Two quick hits this evening:

  • The Los Angeles Dodgers have signed Brandon Beachy (Woodstock 2008) as a free agent. The Atlanta Braves decided to “nontender” Brandon, which basically means that they declined to offer him arbitration. The Dodgers clearly have signed Brandon for extra rotation help when he returns from his *gulp* second Tommy John surgery last spring. The Dodgers have placed him on the 60-day disabled list.
  • If you haven’t checked out fangraphs.com, dear reader, you need to remedy the situation ASAP. On Sunday, Jack Leathersich Mets uniformDavid Laurila wrote a piece on former Valley Leaguer Jack Leathersich (Haymarket 2009), who will probably get a call to the majors in 2015. Among other things, he said this about Jack:

Leathersich is deceptive and has a nasty slider to go with an above-average fastball, so the potential is there to become a bullpen cog at Citi Field. Why he’s been unable to master his command remains the million-dollar question, and the answer extends beyond the physical.

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