In the days leading up to, and the weeks after the Robinson Cano deal with the Mariners, the Yankees have seemingly turned over every stone looking for a live body to man second base. One small move, made primarily for infield depth, occurred in November, when they traded for minor leaguer Dean Anna.
If Anna sees time in the Majors, he’ll become the 12th palindromic player in history, joining this group:
| Truck Hannah |
| Toby Harrah |
| Eddie Kazak |
| Dick Nen |
| Robb Nen |
| Dave Otto |
| Johnny Reder |
| Fernando Salas |
| Juan Salas |
| Mark Salas |
| Marino Salas |
And let’s not that potential palindromic double play combo: Suder-Harrah-Redus.
Nice!
Every time I hear something about Pete Suder, it reminds me of a story told me by former Pirates pitcher and broadcaster Nellie King. He later was the SID at Duquesne University, where one of the basketball players was Rick Suder. Nellie greeted him and said, “I played baseball with your father at New Orleans.” Rick said, “I don’t think so.” Nellie countered, “Yes, Pete Suder!” Rick corrected him: “Pete Suder is my grandfather.” I just googled Rick Suder and found that he had been sued by three Serbian basketball players for misappropriating funds as their financial advisor. Rick later filed for bankruptcy. His LinkedIn indicates that he was or still is a financial advisor in Indianapolis.