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Portsmouth Clippers Ship Evans to Irondale Sunday, June 12th, 1983 You can focus on the negatives after being traded to a new team -- finding a new place to stay, leaving teammates and friends, having to start anew -- but one player hopes to focus on the positives. "It means I'm wanted somewhere. At least one team sees potential in me." Those were the comments heard after the Portsmouth Clippers came to an agreement to deal 36-year-old closer Melvin Evans to the Irondale Steelers for 22-year-old starting pitcher Thomas Cooper earlier today. The deal is expected to be formally announced later this evening. Evans has 12 saves in 28 relief appearances this season with a 1-3 mark and 3.86 ERA. In 28 innings he has 29 strikeouts and 9 walks. Other clubs are hitting .220 against him. |
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