March 21, 200620 yr Uh... no. We had the multi-millionaire Preston Wilson before. btw, my sense is that the nats will trade soriano to the mets. they're in need of a 2b, since matsui is pretty brutal and they need reyes at short. Also, $$$ is no object to the mets.
March 21, 200620 yr I think the Mets have a 2B prospect almost close to ready...Anderson Hernandez maybe? Someone help me out here, I heard the name the other day but cant quite place it.
March 21, 200620 yr Author I think the Mets have a 2B prospect almost close to ready...Anderson Hernandez maybe? Someone help me out here, I heard the name the other day but cant quite place it. If Uggla isn't a prospect, Anderson Hernandez isn't either.
March 22, 200620 yr Joey Gathright - OF - Devil Rays Joey Gathright was caught stealing for the fourth time this spring and picked off first base today against the Red Sox. Expectations are that the Rays will go with Joey Gathright in right field initially if they keep Aubrey Huff at third base, but although it would give them easily the game's best defensive outfield, Gathright hasn't earned the spot with a .279/.354/.326 line. He's just 5-for-9 on the basepaths, plus the pickoff, so his OBP overstates what he's doing to help the Rays on offense. Joey Gathright - OF - Devil Rays Joey Gathright is day-to-day with a shoulder injury sustained diving for a ball in the fifth inning on Tuesday. Nothing major here. "He just landed awkwardly and just kind of bothered his shoulder a little bit," manager Joe Maddon said. "From what I was told, he could have continued had we wanted him to continue." Mar. 21 - 6:05 pm et Reggi Abercrombie - OF - Marlins Reggie Abercrombie, who entered having struck out five times in his previous seven plate appearances, homered and doubled Tuesday against the Dodgers. Despite his 11/1 K/BB ratio, Abercrombie is hitting .439 in 41 at-bats. If the season started tomorrow, it looks like the Marlins would probably go with Abercrombie in center, Chris Aguila in left and Josh Willingham behind the plate. That makes Abercrombie at least a $1-$2 pick in NL-only leagues.
March 22, 200620 yr one thing i noticed about alot of the marlins today, was almost all of them have very quiet batting stances...seems the hitting coach is really working on that with these guys...in seeing abercrombie hit today, i thought he would look overmatched and just occasionally make contact, but the kid looks like he can really hit if and its a huge IF he can cut the strike outs down...personally...i think we would do pretty well to have both reed and abercrombie in the lineup everday learning how to play the game right, and under girardi they surely will...reed's defense and speed impresses the hell out of me and i would surely love to see him roaming in center...anyways, gathright isnt worth any of our young pitching until we figure out what these guys can do...the first half of this season should be all about evaluation...thats my 2 cents anyways
March 24, 200620 yr 2005 | 2006 | Regular Season TAMPA BAY DEVIL RAYS INDIVIDUAL BATTING --------------------------------------- PLAYER AVG G AB R H TB 2B 3B HR RBI ------ --- - -- - - -- -- -- -- --- K Cash .462 10 13 2 6 9 3 0 0 2 A Huff .429 11 28 6 12 21 3 0 2 9 E Dukes .400 14 20 6 8 14 1 1 1 6 J Gomes .389 13 36 9 14 25 5 0 2 4 W Bankston .357 9 14 4 5 11 1 1 1 2 D Hollins .351 14 37 7 13 17 4 0 0 9 J Paul .348 10 23 4 8 14 0 0 2 6 R Baldelli .333 11 36 11 12 18 3 0 1 6 S Cumberland .333 2 3 0 1 2 1 0 0 2 S Riggans .333 4 6 1 2 3 1 0 0 0 G Norton .296 17 27 1 8 15 4 0 1 5 T Wigginton .290 14 31 3 9 13 1 0 1 6 J Lugo .289 12 38 8 11 15 1 0 1 3 L Ordaz .286 16 35 5 10 15 2 0 1 6 T Lee .282 13 39 7 11 21 4 0 2 9 J Gathright .279 15 43 9 12 14 0 1 0 0 B Upton .276 13 29 3 8 11 3 0 0 4 J Cantu .273 3 11 2 3 5 2 0 0 3 R Branyan .259 16 27 4 7 13 3 0 1 4 F Cortez .250 15 12 2 3 3 0 0 0 0 D Young .250 15 28 3 7 10 0 0 1 2 T Hall .240 9 25 1 6 7 1 0 0 4 N Green .235 17 34 4 8 14 1 1 1 3 C Crawford .212 11 33 7 7 13 1 1 1 4 S Burroughs .200 14 35 1 7 7 0 0 0 2 M Rose .154 11 13 1 2 2 0 0 0 0 D McDonald .125 12 16 2 2 3 1 0 0 0 K Witt .000 7 6 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 SB CS SH SF HP SLG% -- -- -- -- -- ---- K Cash 1 0 0 0 0 .692 A Huff 0 0 0 1 0 .750 E Dukes 1 0 0 0 0 .700 J Gomes 0 1 0 0 0 .694 W Bankston 0 0 0 0 0 .786 D Hollins 8 1 0 1 0 .459 J Paul 1 0 1 0 0 .609 R Baldelli 3 1 0 0 0 .500 S Cumberland 0 0 0 0 0 .667 S Riggans 0 0 0 0 0 .500 G Norton 1 0 0 1 0 .556 T Wigginton 1 2 0 0 0 .419 J Lugo 3 1 0 0 0 .395 L Ordaz 0 0 1 0 0 .429 T Lee 1 0 0 0 0 .538 J Gathright 5 4 0 0 0 .326 B Upton 2 1 0 0 0 .379 J Cantu 0 1 0 0 0 .455 R Branyan 1 0 0 0 0 .481 F Cortez 0 1 0 0 0 .250 D Young 5 0 0 0 0 .357 T Hall 0 0 0 0 0 .280 N Green 0 1 1 0 0 .412 C Crawford 5 0 0 0 0 .394 S Burroughs 1 0 0 0 0 .200 M Rose 0 0 0 0 0 .154 D McDonald 1 1 0 0 0 .188
March 24, 200620 yr Gathright has had only 1 extra base hit this spring and has been caught stealing 4 out of 9 times. He is hardly been getting any at bats in the last week...Tampa is trying to trade him and is trying to keep him from decreasing his value more...If anything his performance is underwhelming. Sorry No Olsen for you! Lets talk Nick Ungs and Adam Bostic for Gathright right now
March 24, 200620 yr Since we seem to be obsessed here with Gathright, love him or hate him, here's today's SPTimes piece on how the team is shaping up and how Gathright fits into their picture. I've edited it down to the Gathright stuff. A link is provided below to the entire story. Who's safe & who's out As spring winds down, the Rays still face several crucial choices with about a half-dozen roster spots in doubt. By MARC TOPKIN, Times Staff Writer Published March 23, 2006 ST. PETERSBURG - They've labored dawn to nearly dusk for five weeks, introducing themselves and their concepts, teaching and talking, watching and wondering. They've sent down prospects, been staggered by injuries and pondered trade possibilities. Now comes the hard part of spring training. The season opener is 11 days away, and the Devil Rays have a lot of work to do. Only 19 spots on their 25-man roster appear set, leaving several significant decisions to be made. Some are related to health, such as whether left-hander Mark Hendrickson will be ready to open the season in the rotation and how often Rocco Baldelli will be able to play in the field. ...And some are inter-related, such as whether they want to carry an extra centerfielder to fill in regularly for Baldelli more than they might need an additional reliever to cover a potential shortfall in the rotation. ...The Rays have until midnight April 1 to set their opening day roster, and they might need every available minute, especially if, as expected, they seek to add a reliever or two through small trades or waiver claims. ...Maddon said recently he still plans to also use Huff at first and in rightfield. But Huff hasn't played a spring inning anywhere but third, and he has been impressive, showing soft hands, quick feet and an accurate arm and coming out regularly for extra work. ...Every indication is that Baldelli's comeback from knee and elbow surgery is on track. But he won't make his first appearance in centerfield until Friday night, and a major unknown is how much recovery time - if any - he'll need between outfield appearances, especially early in the season. If he can play three days in a row, then need a day to rest or DH, the Rays may be able to get by with four outfielders. But if he is going to be restricted to an every-other-day type situation, they may have to carry a fifth outfielder or consider using Huff in right on occasion. The start of something? C How will they line up? Until Maddon knows which players are on the team, it's hard to know how he'll use them. Assuming Huff is at third, the infield appears set with Travis Lee at first, Jorge Cantu at second, Julio Lugo at short and Toby Hall behind the plate. Carl Crawford will be in left, Baldelli in center when he can be and Jonny Gomes either in rightfield or at DH, with the other spot possibly going to Joey Gathright pending the final roster configuration. By this time next week, Maddon hopes to have a regular lineup in place so he can use it for the final exhibitions. He likes speed and left-right balance, so it wouldn't be a surprise to see something like this: Lugo, Crawford, Cantu, Huff, Gomes, Baldelli, Lee, Hall and, if on the team, Gathright. Who's on the bench? ...With a 12-man pitching staff, there is room for only one more player, which means the Rays could have to pick from among the speedy Gathright, who could be the starting DH or rightfielder, a key reserve, sent to Triple A or traded to the Marlins; Burroughs, whose lack of versatility gives him limited value as a bench player; switch-hitting Greg Norton, who has had an impressive spring and could be a versatile and valuable contributor at first, third, DH and the outfield; and Russell Branyan, who could do similar things with more power and more strikeouts. http://www.sptimes.com/2006/03/23/Rays/Who...who_s_out.shtml
March 24, 200620 yr Spike Not to go all mancrush on you...but that is the strongest f'ing Avatar/sig i've ever seen. Pretty soon your going to be wearing gold plated diapers.
March 24, 200620 yr http://www.sun-sentinel.com/sports/sfl-mar...ports-headlines Mismatch? The Marlins have not abandoned the notion of acquiring Tampa Bay center fielder Joey Gathright, but the two teams are having trouble matching up. The Devil Rays are believed to have requested two of the Marlins' premium pitching prospects, more than the Marlins have offered. Houston center fielder Willy Taveras also is being monitored. He could become available if Jeff Bagwell proves healthy enough to play first base. It would move Lance Berkman back to the outfield and make Taveras expendable, particularly for young, major league-ready pitching. I hope you all know how I feel about Joey Gathright already.
March 24, 200620 yr http://www.sun-sentinel.com/sports/sfl-mar...ports-headlines Mismatch? The Marlins have not abandoned the notion of acquiring Tampa Bay center fielder Joey Gathright, but the two teams are having trouble matching up. The Devil Rays are believed to have requested two of the Marlins' premium pitching prospects, more than the Marlins have offered. Houston center fielder Willy Taveras also is being monitored. He could become available if Jeff Bagwell proves healthy enough to play first base. It would move Lance Berkman back to the outfield and make Taveras expendable, particularly for young, major league-ready pitching. I hope you all know how I feel about Joey Gathright already. Tell you what, I'll trade Petit back to the Mets for Milledge. Straight up.
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