I’ve always felt kind of sorry for Rocco Baldelli–here’s a kid who came into the league with a ton of promise and hype, who posted some pretty good numbers his first few seasons with the Rays, before injuries (torn ACL, Tommy John surgery) and a bizarre bout of constant fatigue, later diagnosed as a mitochondrial abnormality, led to a marked decrease in his playing time and production.
And yet he never gave up, making an admirable comeback with the Red Sox last season, appearing in 62 games with the Boston club.
This offseason the 28-year-old signed on as a roving instructor with Tampa Bay’s minor league system–but the lure of the game was too strong to keep Baldelli off the field. So guess what? The kid is making another comeback, this time with the Class-A Charlotte Stone Crabs.
And I know Rocco will make it all the way back to the show yet again, of this I have no doubt. Wanna know why? Because Rocco Baldelli has harnessed the power of the mustac...
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