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The Nationals picked the 25-year-old up off the scrap heap after spring training and now Mead is quietly in the middle of a breakout year.
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Mac Cerullo, Boston Herald, 31 May 2026
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
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Mac Cerullo, Boston Herald, 31 May 2026
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
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“Scrap heap.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/scrap%20heap. Accessed 5 Jun. 2026.
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