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Newsweek
04-08-2025
- Sport
- Newsweek
Mets Slammed By Insider For Tyler Rogers Trade: 'Biggest Overpay'
Based on facts, either observed and verified firsthand by the reporter, or reported and verified from knowledgeable sources. Newsweek AI is in beta. Translations may contain inaccuracies—please refer to the original content. Trade deadlines are all about risk and reward, and the New York Mets certainly entered the proceedings with a high-rolling attitude this season. The Mets brought in three relievers to overhaul their bullpen, plus a new center fielder in Cedric Mullins. That necessitated the exits of 11 players, most of whom were prospects. Trading prospects is nothing out of the ordinary, but it was the caliber of prospects given away in the trade for ex-San Francisco Giants reliever Taylor Rogers that raised some eyebrows. SAN FRANCISCO, CALIFORNIA - JULY 29: Tyler Rogers #71 of the San Francisco Giants pitches during the game at Oracle Park on July 29, 2025 in San Francisco, California. (Photo by Suzanna Mitchell/San Francisco Giants/Getty... SAN FRANCISCO, CALIFORNIA - JULY 29: Tyler Rogers #71 of the San Francisco Giants pitches during the game at Oracle Park on July 29, 2025 in San Francisco, California. (Photo by Suzanna Mitchell/San)On Monday, Jim Bowden of The Athletic called the Rogers trade the "biggest overpay" of the entire deadline, as New York sent outfielder Drew Gilbert and pitchers Blade Tidwell and José Buttó to San Francisco. "Trading three future major-league players (Buttó joined the Giants and is controllable through 2030) for a two-month rental seemed like an overpay, especially if Gilbert develops into an everyday player. I thought dealing two of those three for Rogers would have been fair," wrote Bowden. Tidwell and Gilbert now rank as the 12th and 13th-best prospects in San Francisco's system, according to MLB Pipeline. Both are in Triple-A and could debut before the season ends. So was the Rogers trade really an overpay? There are good arguments to be made on both sides. Certainly, Tidwell and Gilbert could eventually develop into stars, as they were two of the more highly regarded prospects traded at the deadline. And the fact that Buttó has already seen success as a major league reliever makes it seem as though the Giants could replace a lot of Rogers' production that they would have lost in free agency. But the Mets also didn't touch their true blue-chippers, Top 100 prospects like Jett Williams, Jonah Tong, and Carson Benge. How many farmhands does a team with a checkbook as thick as the Mets' really need? More MLB: Phillies' Kyle Schwarber Projected to Break Bank With Free Agent Contract
Fox News
24-06-2025
- Sport
- Fox News
Chandler Jones, ex-San Jose State football star, dead at 33
Chandler Jones, a former wide receiver who starred for the San Jose State Spartans and later for the Canadian Football League's Montreal Alouettes, has died, the school announced on Monday. He was 33. Jones was identified as the victim in a pedestrian crash on the Marina Freeway in Los Angeles on Sunday, reported, citing the Medical Examiner's Office. Authorities said Jones was struck and killed by a driver in a Toyota RAV4. The incident occurred at 2 a.m. local time. Jones was pronounced dead at the scene. "Forever in our hearts, #89," San Jose State Football wrote on its X account. "In loving memory of Spartan wide receiver and coach, Chandler Jones." Jones, a Los Angeles native, finished his collegiate career with the Spartans as the school's all-time leader in receptions (248) and touchdown catches (31). He was the only player in the school's history to record at least 50 receptions in each of his four seasons with the Spartans. He returned to San Jose State in 2017 as a defensive assistant. "I coached for 50 years, and I've coached a lot of people and there's some really special ones, and he's at the top of the deal," ex-San Jose State wide receivers coach Terry Malley told the San Francisco Chronicle. "He brought a vibrancy to every day, he was passionate about it, and he was a great teammate. … Chandler was a really, really good human being. "If you go through the 105 guys who were on our team, nobody would say anything bad about Chandler. I think they all wished that they attacked life the way he did." Follow Fox News Digital's sports coverage on X, and subscribe to the Fox News Sports Huddle newsletter.
Associated Press
07-02-2025
- Sport
- Associated Press
After Conviction Thrown Out Due to Racial Bias, Friday 2/7/25 Hearing Set to Release Ex-49ers Stubblefield from Prison
Defense Attorneys Rosenfeld & Sawyer, who have represented Stubblefield since 2015 and helped prove racial bias, will argue for Stubblefield's immediate release 'This was a consensual, transactional encounter, yet Mr. Stubblefield has unjustly lost years of his life due to a flagrantly biased judicial process.' — Allen Sawyer SAN JOSE, CA, UNITED STATES, February 7, 2025 / / -- A hearing will take place on Friday, February 7th at 9:00 AM Pacific Standard Time to consider a motion for release from custody for ex-San Francisco 49ers star Dana Stubblefield, whose conviction and 15-year sentence were recently overturned by the California Sixth Court of Appeals, citing racial bias in his trial. The hearing to release Mr. Stubblefield, an innocent man guilty of no crime with his conviction overturned, will take place at California Superior Court Department 23, located at 190-200 West Hedding Street, San Jose, CA. Mr. Stubblefield will be in attendance at Friday's hearing (Santa Clara County, Case No. F1660022). Last month, the Superior Court declined to rule on Mr. Stubblefield's release, citing a belief that the Superior Court did not have jurisdiction to hold a bail hearing for Mr. Stubblefield, arguing that the case was still under the purview of the Sixth Court of Appeals. Defense Attorneys Kenneth Rosenfeld and Allen Sawyer, who have represented Stubblefield since 2015 and helped prove racial bias and prejudice in this wrongful conviction, objected to the ruling in a petition to the Sixth Court of Appeals. On January 30th, the Court of Appeals ruled the Superior Court in fact has jurisdiction to hear a motion for release for Mr. Stubblefield. The California State Attorney General's Office also submitted an opinion noting the Superior Court had jurisdiction to hear the motion to release Mr. Stubblefield. Rosenfeld and Sawyer helped prove Stubblefield's trial was infected with errors allowed by the judge from the beginning of proceedings, and on December 26, 2024, the Sixth Court of Appeals issued a definitive, unanimous ruling overturning the conviction. On Friday, Rosenfeld and Sawyer will argue for his release after three years of imprisonment. 'He should be released right now. He is not guilty of any crime and has been sitting in a cell for three years based on a wrongful conviction that has now been thrown out by a forceful, unanimous ruling from the Court of Appeals,' said Rosenfeld. Further, the judge in Stubblefield's case blocked the admission of key police evidence and the accuser's confession that she was a paid sex worker with her own website and business operation and separately admitted to charging clients the exact amount, to the dollar, she charged Mr. Stubblefield. This evidence was directly relevant to the case and the jury should have been able to review it, considering Mr. Stubblefield's testimony detailing the interaction was a paid, consensual transaction. 'There was extreme bias throughout this case, and the judge allowed all of it—from blocking evidence that showed the woman involved was a sex worker by trade with her own website; to Mr. Stubblefield being physically paraded in front of the jury in a concealed box like an animal, under the guise of COVID 'precautions'; to the use of prejudicial racial tropes in front of the jury,' said Rosenfeld. 'The judge allowed it all. I lost count of the number of times our client was called a 'large black man.'' 'This was a consensual, transactional encounter, yet Mr. Stubblefield has unjustly lost years of his life due to a flagrantly biased judicial process,' said Sawyer. 'We earnestly hope Mr. Stubblefield is released on Friday and that the prosecution will take the necessary steps to rectify this injustice and drop the charges against Mr. Stubblefield.' Further, the prosecution attempted to frame the accuser as developmentally disabled, which the judge allowed, in part via admission of an IQ test. The accuser's primary language is Spanish, and the IQ test was administered in English. The jury in the trial rejected all claims of disability and dismissed those related charges. About Kenneth Rosenfeld and Allen Sawyer The Rosenfeld Law Firm and The Law Offices of Allen Sawyer are located in Sacramento, Stockton, and San Jose. As California criminal defense lawyers, Kenneth Rosenfeld and Allen Sawyer aggressively defend a wide range of cases, from first-degree murder to driving under the influence (DUI defense), with a specialty in defending sex offense cases and political corruption cases. As criminal law commentators, Rosenfeld and Sawyer have each made a number of appearances on television and radio, including national media. Their criminal defense law firms practice federal criminal defense and juvenile defense, as well as appellate law, prison law, and mental health law. The Rosenfeld Law Firm Websites: Kenneth L. Rosenfeld The Rosenfeld Law Firm +1 916-447-2070 X LinkedIn YouTube Legal Disclaimer:
