6/6/2023 0 Comments We were here 3 download free![]() Arcia is back from the injured list and still raking, but he’s historically been a glove-first guy. But Atlanta was stronger at shortstop when Swanson was there every day than they are now with a mix and match of Orlando Arcia, Vaughn Grissom, Ehire Adrianza and Braden Shewmake. Their record being what it is, the Braves are all right without Swanson, whom they let walk after a career year rather than compete with the Cubs’ seven-year, $177 million offer. The Rays currently have the starting depth to survive without Springs, even with former top prospect Shane Baz also out this offseason after Tommy John surgery, but they sure had something special brewing with him. And now he won’t pitch for the Rays until sometime next season. ![]() Springs, already cast off by the Rangers and Red Sox, emerged as a bona fide big-league starter and a Cy Young sleeper pick by putting up a 2.26 ERA in 151 innings from the start of the 2022 season through three superb starts in 2023. It’s been two weeks since Springs’ season ended and he underwent Tommy John surgery, but it’s not too late to lament the fact we should have, in very short order, seen a fully loaded Rays rotation that went Shane McClanahan, Tyler Glasnow, Springs, Drew Rasmussen and Zach Eflin, with Taj Bradley filling in any gaps. Pink Floyd made it work without Syd, but they were never the same… ![]() So here, in this week’s MLB Power Rankings, we present a “Wish You Were Here” edition to highlight somebody who is hurt or was traded away or signed elsewhere or something that is otherwise missing, some bit that each team could really use right now. It’s still early enough to hold out hope. ![]() And as we approach the quarter mark this season, we can see that teams have not yet learned to live without their missing links. ![]()
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