Fansided · Aug 31, 2015
Tampa Bay Rays: Daniel Nava’s Recovery Process Is Well Underway
On TV broadcasts of MLB games, some players get fresh starts while others do not. When a player is traded–or signed, claimed off waivers, etc.–from one league to the other, usually his new team’s broadcast network starts his statistics from scratch. If he gets a hit in his first at-bat, he will be hitting 1.000 the next time he comes to the plate. On the other hand, if a player stays within the same league as he joins a new team, he often gets no such reprieve. Even a roaring start with the franchise can be overlooked if he struggled earlier in the year in his previous city.