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Good morning, LSB.

Jeff Wilson offers up his spring training preview in which he lists three players who could make or break the Rangers offense.

The Rangers added another bullpen arm in righty Ryan Brasier.

Texas lands among MLB dot com’s list of teams with the best 1-2 punches at the top of their respective rotations.

And Evan Grant welcomes in Rangers GM Ryan Fenstermaker on the latest episode of his podcast.

That’s all for this morning. Have a good weekend!

With Spring Training about to spring up, several sites have predicted a probable White Sox starting lineup for 2026, from the major sports outfits to blogs like our own. On none of them (at least none I’ve seen) is the Sox leading homer-hitter of 2025 anywhere to be seen. Well, anywhere except as a possible sub.

Whither indeed, Lenyn Sosa?

Such an omission would have been expected in any prior year, since until 2025 Sosa compensated for terrible fielding by not hitting a lick, either. Back then, it would have been no surprise if he was just dumped altogether. But this past season he not only led the Sox in dingers with 22 but he even hit .264, nearly 20 points higher than the MLB average and his own career level.

Those batting improvements, incidentally, came at the expense of right-handed pitchers. Prior to 2025, Sosa’s splits were a typical .637 OPS vs. righties and .732 vs. lefties. Last year, though, he hit southpaws about the same (.740) but took a big jump up to a .723 OPS vs. northpaws.

So why is he probably the odd man out in the infield with the addition of Munetaka Murakami to play first, given Lenyn played a lot more at second — 99 games to 42? Horrible defense is the primary reason, which is a quandary.

Way back in 2020, when Sosa was the No. 30 ranked prospect in the White Sox system according to MLB, the scouting report on his D said his “instincts should help him make plays and his hands are very reliable.” Huh?

You get the feeling whoever wrote that report had never seen Sosa play. Watch him a few times and you’ll inevitably come to the conclusion you’ve never seen a professional infielder, major or minor, with less in the way of baseball instincts. Heck, he seldom seems to know where to be or what to do. Hope that scout got a nice retirement package on his way to the home.

Murakami has a reputation as a lousy defender himself (so much for Chris Getz’s vow for improved defense). But if it turns out Murakami really can hit pitches faster than 92 mph, his potentially amazing offense will more than atone for any lapses while in the field.

Sosa has no such upside.

BUT IT’S NOT ALL ABOUT DEFENSE

Definitely not. Otherwise Sosa would be written into the DH slot ahead of whichever catcher isn’t behind the plate and such fellow fielding embarrassments as Andrew Benintendi. No, there’s also the small matter of getting on base.

In previous seasons, Lenyn was hard-pressed hit the ball very often, but in 2025 he did better at that — especially at taking balls off the plate outside to right field. The problem is accepting called balls at all.

Last season, Sosa drew 18 walks in 544 plate appearances. Yep, fewer than one every 30 trips to the plate, second-worst in all of MLB to Michael Harris of Atlanta (who had the compensation of being an excellent center fielder and stealing a bunch of bases when he did get on.) That rate wasn’t an anomaly, either, but right in line with Lenyn’s 36 career walks in 1,122 trips to the plate.

Much of that was because of poor plate discipline, but not all. His 40.9% chase rate in 2025 was bad, in the worst 3% of all MLB batters, but not as amazingly bad as the next-to-worst-of-all walk rate. And Sosa only struck out 23.3% of the time, so he was hitting some of those balls he chased.

GOTTA HAVE HIM IN THE CLUTCH, THOUGH, RIGHT?

Well, er, uh, no.

Baseball-Reference has a category to measure clutch hitting, and it shows Sosa has been clutch-ing. In the “Late & Close” line, he has career slash of .156/.193/.225 and even fewer walks than in other situations, four in 184 times up. That would indicate you not only don’t want Sosa as a pinch-hitter, you want to pinch-hit for him when the going is tough.

Contrast that godawful .419 OPS to a hefty .799 when the Sox are ahead. Lenyn thrives on non-adversity.

Now, in fairness, in late and close situations you’re more likely to face the other team’s best relievers. But still …

WHAT NOW?

Sosa is out of options, so parking him in Charlotte to wait for injuries may not work. Some team who sees the HR numbers from 2025 might want to gamble a waiver claim.

MLB Trade Rumors included a paragraph on Sosa as part of a longer piece on the Sox Thursday, and quoted Getz as saying, “There’s a little redundancy with the right-handed corner bats.” Apparently Getz, observant as always, hasn’t noticed Murakami hits lefty. Still, that’s not much of a plug for Sosa, and MLBTR doubts he has much trade value.

Thus, it looks like a lot of bench time. And that time could get even longer if the Rangers and Mets were right that Luisangel Acuña is as bad as an outfielder as he is excellent as an infielder and he moves in to second base ahead of Chase Meidroth, who himself is fun to watch there but very inconsistent.

SO?

So Sosa, so-so. But probably not “so-long.” At least so far.

Earlier this week, the Atlanta Braves announced 24 non-roster invites to spring training. On Friday, that number increased, as MLB.com’s Mark Bowman reported that Kyle Farmer will also be at camp as a non-roster invite.

Farmer spent 2025 with the Colorado Rockies, where he hit .227 and spent time all around the infield. He’s not the flashiest name in camp, but he is someone to keep an eye on this spring.

More Braves News:

The television saga continues, as it was reported that the Braves are looking into connecting with the Hawks.  

Our Top 30 Preseason Prospect rankings are complete, and headlining the list is lefty Cam Caminiti. 

MLB News:

The New York Yankees re-signed 1B Paul Goldschmidt on a one-year deal. The financials have not been reported, but his contract is expected to be around $5M. 

The Miami Marlins sent OF Victor Mesa Jr. to the Tampa Bay Rays in exchange for a minor league infielder.

On a busy transactional Friday, the Dodgers re-claimed catcher Ben Rortvedt off waivers from the Reds, designated pitcher Anthony Banda for assignment, and lost newly-signed infielder Andy Ibáñez off waivers to the A’s.

Here are a few more Dodgers-related stories for your Saturday morning.

Baseball historian Adam Darowski is part of the design team at Sports Reference. On Wednesday he offered this historical nugget about a 1940s Dodgers target for integration before Jackie Robinson — Silvio Garcia. Darowski also chronicled Garcia’s nearly three-decade playing career that included both playing shortstop and pitching.

Phillies reliever Orion Kerkering made an errant throw on the final play of the Dodgers’ National League Division Series-clinching win in Game 4 at Dodger Stadium. Matt Gelb at the Athletic had a nice profile of the right-hander and how he’s dealt with the aftermath of the error:

The Phillies did not lose the National League Division Series to the Los Angeles Dodgers because of that play. But it was the last play.

“Everyone knows it,” Kerkering said. “Everyone knows that it’s there. The more you think about it, the more it’s going to drain you away.”

Good morning Birdland,

Spring training starts in just a few days, and there is work to be done on the Orioles roster. They need bullpen improvements. They might still be in search of a starting pitcher. And odds are that Mike Elias makes a few more waiver claims because why not.

The trio of Zac Gallen, Justin Verlander, and Lucas Giolito are the guys that most people in the fanbase are holding out hope for at this point. Gallen has the most upside, but perhaps the most risk as well. He will certainly be the most expensive, including a draft pick. Verlander and Giolito have less of a chance to raise the ceiling for the Orioles, but they would solidify things, and that has value.

What’s unclear is how another signing will impact the Orioles in-season maneuvering. If the Orioles are in the playoff mix, we should expect Elias to make some trade deadline additions. Since they haven’t added a “frontline” starter in the offseason, that would likely be their top priority come July. Those sorts of players are expensive, both in terms of prospects and salary. The front office will want to leave some space to add.

According to the latest report from MLB Trade Rumors, the Orioles are at a luxury tax number of $189 million. That is $10 million higher than where they ended the 2025 season, but that was after they had sold off a bunch of players. And it’s not as if they are anywhere close to the luxury tax penalties. Those don’t kick in until $244 million. David Rubenstein said at Pete Alonso’s introductory press conference in December that there was no firm budget for assembling the roster. So, in theory, there is plenty of room to spend.

At the moment, there is no one to spend that money on that makes sense and will make the 2026 Orioles better. That will need to wait until the summer at the earliest.

Unless the Orioles are cooking up another player extension? But even that wouldn’t really impact the 2026 luxury tax number anyway. We can dream.

Links

Blaze Alexander sets fire to early roster projections | Roch Kubatko
Roch works on an Opening Day roster, admitting that the bullpen is a bit of a mess at the moment. My guess is that an addition or two takes places before the first regular season game of the season.

Missing out on Framber Valdez isn’t the end of the world, but it’s not good | Baltimore Baseball
Valdez would have made the team better, but it won’t matter if the Orioles can instead pull off a trade sometime in the summer. They will need to win some games and put themselves in a position to make that kind of move first.

Orioles Outright Weston Wilson | MLB Trade Rumors

Cardinals Claim Bryan Ramos | MLB Trade Rumors
It seems the Orioles wanted to get at least one of Wilson or Ramos through waivers to keep them in the organization. It worked with Wilson. Right now he seems ticketed for Triple-A Norfolk. Ramos will head to St. Louis for now, but he could always end up back with the Orioles. We know Elias keeps a close eye on the waiver wire.

Orioles birthdays

Is it your birthday? Happy birthday!

• Scott Feldman turns 43 today. He, along with Steve Clevenger, was the return the Orioles got from the Cubs when trading away Jake Arrieta (and Pedro Strop). Feldman had a 4.27 ERA over 15 starts for the Orioles in 2013. Arrieta was…better.
• Jon Leicester celebrates his 47th birthday. He pitched in 10 games for the 2007 Orioles.
• Endy Chavez is 48 years old. The outfielder played 64 games for the 2012 Orioles that returned to the playoffs for the first time in a generation and made the Sports Illustrated cover along with Adam Jones and Nick Markakis.
• Dave Borkowski turns 49. He had a 17-game stint with the Orioles during the 2004 campaign.
• Benny Ayala is 75. His stay with the Orioles went from 1979 through ‘84. During that time he appeared in two World Series, including a key pinch-hit single in Game 3 of the ‘83 Series.
• The late Al Smith (b. 1928, d. 2002) was born on this day. He spent one season in Baltimore, 1963. He posted a 111 OPS+ with 10 home runs that year.

This day in O’s history

2012 – The KBO files a protest against the Orioles for their signing of 17-year-old pitcher Seong-min Kim. The protest alleges that the O’s failed to inform the KBO of its negotiations with Kim, which they are required to do. In the days to come, MLB will void Kim’s contract to maintain a positive relationship with Korea and the KBO.

Vince Velasquez is the latest MiLB signing for our Cubs, it has been reported. This is in addition to Owen Miller, who has officially adorned the dotted line. The Cubs are filling up around the edges.

I used to love Javy Báez. I still do, but I used to, too. Isiah Kiner-Falefa has filled Boston’s infield hole and so it is more likely that Matt Shaw will remain with the Cubs, at least for now.

Former Cub Michael Hermosillo has joined the Dodgers as a coach, sources reveal. Ryan Brasier is rumored to be heading to Texas. Zac Gallen is said by many to still be on the table. Others say it’s just his agent operating.

And so it goes.

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• Michael Cerami (Bleacher Nation*): Javier Báez was suspended from the World Baseball Classic … because of Weed. Evan Petzold* reports that Báez is serving a suspension for a drug test he took back in March of 2023.
• Maddie Lee (Chicago Sun-Times* {$}): Cubs enter spring training 2026 with high expectations: ‘Thrilled for what’s ahead’. “The first official workout of spring-training camp is next Wednesday.”
• Andres Chavez (North Side Baseball*): What to make of Pete Crow-Armstrong’s second-half decline. “The young Cubs star’s production tailed off badly after the All-Star break in 2025. Should fans be worried?“
• Matthew Trueblood (North Side Baseball*): Why the Cubs should bring back outfielder Mike Tauchman. “… the Cubs need lots of left-handed at-bats from their outfield and DH spots.”

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February 7th is a day that doesn’t have much history for birthdays with the Yankees’ organization. In fact, only three players born on that day have ever worn the pinstripes: combining for, essentially, one full season of MLB at-bats between them.

There’s Frank Leja, who had seven combined at-bats with the Yankees from 1954-55 due to “bonus baby” rules at the time holding him back from the minors, beginning and ending his tenure with the team before his 20th birthday. He only managed a small stint with the Los Angeles Angels in 1962, long afterwards. The other player is another player who debuted exceptionally early with the Yankees, but one whose story is (hopefully) not close to complete in former super prospect Jasson Domínguez.

But while Domínguez has the most at-bats of the three, the third player is someone who managed to thrive outside the Bronx, where he got limited at-bats early before putting together an admirable career. That man is the late Dámaso García.

Dámaso Domingo García
Born: February 7, 1957 (Moca, Dominican Republic)
Died: April 15, 2020 (Santo Domingo, Dominican Republic)
Yankees Tenure: 1978-79

García’s path to baseball is an interesting story in it of itself. He started out playing soccer, captaining not only his university team in the Dominican Republic at age 17, but also the national team at the 1974 Central American and Caribbean Games in 1974. The host nation went just 1-3 in the group stage, being eliminated, but García scored the opening goal of the tournament against Bermuda.

Soccer had been part of García’s life since he was seven, but he would have a different calling. Epy Guerrero, a scout for the Yankees at the time, was able to get García to join the organization in 1975 despite limited baseball experience. His bat was understandably inconsistent in the minors given his relative inexperience—he would hit for a good average but post-OPS’s below .700 up the ladder—but he made his way to the majors in 1978 after hitting .268 with 22 stolen bases for Triple-A Tacoma. García debuted for the eventual World Series champions on June 24th as an eighth-inning defensive replacement.

When mainstay Willie Randolph went down with an injury, García was promoted and presented with an opportunity to show the big-league club what he was about. For the next three weeks, the 21-year-old got a majority of reps at second base, usually being pulled late in games for a pinch-hitter. García struggled, slashing just .195/.227/.195 in 44 plate appearances before being demoted in mid-July and spending the rest of ’78 in Tacoma as the Yankees went back-to-back in the World Series.

Back in Triple-A to start the ’79 campaign (but in Columbus this time!), García played just 34 games and struggled, not making it back to the majors until September due to Randolph’s stranglehold on second base. He was again unimpressive, hitting .263 but with no walks and one extra base hit in 38 plate appearances in 11 games. The signs were there that he was soon to be traded, as he was primarily used at shortstop instead of his natural position.

The trade finally did come in the offseason, as the Yankees sent García along with old playoff hero Chris Chambliss and lefty Paul Mirabella to the Toronto Blue Jays on November 1st in exchange for a package of Rick Cerone, Tom Underwood, and Ted Wilborn. Cerone was the man who the Yankees really had their eye on in this trade since they believed that he could help fortify the catching position as they tried shake off the shock of losing Thurman Munson to tragedy. Cerone would get down-ballot MVP votes in an AL East-winning season in 1980, but his bat fell off a cliff after that. Underwood would be a solid starting pitcher for the Yanks for a year and a half, and Wilborn barely played in pinstripes.

Despite García’s impending breakout, the Yankees really had nowhere for him to play. Randolph would be a mainstay for another decade at second base, Bucky Dent would last through ’82 and was a folk hero at shortstop, and Graig Nettles, while in his mid-30s, continued to give the Yankees good at-bats at third base for another few seasons. If García played, say, left field or first base, maybe they would have regretted it more.

García became a full-time starter in Toronto in 1980, coming fourth in AL Rookie of the Year voting after hitting .278 with an 81 OPS+. A broken wrist and a bout with the flu derailed his ’81 campaign, but he returned in ’82 to get down-ballot MVP votes and his first and only Silver Slugger, hitting .310 with 54 stolen bases, accruing a career-high 4.6 rWAR. García once again eclipsed the .300 mark in ’82, but didn’t earn any accolades.

García’s reputation as a great bat-to-ball second baseman finally earned him the All-Star nods in ’84 and ’85 that had eluded him, despite posting worse statistical seasons than he did in ’82 and ’83. He finally got his crack at the postseason in 1985, when the Blue Jays won 99 games and their first AL East crown by two games over García’s old Yankees.

The Jays took a 3-1 series lead on the Kansas City Royals, but saw their World Series hopes go up in flames with three consecutive defeats to the eventual World Series champions. García’s lone RBI in the series came in a 6-2 defeat in Game 7, but he notched a pair of doubles in Game 3 and one in Game 4 in what was an acceptable performance for him in his one and only playoff appearance.

After being Toronto’s leadoff hitter for a half-decade, García was moved down the lineup card in 1986 in what would be a season of drama for the now-29-year-old, who burned his jersey in mid-May due to a brutal slump and got into clubhouse altercations by August, torching his relationship with the franchise he broke out with. He was traded to Atlanta in the offseason, but missed all of 1987 with a knee injury.

García returned in 1988, but was a shell of himself. His career was over by ’89, playing out the string with the Braves and Montreal Expos. He tried to cling to what was left of his career by joining the Yankees for spring training in of 1990, but was cut before Opening Day.

After García retired, he was diagnosed with a malignant brain tumor in 1991 that was supposed to take his life within six months, limiting his motor skills. He defied the odds and recovered in time to throw out the first pitch at a playoff game for the Blue Jays in ’92—prior to Toronto’s eagerly-awaited maiden voyage in the Fall Classic—before slipping away into retirement. García was certainly touched by the moment.

“I couldn’t believe it,” the 35-year-old García told the Toronto Star when he was asked to throw out the first pitch. “I can’t describe the feeling. I thought it was a joke at first. It’s such a nice honor.”

Sadly, García did pass away from cancer just a few years ago, in April 2020. He was 63. We send our best to his friends and family on this more happy anniversary and hope they take comfort in the memories he provided all those years.

See more of the “Yankees Birthday of the Day” series here.

Alright, we did it! Baseball starts on Thursday!

If you’re anything like me, you’ve been eagerly awaiting the start of spring training to see how the 2026 Rockies will shape up. But in the meantime, it’s been an incredibly busy week on Purple Row, and here’s what our staff (and a few guests) had to say:

To Read (Rockpiles)

• Monday (Guest): Taking stock of the Rockies’ toolbox | James Riggenbach
• Tuesday: The Colorado Rockies and “He wants to be here” 2.0 | Renee Dechert
• Wednesday (Guest): Theft, Shuffling, and the Colorado Rockies | Cory Cohen
• Thursday (Guest): Forecasting the Rockies’ positional stability | Zeke Perez Jr.
• Friday (Guest): Two bright spots in a lost season for the Colorado Rockies | Anthony Depner

To Read (PuRPs)

Full Stream

• No. 19, Carson Palmquist
• No. 18, McCade Brown
• No. 17, Welinton Herrera
• No. 16, Jackson Cox
• No. 15, Max Belyeu

To Read (Other)

• Staff Feature: The Purple Row Mailbag: February 2026 | Evan Lang
• Spring Training News: Colorado Rockies 2026 spring training broadcast schedule announced | Skyler Timmins
• Staff Feature: The minor leagues hold the key to success in Colorado | Skyler Timmins
• Staff Feature: A visitor’s guide to Rockies’ spring training 2026 | Sam Bradfield
• Roster News: Rockies announce 2026 non-roster invitees for spring training | Sam Bradfield
• Other News: Colorado Rockies 2026 Promotional and Theme Day Schedule | Evan Lang
• Staff Feature: Can Rockies fans trust curiosity and an invisible process in 2026? | Joelle Milholm

Weekend Discussion Topics

Which storylines are you most interested in watching during spring training? Who do you think is a sleeper to make the Opening Day roster? Let us know in the comments!

Please keep in mind our Purple Row Community Guidelines when you’re commenting. Thanks!

Good morning, baseball fans!

As we approach Spring Training and the beginning of the season, we’re going to be doing some questions for y’all about your thoughts about the San Francisco Giants and baseball in general!

Today, we have less of a question and more of a prompt: What grievances do you have with the team going into the 2026 season?

That’s right, it’s a vent-thread. The people have grievances and we want to hear them. Anything from the on-field performance expectations and ownership priorities, down to sections of the ballpark that have cruddy views and food you want to see at Oracle Park.

As a semi-professional airer of grievances, I get the opportunity to complain on a near-daily basis and force you all to hear about it. So now it’s your turn!

What grievances do you have with the team going into the 2026 season?

The sixth iteration of the World Baseball Classic will begin soon, continuing one HELL of a sports stretch over the next few weeks. I mean, we’ve got the Olympics, Super Bowl, and Grapefruit League action–the holy trinity, if you ask me–coming right up.

WBC rosters were released Thursday night, exactly a month before the action starts on March 5. Luckily for us, the Red Sox will be sending a healthy delegation to represent a total of 13 of the 20 teams competing in the international competition. 14 players across the Sox’s major and minor league levels will be playing in the WBC; that’s an increase over the 11 players we sent for the 2023 tourney, so I guess that’s cool.

If you’re looking for a guide to point to where your rooting interest should lie — with regards to the Red Sox — then look no further.

United States: Garrett Whitlock

Just one player in Boston’s system will be representing the Stars and Stripes in 2026, but it’s one of our better players. Whitlock earned his way onto Team USA on the back of a 183 ERA+ in 2025. The runners-up in the previous tourney will hope that execution will carry over to give the Americans their second WBC title.

Mexico: Jarren Duran

The speedy outfielder will once again represent our neighbors to the south. Mexico acted as a sort of Cinderella last time around; they nearly knocked off the eventual champions in the semifinals back in 2023. No official word on whether or not Duran will be bringing the sombrero back into the dugout next month.

Venezuela: Wilyer Abreu, Willson Contreras, and Ranger Suárez

Venezuela boasts the most amount of Boston-based talent in the 2026 WBC, as a trio of Sox will represent their home country. It’ll be fun to watch new additions Contreras and Suárez in action, while I’m hoping that Wilyer will be able to display some power to get me excited for the upcoming MLB season. 

Dominican Republic: Brayan Bello

After a (generally speaking) solid 2025 campaign, the 26-year-old righty got the nod from one of the tournament’s favorites. La República Dominicana certainly has the offensive firepower to hang with the best of the best, but Bello could play a very important role in their title chase; will he be able to elevate his game and get off to the best start possible in 2026 after a frustrating end to the previous season?

Japan: Masataka Yoshida

The Macho Man himself is back with the defending champs. We were getting our first taste of Yoshida back in the last WBC in 2023, after he inked his deal with the Sox in December of 2022. Since then, things haven’t been………….consistent, let’s leave it at that. Regardless, he’ll have a chance to help Samurai Japan win their second straight WBC championship and fourth overall.

Netherlands: Ceddanne Rafaela

The Dutch are the quintessential “Hey, they could make a big run” WBC team. Maybe the Netherlands seems like an unassuming baseball nation, but all of the islands that make up the lion’s share of the team (Xander Bogaerts’ home of Aruba and Ceddy’s home of Curaçao, for example) have some incredible players. Perhaps the best center fielder in the world will be representing Holland in 2026 — maybe we can call him “The Flying Dutchman” for this tourney?

Italy: Greg Weissert

G-Reg knows a thing or two about this thing of ours. After posting a sub-3.00 ERA across 67 (don’t laugh) innings, Weissert will be one of the key components of the Italians’ bullpen. Gli Azzurri has some legit names (Vinnie Pasquantino, Aaron Nola if he ever decides to snap out of whatever funk he’s in, etc.). They could be a dark horse.

Puerto Rico: Jovani Morán

While he only pitched in four innings for the Red Sox in 2025, Morán still qualifies for the list as he’ll be representing the home island of manager Alex Cora. He hasn’t had a ton of run in the majors, but he can initiate more than his fair share of swing-and-misses. If we see more of him in 2026, maybe the WBC will offer a glimmer into our future. I dunno, wishful thinking.

Great Britain: Nate Eaton and Jack Anderson

Nate Eaton could end up being more of a pivotal player for the Sox in 2026 than we currently foresee; he’s shaping up to be a top backup option for our current crop of outfielders, and injuries are to be expected across 162+ games. Before that, though, he’s going to be playing for the Union Jack. Right-handed pitcher Jack Anderson of the AAA WooSox will be as well. In 75.1 innings in Portland last year, the fourth round pick in the 2024 minor league Rule 5 draft had a 3.58 ERA. That’s neat, I guess!

Colombia: Tayron Guerrero

35-year-old Tayron Guerrero hasn’t pitched in the big leagues since 2019, but he gets a shout-out here because he signed a minor league deal with us last month and he will be playing for Colombia. Cool!

Chinese Taipei: Tsung-Che Cheng

A late addition to this article, as he was just claimed by the Red Sox from the Washington Nationals on Friday! The latest member of Boston’s 40-man roster will be playing for Chinese Tapei on the heels of a .209/.307/.271 campaign across nearly 400 plate appearance while playing for Pittsburgh’s AAA club in Indianapolis. Stay tuned for his “Meet The New Guy” article on OTM.