Tyler Glasnow sat by his locker and glanced at the TV, and then at the local media standing nearby, and nobody said a word. It was late July, a little more than a year ago, and his career was spiraling downward. He'd been relegated to long-relief duty, baseball's most inglorious role, where his lack of confidence and control had followed him. He'd walked four batters over three innings his last time out. He was only 24 years old, but he seemed to be aging quickly.
At one time, Glasnow was a consensus top prospect, ranked ahead of Aaron Judge and Blake Snell, the reigning AL Cy Young winner.