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Maybe if this was last off-season this would be an exciting idea, but this year it would be more of a cross your fingers and hope for the best. It would mean bringing in another injury risk player but in the Mets financial situation, these might be the only types of moves the Mets can make and at least age isn't a factor.Conor Jackson was one of the rising stars in the league; a good defender at 1B/LF, solid batting average, decent power and on OPS over .800 but at age 27 y/o instead building on the prior three years he spent most of the season on the DL. Jackson played in only 30 games and hit .182 before going on the disabled list in May, since then he has been diagnosed with something called Valley Fever and has been unable to rebuild his strength. Valley Fever is actually Coccidioidomycosis, but got its more well-known name, according to azhealthinfo.org, because it was discovered in California's San Joaquin Valley. It occurs when a pair of spores, which typically reside...
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