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40 in 40: Marc Rzepczynski

Multiple things confuse me about Marc Rzepczynski.

For starters, there’s the obvious matter of his alphabet-soup last name. It’s pronounced “zep-CHIN-skee,” which makes the R silent. I think I’ve mostly figured this one out by now, but it could take Dave Sims a while.

Next, there’s his journeyman career. Seattle will be his seventh stop in seven years, and his fifth team in the last three years alone. He’s been part of four midseason trades, including a one-for-one deal in 2015 where Cleveland dealt him for one-time Opening Day leadoff hitter and centerfielder Abraham Almonte.