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Golden Sombrero: Clete Thomas (4/18/2012)

Calendar May 11, 2012 | Posted by Mike Rosenbaum

Date: April 18, 2012 vs. Los Angeles Dodgers

Top 1: Clete Thomas struck out swinging against Hiroki Kuroda (5 pitches)

Top 3: Thomas called out on strikes against Kuroda (6 pitches)

Top 5: Thomas struck out swinging against Clay Rapada (7 pitches)

Top 8: Thomas struck out swinging against Boone Logan (3 pitches)

Final Line: 0-for-4, 4 K

RE24: -1.476

WPA: -0.105

Notes: It’s games like this that ultimately get you DFA’d.

2012 Total Sombreros: 8

Ridiculous Baseball Names of Spring Training

Calendar March 7, 2011 | Posted by Mike Rosenbaum

After a long and arduous offseason, the beginning of Cactus and Grapefruit League play has officially ushered in the 2011 season.  For prospect junkies like myself, Spring Training is one of the more exciting portions of the MLB season; an opportunity to watch the future of the game alongside future members of the Hall of Fame.

Sometimes, however, there are simply way too many players to follow.  In any given Spring Training game you are bound to see a slew of players with completely unfamiliar names, and jersey numbers that edge triple-digits and more appropriate for an NFL lineman or receiver.

But if you were to take a few minutes to scan each team’s respective roster – that’s right, numbers 1 through 99 – you’d naturally assume that many of these players are bound for greatness.  Or at least their names would lead you to believe so…

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