 2.47 FIP, 4.6 bWAR, 6.3 fWAR In 2010, Patrick Corbin was dealt to the Arizona Diamondbacks as part of a four-for-one package that sent Dan Haren to the Los Angeles Angels of Anaheim. At the time, Corbin was...
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Twenty-five years ago, a left-hander toed the Yankee Stadium rubber on a Saturday afternoon in September, looking for redemption. It was just six days prior that Jim Abbott took the mound in Cleveland on August 29, 1993, pitching against a strong Indians lineup. The Michigan native lasted just 3.2 innings that day at Cleveland Stadium, allowing seven earned runs on 10 hits with four walks and...
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Yasmani Grandal Position: Catcher Bats/Throws: Both/R Age: November 8, 1988 (29) Traditional Stats: .241/.349/.466, 23 2B, 2 3B, 24 HR, 68 RBI, 2 SB, 1 CS Advanced Stats: 3.3 bWAR, 3.6 fWAR, 121 OPS+, 125 wRC+ Defensive Stats: 9 DRS, 28% caught stealing rate Yasmani Grandal headlines the free agent catchers this off-season, and for good reason. The soon to be 30-year-old backstop appeared in 140...
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New York was not atop Dennis Cook’s list of places he wanted to necessarily call home. The hustle and bustle atmosphere and the sheer size of the city were a bit daunting for the left-handed reliever, who had already played for seven organizations by the time he was dealt to the Mets in the winter of 1997. But something changed for Cook along the way; he fell in love with the city and the...
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Jeremy Hefner is busy at work. The former Mets pitcher is poring through mounds of data, dissecting numbers and preparing pitching and game plans to help the Minnesota Twins gain any advantage they can. No, he’s not on the 25-man roster, nor the 40-man roster, as he retired from the game of baseball via a Facebook post in January 2017. The 32-year-old Oklahoma native is now onto his second...
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