Bit about Aardsma in Friday's Daily Dish

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from BA's Daily Dish:

 

• David Aardsma, acquired by the Cubs in the LaTroy Hawkins deal earlier this year, has moved back to the bullpen after working almost exclusively as a starter this year in an effort to master his slider. "It had good motion and had the right movement, it was just down--which if you have a problem, I would much rather have that problem than have it up," Aardsma said. "But at least I wasn't giving them anything to hit. I'm really trying to find my slider, I don't care if I give up eight runs, as long as I have that good slider because that's what's gonna get me back up (to the majors)." The righthander from Rice got his second save for Double-A West Tenn by pitching a perfect ninth in a 9-6 win over Huntsville.

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Thank you for reminding me how long I've been around and how I once liked David Aardsma as a prospect.

And Aardsma would go on to be one of just 5 players to play for each of the Cubs, White Sox, Yankees and Mets.

Edited September 3, 2024 by Post Count Padder