The loss of any decent homegrown player is sad, the loss of an all-time great like Jacob deGrom is an entirely different kind of pain that many are feeling right now.
But in the end, there will be.
Tampa Bay starter Drew Rasmussen plowed through the Baltimore Orioles batting order with ease on Sunday, retiring the first 24 batters he faced through eight innings. Jorge Mateo broke up his perfect game bid with a double to lead off the ninth inning. It was the longest streak of perfection ever for a Rays starter.
Reliever Yusmeiro Petit was released from his minor league contract with the Padres yesterday, according to his transactions tracker at MLB.com. MLBTR s …