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<r>Russell Martin playing shortstop for Toronto today.<br/> <br/> <br/> <br/> <URL url="https://www.mlb.com/news/russell-martin-to-play-shortstop/c-278396760"><LINK_TEXT text="https://www.mlb.com/news/russell-martin ... -278396760">https://www.mlb.com/news/russell-martin-to-play-shortstop/c-27839676...

Someone will likely take a flyer on him, but the situation reminds me of Oliver Perez. Remember the sad look on his mug as he sat at the end of the Mets bench after refusing assignment and the team refusing to release him or let him pitch? Those were the days.

<t>Living in New Jersey I do keep an eye on the Mets, and I don't know that this is a move we want to make. He's had poor results AND a poor attitude lately, combined with a big city need for the spotlight. The Mets have been trying to get his head on straight for a long time now. Even if he is goin...

SSS of course, but on a staff with Nova and Taillon I would not have picked Trevor Williams as the ace.

<r>Nothing really new here, but a good summary:<br/> <br/> <br/> <br/> <URL url="https://www.fangraphs.com/blogs/everything-about-the-jung-ho-kang-situation-is-difficult/"><LINK_TEXT text="https://www.fangraphs.com/blogs/everyth ... difficult/">https://www.fangraphs.com/blogs/everything-about-the-ju...

<r>For all the talk about developing his power, his current numbers are good even setting aside he's a rookie. Small sample size of course, but if you project it out to .290 with 15 homeruns, that's certainly MLB quality. And if you can get the homeruns up to even 20 with his somewhat stoic defense ...

<r>I honestly hadn't been following him, but really interesting story on Hayden Hurst going from the yips in the Pirates farm system, to first round Ravens draft choice.<br/> <br/> <br/> <br/> <URL url="https://www.mlb.com/cut4/top-tight-end-in-nfl-draft-hayden-hurst-once-played-minor-league-basebal...

Nothing on the transactions page.

When the batters are good, the pitching is just a little worse. When the pitching is good, the batters are just a little worse.