tireball.com - 6/7/2009
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Where exactly did Ben Zobrist come from this season? The 28-year-old entered the season as a utility man but an injury to second basemen Akinori Iwamura has made Zobrist an everyday player in the Tampa Bay lineup and considering the numbers he’s put up it may be for the best.
Throughout his ...
Trade Target: Ben Zobrist
rotoprofessor.com 5/28/2009 — In 2008 Ben Zobrist hit 12 HR in 198 AB for the Tampa Bay Rays, opening a few people’s eyes but very few were calling for a huge, breakout campaign for the utility man. Injuries and inability have ravaged the Rays team thus far in 2009, however, creating an opportunity for him.
Zobrist Worth More As A Super Utility Player?
mvn.com 6/24/2009 — Ken Rosenthal of Fox Sports has his coulmn up today with an interesting question about Rays current second baseman Ben Zobrist, who has filled in for Akinori Iwamura at second. The question by Rosenthal is this: Is Zobrist a more valuable super utility than as a regular starter in on fixed ...
Cracking The Zobrist Code: What Is Behind The Ben Zobrist Power Surge?
draysbay.com 4/23/2009 — What happened to Ben Zobrist? Usually, when you're asking such a question it comes with a negative tone, however, in the curious case of Ben Zobrist, it is very much a positive. What turned a slap singles hitter into the man known as Zorilla?Until this point your guess was as good as mine.
Zobrist tops AL leaderboard
blogs.tampabay.com 6/19/2009 — INF Ben Zobrist – yes, Ben Zobrist - is now leading the AL with a 1.080 OPS and a .665 slugging pct. After hitting five times Thursday, Zobrist had enough plate appearances (3.1 per team game) to qualify for the leaderboard, and immediately went to ...
Zobrist Loves The Fat Pitch
mvn.com 5/22/2009 — Ben Zobrist aka Zorilla has been taking a good number of key home runs into the seats. Seven of his past eight homers have been when the Rays have been down or tied from the sixth inning or later and three of those came as the pinch-hitter. And when he gets those homers, it is usually on fat ...
Ben Zobrist Gets Some All-Star Love
raysallday.com 6/19/2009 — Finally, a little national recognition for Ben Zobrist.
ESPN.com’s Jerry Crasnick listed nine players who are worth All-Star consideration to make the mid-summer classic for the first time. At the very top of the list…Zorilla! And, coming in at #4 was Jason Bartlett. My guess, ...
Stock Market Baseball – Ben Zobrist, Buy, Sell or Hold?
athbloggs.blogspot.com 6/29/2009 — Anyone walk into their 2009 draft with the Tampa Bay Rays Ben Zobrist on their protected roster? Anyone even walk out of the 2009 draft with Ben Zobrist on their roster? We are getting close to half way done and Zobrist is on pace to hit .287, with 33HR, 94RBI, 90RS and 16SB. Here’s the ...
Ben Zobrist Is Not Getting Bad Calls
mvn.com 8/4/2009 — After starting to get more regular appearances around late May, utility player Ben Zobrist has seemed to acquire a much more selective eye at the plate. By doing so Zobrist has been taking a lot more pitches overall this season compared to last season. Zobrist has swung about 3% less than last ...
Prospect Retro: Ben Zobrist
minorleagueball.com 6/20/2009 —
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Bleacher Report - MLB 6/7/2009
On July 12, 2006, the Tampa Bay then-Devil Rays traded their perennial cleanup hitter, Aubrey Huff, to the Houston Astros , who were looking to supplement their lineup with a bat capable of posting an .800 OPS whose name was not Lance Berkman. In ...
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