Tampa Bay Rays Sign Joe Bateman
by R.J. Anderson on Apr 30, 2009 4:02 PM EDT
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He'll be heading to Durham eventually, although could start in Montgomery.
Bateman is a 28-year-old reliever who spent the last few seasons between San Francisco and Milwaukee's farm systems. His numbers look fantastic, with a FIP last season of 2.28 in Triple-A and nearly 10 strikeouts per nine. The first thing you'll notice about Bateman:
via mlb.mlb.com
Yep, he's a sidearmer and he gets a ton of groundballs while maintaining a good number of swinging strikes. Still trying to get information on what he throws, but this could be quite a nice addition.
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I heard he throws baseballs, but trying to confirm
www.draysbay.com
by Tommy Rancel on Apr 30, 2009 4:06 PM EDT reply actions 0 recs
why had no one signed him until now?
by davidsmarch on Apr 30, 2009 4:17 PM EDT reply actions 0 recs
He had a bad spring.
Otherwise seems like he just got lost in the shuffle.
by R.J. Anderson on Apr 30, 2009 4:18 PM EDT up reply actions 0 recs
He was completely unsigned?
I figured we must have gotten someone who didn’t clear waivers. I’m surprised Billy Beane didn’t have an interest. The stats are very promising.
by RayFanNY on Apr 30, 2009 4:43 PM EDT reply actions 0 recs
He was too busy snapping the spine of a toddler so he could drink the delicious marrow.
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by Sandy Kazmir on Apr 30, 2009 4:46 PM EDT up reply actions 0 recs
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