Sad news today as OF Kevin Mench signed with the Hanshin Tigers of Japan. Mench had several very good seasons with the Texas Rangers, but really struggled over the past few seasons with the Brewers and Blue Jays respectively. Despite Mench's recent struggles, he will still make $2 million bucks ...
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