MLB general discussion thread for May

MLB general discussion thread for May May 8, 2018 23:00:12 GMT

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Post by Deleted on May 8, 2018 23:00:12 GMT

May 8, 2018 22:52:20 GMT klawrencio79 said:

May 8, 2018 22:49:55 GMT @screamingtreefrogs said:

do 'fresh starts' ever work out in sports?

i.e. 2nd chances and a change of scenery - but are there any examples recently of a player blossoming (in any sport) with a change of scenery in recent memory?

hey twothousandonemark (sorry if i got your name wrong - can't scroll up) - there was a phil a few years back - he was regarded as a 5 Tool Prospect - this is when they were riding high like 2007-2011 - his name was Domonic Brown - was so excited when they called him up - i think i remember his first at bat he even hit a laser double off the fence.......

he completely bombed here. last i saw he was on the Jays (at least I thought) - do you know of, heard of a 'Domonic Brown'?

Sure do. Look at Justin Verlander for a recent example. As the team began descending into the abyss, he had devolved from a once-elite pitcher to a quality but hardly memorable player. Forgettable even, with moments of really showing some age. He gets traded to a contender and now he's back among the elite. Even his body language has improved.

maybe i phrased it wrong. my fault. verlander was a stud as you mentioned.

take all sports. nfl, nba, mlb, nhl.

take a highly regarded prospect - remember the giant OLineman the Colts picked - Tony Mandarich (spelling?) - he bombed. Take Dominic Brown above I mentioned (hell - take the dud the Phils got too was selected #1 - Can't remember if it was the Giles or Hamels trade), take the Anthony Bennetts of the NBA, the Alexander Daigle's in the NHL.....

was there ever a guy who never lived up to potential and was a bomb - but then he turned his career around due to a change of scenery?