The release of Tyler Graham Thursday should not come as a surprise. Revs manager Mark Mason voiced his frustration with players being unable or unwilling to play at maximum effort after another one-run loss Wednesday.
Graham could prove to be a good player in this league still, but he’s been slowed by a groin strain. And perhaps because of the injury, he never really proved to be the speedy, leadoff type of player York expected to have at the top of its order.
For one, he struggled to get on base. He has a .290 OBP. He started the season in a slump, going 2-for-27. Once he was on base, he didn’t look comfortable — or at least did not appear to be the type of player who has stolen 60 bases in a season. He stole just two bases in three attempts in 24 games, and one of those steals came on a delayed steal of home as part of a double-steal. By comparison, 31-year-old Brian Burgamy — never mentioned as a one of the league’s elite speed threats — has also stolen two bases despite battling through a calf strain.
Then there was an issue with getting on the field. So far this month, Graham has missed nine games.
Entering the season with one of the best outfields in the league on paper — major league vets Jeff Fiorentino, Jason Repko and Graham started the season with York — the production from York’s outfielders has been a huge disappointment. Repko retired and Fiorentino is nursing a foot injury that Mason expects could sideline him at least a couple more days. At the end of May, it appears York will need to rebuild its outfield a third time this season. Continue reading
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York Daily Record/Sunday News Sportswriter Jim Seip has covered minor league baseball since 2001. He's covered the York Revolution since the franchise's first game in 2007.

