mvn.com - 7/4/2008
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So much for a slow news day. The Rays made a flurry of surprising moves today. According to the Heater , the Rays have placed starting SS Jason Bartlett on the 15 day DL with a right knee strain. The injury occurred on his steal of 3rd in the 7th inning of last nights win. Bartlett was slow to get up, but remained in the game and even had a two RBI single in the same inning.
To replace ...
Enter the Brignac —
Rays of Light
As you’ve all heard by now, the Reid Brignac era is starting - kind of - thanks to the injury suffered by Jason Bartlett that landed him on the 15-day disabled list. (MLB.com)
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Reid Brignac Promoted —
Beyond the Box Score
A scout told me Brignac projects as Stephen Drew with "More power, less OBP", something which makes my head hurt when you consider Drew's .295 OBP this season. He also said Brignac won't cost you any runs at shortstop but isn't necessarily above average when compared to other six holers.
PECOTA has Brignac at .238/.296/.405 this season, an OPS of .701 which puts him between supposed ...
Meet Reid Brignac —
DRaysBay
These things seem to come in spurts, remember how Longoria/Niemann popped up within a few days of each other?
A scout told me Brignac projects as Stephen Drew with "More power, less OBP", something which makes my head hurt when you consider Drew's .295 OBP this season. He also said Brignac won't cost you any runs at shortstop but isn't necessarily above average when compared to other six ...
Rays place SS Bartlett on DL; Select prospect Brignac from AAA Durham —
The Transaction Guy
Tampa Bay Rays
Placed SS Jason Bartlett on the 15-day disabled list; Recalled INF Ben Zobrist and selected SS Reid Brignac from Triple-A Durham; Optioned RHP Mitch Talbot to Triple-A Durham.
TG Analysis
As many have noted, Tampa Bay’s defense has shown dramatic improvement in 2008. The Rays are converting outs on balls put into play at a 72% clip , this after a historically poor ...
Now Batting For The Tampa Bay Rays… —
Bus Leagues Baseball
Prior to the season, I noted at One More Dying Quail that as a Red Sox fan, the Tampa Bay Rays scared me . This was immediately before I compared them to the 1969 Mets, a historically awful team that rode a bunch of young talent to the World Series. The common response to the post was something along the lines of, “Oh, silly OMDQ - you know the Rays will never actually be good ...
MLB.com: Bartlett on DL with right knee sprain —
BBTF's Baseball Primer Newsblog
A day after playing a significant role in the Rays’ 7-6 Wednesday night win over the Red Sox, shortstop Jason Bartlett was placed on the 15-day disabled list with a right knee sprain on Thursday. To take Bartlett’s place, the Rays recalled shortstop Ben Zobrist and selected Reid Brignac from Triple-A Durham. To make room, right-hander Mitch Talbot was optioned to Durham.
Bartlett’s injury ...
Woo hoo! —
Ground Rule Triple
Reid Brignac got called up today . Along with Ben Zobrist. I hope Reid gets some play time! No depth, pshaw. Eat it, haters.
[DOWN ON THE FARM] 10 Rays' Prospects Named To AAA And AA All-Star Squads —
Rays Index
Durham 7, Charlotte 1 . Jeff Niemann may have used the motivation of Mitch Talbot's promotion to fuel his best start of the year, a complete game effort in which he allowed 1 run while striking out 12 and walking only 1 batter. Niemann threw 107 pitches, 74 for strikes... Justin Ruggiano was 3-4 with 2 solo home runs, his 6th and 7th... Dan Johnson added his 12th home run... Reid ...
[DOWN ON THE FARM] Jeremy Hall Named SAL Pitcher Of The Week —
Rays Index
Durham 5, Richmond 2 . Ben Hendrickson gave up 2 runs in 6 innings for his 7th win... Scott Dohmann picked up his 8th save... Jon Weber was 3-5 with his 10th home run and 9th steal... Joel Guzman went 0-3 with a sac fly and Reid Brignac went 1-4 with an RBI. Montgomery 6, Mississippi 5 . James Houser gave up 2 home runs and 5 runs total in 5 innings. He struck out 4 and walked ...
[DOWN ON THE FARM] Rocco Baldelli Concludes Vero Beach Rehab Assignment —
Rays Index
Durham 5, Richmond 1 . Jeremy Cummings continues to impress with his 7th win in 9 decisions. This time he allowed 1 run in 7 innings. He struck out 6 and walked 2... Joel Guzman and Reid Brignac were each 2-4... Jon Weber led off and finished 2-4 with 2 doubles and 4 RBI. Mobile 5, Montgomery 4 . Wade Davis fell to 7-6 after giving up 5 runs in 7 innings, including 2 home runs. He ...
[DOWN ON THE FARM] Beckham Makes Debut At Shortstop —
Rays Index
Durham 6, Norfolk 3 . Mitch Talbot improved to 7-6 after holding Norfolk to 1 run in 6.2 innings. He struck out 4 and walked none... Chris Richard (15) and Joel Guzman (15) homered for the Bulls. Guzman finished 3-4 with 3 RBI. Fernando Perez was 2-5 and Justin Ruggiano added 2 hits in 4 at bats... Reid Brignac did not play. Mobile 5, Montgomery 3 . Jino Gonzalez started but was pulled ...
[DOWN ON THE FARM] Hellboy's Double-A Debut Was A Forgettable One —
Rays Index
Durham 7, Norfolk 3 (gm 1) . Jeff Niemann picked up his 5th win in 7 decisions. He allowed 3 runs in 6 innings on only 1 hit, but he did walk 5 and struck out 4... Fernando Perez was 3-4 and scored 2 runs... Justin Ruggiano finished 2-4 with 2 RBI... Reid Brignac and Joel Guzman each went 0-4.
Norfolk 3, Durham 2 (gm2) . Mike Prochaska worked 5 innings and allowed 2 runs on 9 hits... ...
