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Bowman signed Kasperi Kapanen, who’d come off the scrap heap to provide decent postseason minutes, to a one-year, $1.3 million deal and fourth-line center Curtis Lazar for one year and $775,000.—Sean Gentille, New York Times, 1 May 2026 Meanwhile, Bryce Elder, a fifth round draft pick in 2020 who’s also battled injuries in recent years, was leading the majors with a 1.50 ERA after his first five starts, and Grant Holmes, a scrap heap free agent pickup in 2022, has also had five quality starts.—Bill Madden, Hartford Courant, 25 Apr. 2026 Engineers eventually built a straighter, higher-speed option, and a poor resale market spared the original bridge from the scrap heap.—Susan Montoya Bryan, Los Angeles Times, 8 Apr. 2026 Baker was taken off the scrap heap by Houston in the wake of the Astros’ 2017 sign-stealing scandal and won the 2022 World Series.—Barry M. Bloom, Forbes.com, 12 Feb. 2026 See All Example Sentences for scrap heap