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#1961 · September 9, 2024, 8:18 pm
Shame it ended but great outing by Cantillo.
#1962 · September 10, 2024, 5:53 pm
Azocar claimed by the Mets and optioned to Triple-A.
#1963 · September 11, 2024, 2:00 pm
A story worth sharing ...
Levi Weaver's windup at The Athletic
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Thomas Saggese’s incredible story |
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Thomas Saggese debuted last night with the Cardinals. Acquired from the Rangers in the Jordan Montgomery trade last year, the 22-year-old sat at No. 4 on Keith Law’s Cardinals prospects list, but … why are we leading the newsletter with it?
Well, there’s more to his story.
I spoke with Saggese during spring training in 2022, and he mentioned battling anxiety as a kid in Carlsbad, Calif. — and for an understandable reason:
“Yeah, I went through a shooting when I was in third grade,” he said. “A shooting at my school. So that kinda triggered (the anxiety).”
Everyone survived, though multiple children were shot. Thomas said his parents, Tom and Wendi Saggese, were essential to his recovery, enrolling him in a program with author Byron Katie (whose work Saggese said he still used in learning to deal with tough days early in his career).
All the while, he was playing baseball, and said his mom was his biggest supporter, constantly helping him find ways to improve. She also worked as a speaker, coach and consultant, with a focus on finding new perspectives to work through tough situations. And then, her videos began to cover a new topic: living with stage 4 cancer.
She passed away when Thomas was 17.
“A very good mom, honestly,” Saggese told me in 2022. “A good person. We were really close. She kinda tied our family together. Definitely my favorite person ever.”
As a result of his mom’s illness and passing, Saggese missed a lot of baseball showcases during his senior year. More than one person with the Rangers suggested that if he had showcased, he wouldn’t have been available in the fifth round of the 2020 draft. Talk to baseball folks about Saggese, and a few phrases start to become themes: “throwback,” “old school,” “plays the right way,” “old soul,” “that’s my guy” and “glue guy” are some I heard on repeat from front office members and former teammates. Well, now there’s a new one they can use: “big leaguer.” |
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#1965 · September 13, 2024, 8:51 am
Quote from Jeremy Hill on September 12, 2024, 6:22 pm
Maybe he watched to many Crash Davis movies, 🤷.
#1966 · September 14, 2024, 4:05 pm
Dodgers' Glasnow shut down for season.
#1967 · September 14, 2024, 4:56 pm
Joey Cantillo in August.
12ip
5h
16k
1bb
Happy to see it
#1968 · September 17, 2024, 3:14 pm
Found this note at Baseball America ...
Dylan Lesko’s Control Troubles Continue
In what was his final start of the season unless he gets a promotion to Double-A, High-A Bowling Green righthander Dylan Lesko walked seven Greensboro batters in two innings. Lesko’s 42% strike percentage was his lowest of the season, as he consistently missed high and arm-side, although he did do some solid damage control, getting a double play and a strikeout to limit the damage in the first. He was much better in the second inning. After allowing a leadoff walk, Lesko struck out the final three batters he faced. He was pulled after two innings because he’d thrown 65 pitches. Acquired by the Rays in July’s Jason Adam trade, Lesko’s offseason to-do list will be to improve his control and command. He had a 19.2% walk rate this year, which largely led to his 6.92 ERA.
#1969 · September 19, 2024, 10:53 am
Brent Rooker........great trade bringing him to SD. REALLY bad sending him to KC for....Cam Gallagher?????
Kid is having a HUGE season in the Bay area. Saw some stats today that shows he's pretty level pegged with Judge since July. Very impressive.
#1970 · September 19, 2024, 10:59 am
Quote from MrPadre19 on September 14, 2024, 4:56 pmJoey Cantillo in August.
12ip
5h
16k
1bb
Happy to see it
As excited as I was to see Waldron have some success this year, that trade set us back both financially( having to spend big on Jake and signing Bogaerts) and in productivity( Naylor, Quantril, Miller, and now Cantillo).
I enjoy seeing former farmhands succeed. Here's to a long, healthy career for Joey.