Derek Rodriguez Sent Back To Chicago White Sox
by Tommy Rancel on Mar 23, 2009 1:12 PM EDT
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PrintLess than a week after getting back their own Rule 5 draft pick, the Rays have sent Derek Rodriguez back to the White Sox. The Rays will get back $25,000 of the $50,000 they sent to the White Sox when they selected Rodriguez. Basically, with Morlan back and Rodriguez going to Chicago the money spent/received is a wash.
If you remember back on Wednesday, I had speculated there would only be room for one pitcher and hoped that Morlan would be that pitcher. Not that Morlan is anything special at this point, but his upside is higher than Rodriguez and he is also three years younger. Morlan also doesn't take up a 40 man roster spot, where as Rodriguez did.
This is probably the most important part of the transaction. If the Rays are going to keep Adam Kennedy, Jason Isringhausen or any other NRI, they are going to have to place them on the 40 man roster. This open up one spot with two other potential spots opening up should the Rays choose to place Chad Bradford and Fernando Perez on the 60 day DL to start the season.
There was a slight chance Rodriguez could've made the club back when he was selected, but the signing of better options as well as a very unimpressive spring(0-0, 7.50 ERA in six games) closed what ever little window of opportunity that was there. Good luck, Mr. Rodriguez, we barely got to know you.
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Lost a spring+ worth of work with Morlan.
In retrospect it would have been better to protect Morlan and work with him and not pick Rodriguez. Morlan would have got work with the Rays pitching coaches in ST and the team would have aved 25K.
Maybe I am wrong, but the 2 are unrelated in that regard
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by Sandy Kazmir on Mar 23, 2009 2:02 PM EDT up reply actions
But he would've needed to placed on the 40 man roster for that to have happened.
The team didn’t really lose 25K either. We played the White Sox 50k for Rodriguez and they paid us 25k back, so you’re a minus 25k there. However, the Brewers paid us 50k for Morlan and we paid 25k back, so we’re still plus 25 on that side. Aka we broke even.
Basically we get to keep Morlan without adding him to the 40 man roster and he got to spend a little vacation with the Brewers. Thats a good deal to me.
by Tommy Rancel on Mar 23, 2009 3:24 PM EDT up reply actions
This opens up a 40-man spot
plus Perez, Bradford, and maybe McGee going on the 60-day DL, so we should have 4 open spots, right?
www.raysprospects.com
Did we have to add Morlan to our 40-man when we took him back?
www.raysprospects.com
by Imperialism32 on Mar 23, 2009 1:26 PM EDT up reply actions
No.
Did we add anyone when Salas was dealt?
by R.J. Anderson on Mar 23, 2009 1:31 PM EDT up reply actions
The good part though
Is that this opening the roster spot means that we can claim someone who’s passing through waivers in the last few days of camp. Usually teams try to clear a few decent players then, and maybe we can grab someone.
Vogt early, Vogt often.
None in particular
But we can play it by ear. A backup catcher or utility infielder with a decent defensive reputation would be nice, but sometimes there are quasi-prospects that a team tries to pass through waivers in order to stick someone who won a spot on the 25-man roster.
Vogt early, Vogt often.
Damon Hollins
Do what you love to do and give it your very best. Whether it's business or baseball, or the theater, or any field. If you don't love what you're doing and you can't give it your best, get out of it. Life is too short. You'll be an old man before you know it.
-Al Lopez
by Sandy Kazmir on Mar 23, 2009 3:43 PM EDT up reply actions
15 pitchers left on the roster
Crappy part is I like all 15 and 3 have to go
Evan Longoria and David Price - the fight for my heart
Niemann or Hammel to San Diego is now less likely.
The Padres signed Shawn Hill to a minor-league deal.
Drew
Eduardo Morlan = God.
Smart move by the Pads.
I’d rather see Hill there than on Toronto.
by R.J. Anderson on Mar 23, 2009 1:53 PM EDT up reply actions
I honestly don't see both Niemann and Hammel on the 25-man.
One of them will be on it, but certainly not both of them. A lot of people seem to think that both of them will break camp with the Rays, simply because they’re both out of options. This is true, but I don’t see the Rays carrying both players. One, yes. Two, no dice.
Drew
Eduardo Morlan = God.
It's either Isringhausen or one of them
I’d rather have Hammel than Isringhausen anyway, but Maddon seems to like Izzy.
Vogt early, Vogt often.
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