Jake Diekman said Monday afternoon to talk to him in 21 hours, the time that was remaining until the nonwaiver trade deadline when the Texas Rangers’ clubhouse was open to the media.
He would be in a much better mood then, either way.
Keone Kela spent a good deal of the time on the phone, as the barrage of calls and the uncertainty he spoke of Sunday afternoon continued.
At one point, Adrian Beltre literally danced away from the media, presumably in rhythm with the music pumping in ear pods. Did anyone really that Beltre couldn’t dance?