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Brignac Pulled In 3rd Inning, Forgot To Hustle
[ Update 2:53pm ] Marc Lancaster is reporting that Brignac was pulled for not hustling to first on the pop up. [ 2:33pm ] In today’s matchup between Durham and Norfolk, Reid Brignac was pulled from the game in the top of the 3rd . This does not appear to be injury related. He did not ...
Brignac leaves Durham game; going anywhere?
blogs.tampabay.com — SS Reid Brignac, who could be a candidate for a promotion or part of a trade, was... pulled from Triple-A Durham's game after two innings Saturday. He isn't injured from what we're hearing, but it also doesn't have anything to do with a trade or a ... (more) Brignac leaves Durham game; going anywhere?
Trade On The Way In Tampa?
mlbtraderumors.com — As a handful of readers have noted, 23-year-old shortstop Reid Brignac was pulled from Triple-A Durham's lineup... in the third inning Saturday for a non-injury reason. He's definitely a potential trade chip, so we'll keep an ear to the grindstone.  ... (more) Trade On The Way In Tampa?
Trade In The Works?
3rdstringsafety.com — According to the St. Petersburg Times, the Rays removed Reid Brignac from Triple-A Durham’s game in the... second inning Saturday. Brignac is one of Tampa’s many young talented prospects. Brignac however has become expandable with Jason Bartlett’s emergence ... (more) Trade In The Works?
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Watching Durham Bulls Baseball — ... The strengths and weaknesses of the webworld showed up during the afternoon when Reid Brignac didn’t come out for the 3rd inning of the first game. For an example, see Rays Index. Adam Sobsey does a great job of capturing how it played out in the press box over at ...

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