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  • • Tanner Roark Elects Free Agency
    Right-handed pitcher Tanner Roark has elected free agency, according to Gabe Burns of The Atlanta Journal-Constitution. Presumably, the Braves had placed him on waivers, which he then cleared. Roark had enough service time to reject the assignment and elect free agency. It’s been a rough couple of years for Roark, after a solid seven-year run…...2021
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  • • Braves Select Jesse Chavez, Tanner Roark
    5:58PM: The Braves officially announced the roster moves. 5:50PM: Tanner Roark’s contract has also been selected, MLB.com’s Mark Bowman reports (Twitter link).  Roark inked a minor league deal with Atlanta shortly after the Blue Jays released him in early May.  The veteran righty is looking for a fresh start after posting a 6.75 ERA over…...2021
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  • • Braves To Sign Tanner Roark To Minor League Deal
    The Braves are signing right-hander Tanner Roark to a minor-league contract, reports Mark Feinsand of MLB.com (Twitter link). The veteran righty was recently cut loose by the Blue Jays. After an extended run as a generally productive starter with the Nationals, Athletics and Reds, Roark signed a two-year, $24MM deal with Toronto during the 2019-20 offseason.…...2021
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  • • Tanner Roark Clears Waivers, Becomes Free Agent
    Right-hander Tanner Roark has cleared waivers and become a free agent, Scott Mitchell of TSN tweets. The Blue Jays designated Roark for assignment last week. It’s no surprise that the 34-year-old Roark is heading to the open market, as there was no expectation he’d be traded or claimed because of his $12MM salary. On the…...2021
  • • Blue Jays Designate Tanner Roark For Assignment
    The Blue Jays have designated right-hander Tanner Roark for assignment, Ben Nicholson-Smith of Sportsnet was among those to report. They reinstated outfielder Teoscar Hernandez from the COVID-19 injured list and optioned fellow outfielder Jonathan Davis in corresponding moves. This certainly isn’t the outcome Toronto expected when it signed Roark to a two-year, $24MM guarantee entering…...2021
  • • Phillies Health Notes: Didi, Eflin, Howard
    A few Phillies health updates, courtesy of Matt Gelb of The Athletic: Shortstop Didi Gregorius left Tuesday’s game after taking an 89 mph fastball off the back of the head from Blue Jays right-hander Tanner Roark. Manager Joe Girardi said at the time that Gregorius was dealing with“a minor, minor headache” (via Jim Salisbury of…...2021

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  • • Culberson hits walk-off 2-run HR vs. Nats
    Charlie Culberson drilled the first pitch he saw from Tanner Roark over the left-field fence for a two-out, two-run homer that gave the Braves a 4-2 win over the Nationals on Sunday and a series victory. Braves starter Anibal Sanchez allowed just two runs in seven innings, while his counterpart, Jeremy Hellickson, exited in the first with a leg injury attempting to cover first base. Jefry Rodrigue...2018
  • • Stripling fans career-high 9 in Game 1 DH win
    Ross Stripling struck out a career-high nine batters as the Dodgers took Game 1 of a split doubleheader. Max Muncy drove in a pair for the Dodgers, who have won two in a row after snapping a six-game skid. Tanner Roark went seven inning and threw a season-high 117 pitches for the Nationals, who lost Howie Kendrick to an apparent injury....2018
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  • • Max Scherzer Injury: Nationals SP Suffers Stress Fracture in Knuckle
    2017
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  • • Nationals Snagging Kenley Jansen Would Put Mets in Need of an NL East Power Move
    2016
  • • Max Scherzer Joins Rarified Air with AL, NL Cy Young Double-Dip
    2016
  • • MLB's No. 1 Prospect Lucas Giolito Teases Elite Potential in Scoreless Debut
    2016
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  • • Strasburg scratched again from Sunday start
    Nationals right-hander Stephen Strasburg will not start Sunday vs. Brewers after his upper back injury flared up. Tanner Roark will start in his place....2016
  • • Stephen Strasburg Injury: Updates on Nationals Star's Calf and Return
    2016
  • • Pitchers Running Scared from Bryce Harper Exposes MLB's Fatal Flaw
    2016
  • • Tanner Roark: Cubs’ treatment of Bryce Harper ‘scared baseball’
    The Cubs defeated the Nationals 4-3 on Sunday to cap off a four-game sweep at Wrigley Field. After the game, a member of the Nationals wasn’t too pleased with the way Chicago approached pitching to Bryce Harper. During the four game series, last year’s National League MVP recorded just four official at-bats, all of them coming in the first two games. Harper was walked a total of 13 times, includin...2016

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Timeline

  • 2021
    "A few Phillies health updates, courtesy of Matt Gelb of The Athletic: Shortstop Didi Gregorius left Tuesday’s game after taking an 89 mph fastball off the back of the head from Blue Jays right-hander Tanner Roark."

  • 2020
    "Major League Signings Hyun-Jin Ryu, SP: Four years, $80MM Tanner Roark, SP: Two years, $24MM Travis Shaw, IF: One year, $4MM Rafael Dolis, RP: One year, $1MM ($1."

  • 2019
    "The Blue Jays have agreed to a deal with free-agent right-hander Tanner Roark, Ben Nicholson-Smith and Shi Davidi of Sportsnet report."

  • 2018
    "The deal also reached deals with Michael Taylor and Tanner Roark."

  • 2017
    "Tanner Roark and three relievers combined on an eight-hit shutout, Ryan Zimmerman homered and scored twice, and the Washington Nationals beat the San Francisco Giants, 3-0, on Monday in a game that featured a benches-clearing brawl in the eighth inning."

  • 2016
    "Steven Matz and Tanner Roark found themselves in a pitchers' duel on Wednesday afternoon at Nationals Park, but it was Matz who came out on top, helping the Mets blank the Nationals, 2-0."

  • 2015
    "Pierzynski proved to be too much for right-hander Tanner Roark."

  • 2014
    "  Tanner Roark pitched seven innings of shutout ball, Tyler Clippard and Drew Storen closed up shop, and Ian Desmond sent a home run deep into the Turner Field seats Tuesday night as Washington became the first team in baseball to clinch a division with a 3-0 win over the Atlanta Braves."

Tanner Roark trade rumors, contract, salary rumors

  • • Braves Select Jesse Chavez, Tanner Roark
    2021
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  • • Braves To Sign Tanner Roark To Minor League Deal
    2021
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  • • Tanner Roark Clears Waivers, Becomes Free Agent
    2021
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  • • Examining Alex Wood's case as a rebound candidate in 2020
    On a per-inning basis, left-hander Alex Wood has been one of the most effective pitchers in Major League Baseball throughout his career. He debuted in 2013, just one year after the Braves chose him in the second round of the draft, and has regularly kept runs off the board at an excellent clip. Now 29 years old, the soft-tossing Wood owns a terrific 3.40 ERA/3.49 FIP with 8.24 K/9, 2.55 BB/9 and a...2020
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  • • Who will be the Blue Jays' fifth starter?
    The Blue Jays finally made some rotation investments this winter. Most of the money went to Hyun-jin Ryu, but Tanner Roark and Chase Anderson (the latter acquired via trade) each also enjoy sizable guarantees that lock them into the starting staff. With a $4.2M arbitration deal, Matt Shoemaker is also slated for a rotation spot. So what of all the arms the Jays have been accumulating of late? The ...2020
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  • • Alex Wood or Taijuan Walker: Which free agent would you sign?
    The market for starting pitchers has shrunk substantially since free agency opened at the beginning of November. Gerrit Cole, Stephen Strasburg, Zack Wheeler, Madison Bumgarner, Hyun-Jin Ryu, Dallas Keuchel and Cole Hamels have all found contracts. Jake Odorizzi, whom MLBTR ranked as the game’s 10th-best free agent at the outset of the winter, accepted a qualifying offer from Minnesota. The Twins ...2020
  • • Cincinnati Reds offseason reviewed
    The Reds promised to grow their payroll and backed up their bawdy talk with three significant trades. Major League Signings Zach Duke, LHP, one-year, $2M Trades and Claims Acquired RF Yasiel Puig, OF Matt Kemp, LHP Alex Wood and C/INF Kyle Farmer from the Dodgers for RHP Homer Bailey, RHP Josiah Gray and IF Jeter Downs Acquired RHP Tanner Roark from the Nationals for RHP Tanner Rainey Acquired RHP...2019
  • • Report: Reds finalizing trade for Sonny Gray
    The Cincinnati Reds are working hard to beef up their roster for the upcoming season. The Reds are finalizing a trade with the New York Yankees for starting pitcher Sonny Gray, according to a report. FanCred’s Jon Heyman says Cincinnati is trading prospect Shed Long and a draft pick to the Yankees as part of the deal. Long is a 22-year-old second baseman who spent last season at Double-A, where he...2019
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  • • Reds reportedly finalizing trade for Sonny Gray
    The Cincinnati Reds are working hard to beef up their roster for the upcoming season. The Reds are finalizing a trade with the New York Yankees for starting pitcher Sonny Gray, according to a report. FanCred’s Jon Heyman says Cincinnati is trading prospect Shed Long and a draft pick to the Yankees as part of the deal. Long is a 22-year-old second baseman who spent last season at Double-A, where he...2019
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  • • Report: Reds 'making progress' toward potential acquisition of Sonny Gray
    The Reds are “making progress” in their talks with the Yankees regarding veteran righty Sonny Gray, according to Ken Rosenthal of The Athletic (via Twitter). It emerged Thursday that the Yanks were nearing a deal involving the starter, though multiple organizations were still said to be involved in talks. It seems fair now to assume that the Cincinnati club is emerging as a favorite, though it’s c...2019
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Tanner Roark stats and results

  • • Trent Thornton claims final spot in the Blue Jays' season-opening rotation
    Some news and notes from American League spring training camps: Trent Thornton is the favorite to claim the final spot in the Blue Jays’ season-opening rotation, reports Scott Mitchell of TSN. The 26-year-old actually led the Jays in innings (154.1) last season, but the results weren’t in line with what one would want from a staff ace. He posted a 4.84 ERA with slightly worse than average strikeou...2020
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  • • Mikolas starts with extra rest, eyes series win
    The Cardinals hope that by taking advantage of off-days and sprinkling in a spot starter or two, they can ease the burden on several pitchers who are approaching career-high workloads. That group includes Miles Mikolas (13-4, 2.96 ERA), who will be on two extra days' rest when he starts Wednesday's series finale from Nationals Park. Mikolas has actually made more starts on extra rest than he has o...2018
  • • An Attempt to Figure Out Michael Pineda
    Sometimes, the stuff doesn’t match the production. Pitchers know that, broadcasters know that, coaches know that, and we know that. There are some guys who will sometimes reel off a really incredibly nasty pitch and still get walloped. You know these guys. There’s the fabled Great Stuff of Joe Kelly. There’s Nathan Eovaldi‘s gazillion-mile-per-hour fastball. And, of course, there’s Michael Pineda....2016
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  • • Nationals Snagging Kenley Jansen Would Put Mets in Need of an NL East Power Move
    2016
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  • • Max Scherzer Joins Rarified Air with AL, NL Cy Young Double-Dip
    2016
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  • • MLB's No. 1 Prospect Lucas Giolito Teases Elite Potential in Scoreless Debut
    2016
  • • Stephen Strasburg Illness: Updates on Nationals Star's Status and Return
    2016
  • • Roark's scoreless effort underscores solid spring
    Nationals right-hander Tanner Roark tossed five shutout innings in a 7-0 victory over the Cardinals on Saturday afternoon at Roger Dean Stadium....2016
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  • • Inhuman Greinke, Kershaw Duo Unlikely to Replicate Schilling-Johnson Postseason
    2015
  • • Daily Fantasy Baseball 2015: MLB DraftKings Ideal Lineup Picks for May 25
    2015

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  • • Roark bypassing start to be with wife, newborn
    Tanner Roark will not start Wednesday's home finale against the Marlins at Nationals Park, as the team is allowing him to remain at his home near Atlanta with his wife and family after the birth of their newborn son last week. Kyle McGowin will make the start in his place....2018
  • • Nats expect Roark to return to start home finale
    Tanner Roark returned home to Atlanta on Sunday to be with his wife and family after the birth of their third child, but he is still expected to start the Nationals' home finale against the Marlins at 4:05 p.m. ET on Wednesday. Washington manager Dave Martinez acknowledged the team has a plan in place if he cannot....2018
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  • • Nationals Snagging Kenley Jansen Would Put Mets in Need of an NL East Power Move
    2016
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  • • Max Scherzer Joins Rarified Air with AL, NL Cy Young Double-Dip
    2016
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  • • Stephen Strasburg Trade Bidding War Will Begin at a King's Ransom
    2015
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  • • Scott Miller's Starting 9: Ranking 2015's Biggest Disappointments
    2015
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  • • Inhuman Greinke, Kershaw Duo Unlikely to Replicate Schilling-Johnson Postseason
    2015
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  • • Scott Miller's Starting 9: Marlins' Revolving Managerial Door a Sorry, Old Story
    2015
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  • • MLB Playoff Bracket 2014: Full Postseason Schedule and Bold Predictions
    2014
  • • Nationals Clinch 2014 Playoff Berth: Highlights, Twitter Reaction to Celebration
    2014
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Top Tanner Roark news

  • • Masterful Matz leads Mets' shutout of Nats
    Steven Matz and Tanner Roark found themselves in a pitchers' duel on Wednesday afternoon at Nationals Park, but it was Matz who came out on top, helping the Mets blank the Nationals, 2-0. New York, which took two out of three games in the series, is a half-game behind Washington in the National League East....2016
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  • • Masterful Matz leads Mets' shutout of Nats
    Steven Matz and Tanner Roark found themselves in a pitchers' duel on Wednesday afternoon at Nationals Park, but it was Matz who came out on top, helping the Mets blank the Nationals, 2-0. New York, which took two out of three games in the series, is a half-game behind Washington in the National League East....2016
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  • • Braves ride two Pierzynski HRs past Nats
    A.J. Pierzynski proved to be too much for right-hander Tanner Roark. Pierzynski hit two solo home runs to back a strong start by Matt Wisler in the Braves' 2-1 win over the Nationals on Tuesday night at Turner Field....2015
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  • • Pierzynski's pair of HRs back dominant Wisler
    A.J. Pierzynski proved to be too much for right-hander Tanner Roark. Pierzynski hit two solo home runs to back a strong start by Matt Wisler in the Braves' 2-1 win over the Nationals on Tuesday night at Turner Field....2015
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  • • Fill-in Roark leads Nats' shutout of winless Braves
    Right-hander Tanner Roark was scheduled to pitch on Thursday afternoon against the Braves, but there was a change of plans. With Stephen Strasburg out with the flu, the Nationals needed Roark to make the start a day earlier. The change of plans didn't hurt Roark on Wednesday night, as he pitched seven shutout innings in the Nationals' 3-0 win over the winless Braves at Nationals Park....2016
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  • • Wisler's quality start not enough as Braves shut out
    Right-hander Tanner Roark was scheduled to pitch on Thursday afternoon against the Braves, but there was a change of plans. With Stephen Strasburg out with the flu, the Nationals needed Roark to make the start a day earlier. The change of plans didn't hurt Roark on Wednesday night, as he pitched seven shutout innings in the Nationals' 3-0 win over the winless Braves at Nationals Park....2016
  • • Bumgarner opposes Roark in series finale
    Two of the National League's top 15 starters by ERA will face off Sunday at Nationals Park, as Madison Bumgarner and Tanner Roark headline a battle of first-place teams....2016
  • • Boosted by HRs, Roark helps Nats end slide
    No Stephen Strasburg? No problem for the Nationals, who pitched Tanner Roark instead and watched the right-hander carve through seven innings of a 3-2 win over the Brewers on Sunday at Miller Park, snapping Washington's seven-game losing streak....2016
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  • • Moore gets no backing in loss to Nats
    2017
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  • • Zim, Taylor, Roark come out strong in win
    The Nationals earned their Grapefruit League-high 16th win on Saturday with a 7-0 victory over the Cardinals that featured a Ryan Zimmerman homer, several defensive gems and five scoreless innings from starter Tanner Roark....2016
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  • • Leake strikes out 7, Wong stays hot at plate
    The Nationals earned their Grapefruit League-high 16th win on Saturday with a 7-0 victory over the Cardinals that featured a Ryan Zimmerman homer, several defensive gems and five scoreless innings from starter Tanner Roark....2016
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  • • Bucs put up 10-spot, cruise past Nats in finale
    With a struggling, depleted bullpen, the Nationals needed innings from Tanner Roark on Thursday at PNC Park. He got through five, but the Pirates powered past him and a trio of relievers and won the series finale, 10-4. Josh Bell and John Jaso homered for the Bucs, and Adam Frazier had three hits and four RBIs....2017
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  • • Roark settles in, Nats get to work vs. Marlins
    Tanner Roark entered Wednesday having thrown 10 2/3 innings of game action in the past month. The Marlins had him on the ropes in the first two innings as Roark struggled with his command, but he settled in and delivered a gutsy performance to help guide the Nationals to a 6-4 victory....2017
  • • Dominant Roark records 15 K's vs. Twins
    Nationals right-hander Tanner Roark delivered the most dominant start of his career Saturday afternoon against the Twins, striking out a career-high 15 batters in seven shutout innings....2016

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  • • Daily Fantasy Baseball 2015: MLB DraftKings Ideal Lineup Picks for May 25
    2015
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    2015
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Tanner Roark schedule, game

  • • Who will be the Blue Jays' fifth starter?
    2020
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  • • Camp Battles: Blue Jays’ Fifth Starter
    The Blue Jays finally made some rotation investments this winter. Most of the money went to Hyun-jin Ryu, but Tanner Roark and Chase Anderson (the latter acquired via trade) each also enjoy sizable guarantees that lock them into the starting staff. With a $4.2MM arbitration deal, Matt Shoemaker is also slated for a rotation spot.…...2020
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  • • Trent Thornton claims final spot in the Blue Jays' season-opening rotation
    2020
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  • • Alex Wood or Taijuan Walker: Which free agent would you sign?
    2020
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  • • Bell names likely starting 5, staging 'pen battles
    Unlike recent Reds Spring Trainings, much of the drama about who would comprise the rotation was already removed on the first day of camp. That's when manager David Bell revealed the starting five would likely be -- in no particular order -- Sonny Gray, Tanner Roark, Alex Wood, Luis Castillo and Anthony DeSclafani....2019
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  • • Report: Reds finalizing trade for Sonny Gray
    2019
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  • • Reds reportedly finalizing trade for Sonny Gray
    2019
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  • • Pitching Notes: Nats, Jays, White Sox, Athletics
    The Nationals already seemed like a possible ongoing pursuer of starting pitching before trading away Tanner Roark; now, it’s all but inevitable that the club will add another new arm. Veteran free agents Wade Miley and Anibal Sanchez are both on the Nats’ radar, per Ken Rosenthal of The Athletic (Twitter links), though it’s not clear whether…...2018
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  • • Nola sizzles in 10th win as Phils swat Nats
    Aaron Nola fired 7 2/3 strong frames for his 10th win of the season and Rhys Hoskins' 13th homer provided a late cushion in giving the second-place Phillies a two-game lead over the Nationals in the NL East race. Nats starter Tanner Roark was sharp over six innings, but the bats went quiet after Pedro Severino's RBI double opened the scoring in the second inning....2018
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  • • Special delivery: Roark tinkers, then flourishes
    Add Nationals right-hander Tanner Roark to the list of pitchers switching to a more simple delivery instead of a full windup. Roark used a modified windup during his four scoreless innings during Wednesday's 2-1 loss to the Cardinals, a sort of abbreviated delivery from his usual starting point....2018

Tanner Roark rumors, scandals

  • • Adam Jones, Giancarlo Stanton create indelible memories at World Baseball Classic
    SAN DIEGO – If there was no such thing as Team USA lore in the World Baseball Classic before, there is now. Or at least, there should be.Center fielder Adam Jones’ catch Saturday was the stuff of legend, the kind of play that, had it happened in the World Series, would be celebrated for generations. Giancarlo Stanton’s home run, while not as shocking, was also memorable - your typical, Stanton-esq...2017
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  • • Scott Miller's Starting 9: Ranking 2015's Biggest Disappointments
    2015
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  • • Scott Miller's Starting 9: Marlins' Revolving Managerial Door a Sorry, Old Story
    2015
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