Written by Joshua Howsam, Jenn Smith, and Richard Lee-Sam Soft Slinging Success You could probably be forgiven if you forgot that Jason Vargas was in the league. The soft-tossing lefty signed a four year, $32M contract with the Royals prior to the 2013 season, but missed most of 2015 and 2016 following UCL-replacement (or Tommy John) surgery. Even […]
Day: June 23, 2017
The Unusual Journey of Blue Jays Prospect Chris Rowley
Sports are in a sense a collection of narratives. Some more pedestrian and typical, some more unusual and compelling. The are often narratives attached to the results on the field—Bautista’s bat flip homer being an obvious example—but as often they are born in the synergy between the players life off the field and their sports […]