The San Diego Padres took a chance on a once-promising reliever recently by signing Kyle Barraclough to a Minor League deal with an invite to Spring Training.
Let’s get the obvious out of the way first, the right-handed reliever brings great name notoriety to the team.
If he were to make the roster can you imagine the fun we could have with the name Barraclough? And the money the team could make by selling bear claws at the game?
But the 29-year-old is a long way from getting that type of attention at the Major League level.