Photo by Michael BaronI found it interesting that the Mets activated Taylor Buchholz from the 60 day disabled list. After losing almost the entire season to depression the team could have easily justified out-righting him and hoping to resign on a minor league deal or even moving on altogether. The 29 y/o right hander will cost the team under 1M to keep and maybe showing him the support they have, will help him on his road to recovery. Not only is it decent move, morally but it may also turn out to be beneficial to the club. In 2009 Buchholz was a dominant set-up man for the Rockies posting a 2.17 ERA in 63 games ( 2010 mostly lost to injuries) and last year he posted a 3.12 ERA with 8 game finishes in 32 appearances. I've linked this article before but I wanted to again, to remind us all of Taylor's struggles and the rapport he has with the Mets...“The Mets have been amazing to me, and they even hid it for a while. I kept getting questions and I started lying to peopl...
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