Minor Leaguer Colin Poche showed us that sometimes getting traded isn't all that complicated
Being traded is a big part of the business of baseball. Players can change organizations on very short notice, and that often requires players to pack everything up and travel to meet their new Major and Minor League teams as soon as possible.
Earlier this week, the D-backs traded Minor League pitchers Sam McWilliams and Colin Poche to the Rays as part of this offseason's Steven Souza Jr. trade. At the time of the trade, Poche was with the Double-A Jackson Generals in the Southern League. Fortunately for Poche, the visiting team for the week -- the Montgomery Biscuits -- happened to be the team he was about to join in his new organization. This made his transition rather simple:
Here are some other highlights from baseball players on social media from the last week:
Many big leaguers have taken to extreme measures to stay warm during the cold early-season games across the country. Interestingly, A's outfielder Mark Canha decided to keep rocking the ski mask during Tuesday's game against the Mariners, even in Seattle where it wasn't all that cold:
Apparently, a lot of people questioned Canha's fashion statement:
Canha then played Wednesday's game sans mask and hit a go-ahead home run in the 9th to lift the A's over the Mariners. He celebrated with a nod to his beloved facial wear:
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Rays pitcher Jacob Faria just wants us all to know he has elite talents beyond just throwing baseballs really hard:
Lance McCullers Jr. married his high school sweetheart in 2015, so he couldn't quite relate to this viral tweet:
Giants reliever Will Smith returned from the DL this week, and it didn't take long for him to remind us that yes, his name is Will Smith too: