Posted May 24, 200619 yr I went to a Durham Bulls day game today and Roco Baldelli was playing, obviously doing his rehab stint. Anyone know how much longer he is going to be in AAA? FYI, he went 2-3 with 2 RBIs and a BB.
May 24, 200619 yr Shouldn't be too much longer. I believe it was a 20 day rehab stint for Rocco, then he should be back for good. That is if he can stay healthy once again. That D-Rays lineup will look pretty good with the addition of Rocco and Cantu to it. I'm not sure how long Cantu is away from coming back though.
May 24, 200619 yr Why the heck is Gathright still their starting Center fielder when they have Dukes tearing up AAA?
May 25, 200619 yr Why the heck is Gathright still their starting Center fielder when they have Dukes tearing up AAA? The D-Rays have a way of keeping guys in the minors until they are %100 ready. They did it with Gomes. Upton is the same way. And so is Delmon...thank goodness they didn't bring him up too early with his maturity level. Gathright has the potential to be very good in that overly athletic lineup. Him, Crawford and Baldelli will make an amazingly fast outfield.
May 25, 200619 yr WE should try to trade for Rocco...even though Reggie has played alright as of late, but Rocco is the man. Some pitching for him and I think we might be able to get the guy. Anyone agree?
May 25, 200619 yr WE should try to trade for Rocco...even though Reggie has played alright as of late, but Rocco is the man. Some pitching for him and I think we might be able to get the guy. Anyone agree? To tell you the truth, I think the D-Rays would be open to that. Only because they desperately need pitching. The Rays are known for asking WAY too much though. Plus Rocco's is injury prone.
May 26, 200619 yr Author Did he play cf or dh? Actually neither, he played in right. Why the heck is Gathright still their starting Center fielder when they have Dukes tearing up AAA? I'd go after Dukes before Baldelli. Dukes has a worse attitude than Delmon Young without the bat throwing incident. He's been arrested for assault, ejected from games and suspended from his ejections and he turned down his selection in the AAA All-Star game last year because he wasn't starting.
May 26, 200619 yr WE should try to trade for Rocco...even though Reggie has played alright as of late, but Rocco is the man. Some pitching for him and I think we might be able to get the guy. Anyone agree? To tell you the truth, I think the D-Rays would be open to that. Only because they desperately need pitching. The Rays are known for asking WAY too much though. Plus Rocco's is injury prone. Plus they signed Rocco to a long term deal last year; He's not going anywhere
May 27, 200619 yr Why the heck is Gathright still their starting Center fielder when they have Dukes tearing up AAA? I'd go after Dukes before Baldelli. Dukes has a worse attitude than Delmon Young without the bat throwing incident. He's been arrested for assault, ejected from games and suspended from his ejections and he turned down his selection in the AAA All-Star game last year because he wasn't starting. While a valid point for sure, you are never going to give him a shot because of attitude problems? Right now he has a .322/.416/.572 line with 6 homers and 28 rbi's and an OPS of .988. Not to mention he plays a plus defensive center field. Meanwhile Gathright is hitting .195 with a .532 OPS in the majors.
May 27, 200619 yr Baldelli's in the game tonight against the Richmond Braves.....Durham's got a great team.
May 27, 200619 yr Baldelli's in the game tonight against the Richmond Braves.....Durham's got a great team. He was taken out after only 1 AB. Interesting. Btw Durham is only 24-22.
May 27, 200619 yr Baldelli's in the game tonight against the Richmond Braves.....Durham's got a great team. He was taken out after only 1 AB. Interesting. Btw Durham is only 24-22. Long rain delay forced Rocco out....I was producing the game here in Richmond.
May 27, 200619 yr WE should try to trade for Rocco...even though Reggie has played alright as of late, but Rocco is the man. Some pitching for him and I think we might be able to get the guy. Anyone agree? To tell you the truth, I think the D-Rays would be open to that. Only because they desperately need pitching. The Rays are known for asking WAY too much though. Plus Rocco's is injury prone. Plus they signed Rocco to a long term deal last year; He's not going anywhere Damn, i didn't know that. I don't get it, what do they want with crawford, gomes, rocco, and delmon? That's one extra guy, i guess for dh, they could be getting some pitching from us. oh well, too bad
May 29, 200619 yr Author Why the heck is Gathright still their starting Center fielder when they have Dukes tearing up AAA? I'd go after Dukes before Baldelli. Dukes has a worse attitude than Delmon Young without the bat throwing incident. He's been arrested for assault, ejected from games and suspended from his ejections and he turned down his selection in the AAA All-Star game last year because he wasn't starting. While a valid point for sure, you are never going to give him a shot because of attitude problems? Right now he has a .322/.416/.572 line with 6 homers and 28 rbi's and an OPS of .988. Not to mention he plays a plus defensive center field. Meanwhile Gathright is hitting .195 with a .532 OPS in the majors. I didn't say don't give him a shot, I just said why I wouldn't prefer him over Baldelli.
May 29, 200619 yr Why the heck is Gathright still their starting Center fielder when they have Dukes tearing up AAA? I'd go after Dukes before Baldelli. Dukes has a worse attitude than Delmon Young without the bat throwing incident. He's been arrested for assault, ejected from games and suspended from his ejections and he turned down his selection in the AAA All-Star game last year because he wasn't starting. While a valid point for sure, you are never going to give him a shot because of attitude problems? Right now he has a .322/.416/.572 line with 6 homers and 28 rbi's and an OPS of .988. Not to mention he plays a plus defensive center field. Meanwhile Gathright is hitting .195 with a .532 OPS in the majors. I didn't say don't give him a shot, I just said why I wouldn't prefer him over Baldelli. Oh ok, gotcha. :thumbup
May 29, 200619 yr Alot of Duke's attitude problems could just be that he isn't getting a shot at the MLB level, while a scrub like Gathright and a career backup like Hollins are playing. That said, I'd give up Petit or someone else(anyone besides Nolasco, Olsen, and last years crop of draftees) for Dukes.
May 29, 200619 yr If the DRays asked for Olsen in the Gathright deal then they would ask for Willis in the Rocco deal. Their GM is hilarious.
May 29, 200619 yr Author Alot of Duke's attitude problems could just be that he isn't getting a shot at the MLB level, while a scrub like Gathright and a career backup like Hollins are playing. That said, I'd give up Petit or someone else(anyone besides Nolasco, Olsen, and last years crop of draftees) for Dukes. I didn't know that not getting a call up drives a person to commit assault.
May 29, 200619 yr Alot of Duke's attitude problems could just be that he isn't getting a shot at the MLB level, while a scrub like Gathright and a career backup like Hollins are playing. That said, I'd give up Petit or someone else(anyone besides Nolasco, Olsen, and last years crop of draftees) for Dukes. I didn't know that not getting a call up drives a person to commit assault. Yeah for some reason I doubt that. I also don't think all that stuff happend this year. Some of it did, but I don't think it all did.
May 29, 200619 yr I was meaning the more baseball related stuff. Assault can happen for alot of reasons. Arguing with or even just a joking smartass comment towards a cop can get you charged with assault.
May 29, 200619 yr I was meaning the more baseball related stuff. Assault can happen for alot of reasons. Arguing with or even just a joking smartass comment towards a cop can get you charged with assault. You would know.
May 30, 200619 yr Nah, never got charged with assault. Both my parents work for IDOC tho, and my friends mom works at the county courthouse. Always got along with cops actually, even let myself into the back of a cop car once and Squibb(town cop) wouldnt let me out for about 2 hours. I didnt believe him that the doors couldnt be opened from the inside.
May 30, 200619 yr WE should try to trade for Rocco...even though Reggie has played alright as of late, but Rocco is the man. Some pitching for him and I think we might be able to get the guy. Anyone agree? To tell you the truth, I think the D-Rays would be open to that. Only because they desperately need pitching. The Rays are known for asking WAY too much though. Plus Rocco's is injury prone. Plus they signed Rocco to a long term deal last year; He's not going anywhere Trust me..Baldelli is staying put. The Rays ownership is bending over backwards to build the franchise and over here, Baldelli and Crawford and Cantu are The Big Three. Unless Friedman and Sternberg want to face a angry mob of fans, it won't happen. Under Naimoli, a trade would have been possible. Believe me, I'd LOVE to see Rocco come back to his native New England...
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