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  1. ItsMyFault

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    <blockquote class="twitter-tweet" lang="en"><p>Oscar Taveras' agent is telling news reporters in the Dominican that Oscar Taveras was killed in a car wreck. Horrible. <a href="https://twitter.com/hashtag/STLCards?src=hash">#STLCards</a>.</p>&mdash; Bob Nightengale (@BNightengale) <a href="https://twitter.com/BNightengale/status/526529568782286848">October 27, 2014</a></blockquote>
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    RIP.
     
    #1 ItsMyFault, Oct 26, 2014
  2. roxxfan

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    Might be a stupid question, but I don't follow baseball. Is he an active player?
     
    #2 roxxfan, Oct 26, 2014
  3. heypartner

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    22 yrs old.
     
    #3 heypartner, Oct 26, 2014
  4. NotInMyHouse

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    Wow... Horrible. :(
     
    #4 NotInMyHouse, Oct 26, 2014
  5. sealclubber1016

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    He was one of the most highly regarded prospects in baseball. Just got called up this season.

    Life can be finicky, RIP
     
    #5 sealclubber1016, Oct 26, 2014
  6. CJLarson

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    Was considered by many as the Cardinals best hitting prospect since Albert Pujols himself. Had all the tools, such a shame. RIP
     
    #6 CJLarson, Oct 26, 2014
  7. Two Sandwiches

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    RIP.:(
     
    #7 Two Sandwiches, Oct 26, 2014
  8. moonsh0t

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    Wow, heart just dropped. RIP.
     
    #8 moonsh0t, Oct 26, 2014
  9. Nick

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    This is shocking... he actually had some HR's this post-season, and was poised for next year to be his breakout season.

    Ugh, just awful.
     
    #9 Nick, Oct 26, 2014
  10. Mr. Clutch

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    RIP :(
     
    #10 Mr. Clutch, Oct 26, 2014
  11. vstexas09

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    damn, a few months younger than me...life is too fragile

    RIP

    prayers and condolences to the family
     
    #11 vstexas09, Oct 26, 2014
  12. Buck Turgidson

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    Holy ****...really?

    He had so much talent, damn.
     
    #12 Buck Turgidson, Oct 26, 2014
  13. Buck Turgidson

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    ...and not to make light of anything but driving in "cars" on "roads" in Latin America is a total crapshoot. He got a bonus, I would imagine, so his family should be ok for a long time. He was going to be so much fun to watch, I dunno what else to say.
     
    #13 Buck Turgidson, Oct 26, 2014
  14. sealclubber1016

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    I thought the same, but he was apparently an unspectacular prospect as a youth, only a $145,000 bonus. Some of these Latin players have the hopes of their entire family on their shoulders as well as their own.

    Really a tragedy.
     
    #14 sealclubber1016, Oct 26, 2014
  15. Buck Turgidson

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    I didn't know it was that low, but that kind of money still goes a long way down there. I wouldn't be surprised if the Cards went above and beyond for his family, they're just about the classiest sports organization around.
     
    #15 Buck Turgidson, Oct 26, 2014
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    RIP.

    I don't follow baseball at all. What was he the equivalent of in NBA terms? Lillard?
     
    #16 Jontro, Oct 26, 2014
  17. sealclubber1016

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    It's a little hard to compare baseball to other sports given the way players progress through the minors.

    Baseball America compiles a list of the top 100 prospects in the minors every year, he was ranked # 3 in 2013 and 2014, which basically means they thought he could be a perennial all-star.
     
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  18. Nook

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    He was one of the top 2 prospects in baseball.

    Think... Parker in Milwaukee.

    The DR is dangerous, a number of players and former players have died there. I believe Andujar Cedeno of the Astros died in a car crash there.
     
    #18 Nook, Oct 26, 2014
  19. Buck Turgidson

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    One of the top 5 or so non-pitcher prospects. He had all the tools/skills, coulda been....

    My dad talked about the day Roberto Clemente died, said he was the best ballplayer he ever saw.
     
    #19 Buck Turgidson, Oct 26, 2014
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    dang, so young
     
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