Our Spring Nightmare is Finally Over as the Roster is Set; Jason Hammel Officially Traded
by R.J. Anderson on Apr 5, 2009 2:01 PM EDT
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Joe Smith with the scoop. In exchange, we get Aneury Rodriguez. That means Jeff Niemann will remain a Ray (yay!) and will be the fifth starter. That means Lance Cormier will also stick around, probably as the long-man in the bullpen.
You can read more about Rodriguez from yesterday's posts, but he's a fine return. I don't know what his roof is, and if he turns into a league average starter that's great. He's a lot better than I would've expected and given the circumstances it's a nice coup. I still hope Hammel succeeds in Colorado. He's been a part of this organization for a long, long time, and unfortunately things just didn't work out here.
So your 25-man roster is done, but don't get too comfortable, with B.J. Upton due back in a week, someone's gonna get the boot relatively quickly. Plus, there's a good chance someone gets hurt or bombs early on like oh...every other year. The best news though, is that in 24 hours we're going to have a GDT that means something.
Baseball is finally back.
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Late in ST, there were 4 guys for 2 spots
Izzy, Cormier, Hammel and Niemann
Rays look like genius again and wind up choosing Niemann and Cormier
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"Rays look like genius again and wind up choosing Niemann and Cormier"
Was there ever really another choice?
Vogt early, Vogt often.
Sure seemed like Niemann and Hammel for a while
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I guess if you felt that the unknown in Cormier was better then the known in Hammel, then no.
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This works out better than I thought
Niemann and Cormier make the team as they should. And we get a useful prospect in return for Hammel.
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Cormier blows
As long as he assumes the Hammel role of last season, though, I’m fine with him making the team.
Based on what I read about Rodriguez yesterday, I like this return.
Hello.
Cormier is better than Bradford
a decent GB pitcher who actually pitched well in the ALE
Don’t confuse yourself with his stats as a SP, he truly i not one
Cormier would've been the third best reliever in the Rays pen in 2008.
Also he’s a ground ball pitcher who didn’t have a shortstop behind him in Baltimore. I expect him to be just as good as he was in 2008 if not better with the Rays defense. At 675k that’s a bargain.
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And if he blows, 675k is easy enough to consider a sunk cost.
His stats are negatively affected by teams using him as a starter.
by R.J. Anderson on Apr 5, 2009 2:35 PM EDT up reply actions
We may have to wait a little longer.
100% chance of rain in Boston tomorrow. Thankfully Tuesday is an off day so they can make it up then.
oh for christs sake
Thats it, all stadiums need a retractable roof
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REAL BASEBALL IS PLAYED IN ANTISEPTIC DOMES
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Rain is in Tuesday's forecast too
Say hello to a DH later in the year
Joe
The game's at 2:05, hopefully the rain holds off.
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by Imperialism32 on Apr 5, 2009 4:00 PM EDT up reply actions
it's suppose to come in the afternoon
I’m still holding out hope but most likely it will be wet at least sometime during the game if they get it in
national weather service forecast for Boston
Monday:
Showers, mainly after 1pm. Some of the storms could produce heavy rain. High near 51. East wind between 9 and 17 mph. Chance of precipitation is 90%. New rainfall amounts between a half and three quarters of an inch possible.
:(
[Note: frowny face not included in actual forecast]
Today, we are all Honkballers.
Dammit that's what I get for taking a half day
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I'm not sure what this means, and I probably wouldn't like it if I did.
by R.J. Anderson on Apr 5, 2009 2:48 PM EDT up reply actions
It means hitting the "reset" button
And we’ll do this again in a couple of years
Joe
What I don't get
Is why the Rays seem to ALWAYS start on the road up north? Wouldn’t it make sense to have an Opening Day at the dome because of the usually cold and damp weather?! I have never understood it and never will. Take advantage of teams like Tampa Bay and Texas and Toronto with their domes and ensure there are ealier season games played on time with zero chance of a delay.
Joe
Favorable weather
Warmer type of climate, although you could have freakier weather there.
Joe
Did we trade for Pence yet?
Ah yes, if anyone still remembers the pre Burrell signing(I hardly do at this point), Hunter Pence was my dream pick up
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I saw somethin odd one day when looking at Pence on fan graphs
go compare him with David Murphy,,,
It is like they are clones or something.
Because we're the Rays and we don't get any respect from MLB.
This is a source of great irritation for me
I beleive the Rays ask to start on the road
I remember stu or silverman saying in an article that they prefer it because with spring training close by that going on the road to start the season builds some anticipation
I'm not sure I agree with their argument
Just seems to me like it’d make more sense to want to start the season at home. I haven’t checked the schedules but I’m willing to bet all or most of MLB’s marquee franchises are opening at home. There’s plenty of politics involved in scheduling a team’s season.
At one point we had three straight home opening days.
by R.J. Anderson on Apr 5, 2009 6:20 PM EDT up reply actions
1 thing that could become a issue now
is if Niemann gets injuried, no one can step in, might see Price sooner than we thought if the giant gets hurt
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Oh come on
You mean to tell me that Price, Davis or even Talbot couldn’t step in? There’s more than enough depth there.
Vogt early, Vogt often.
I meant ON the rostter
Of course they can after that game ends
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If it's just one game we're worried about
then Cormier can go long if he needs to. Howell probably could as well.
Vogt early, Vogt often.
I am curious to know
why the schedule makers do not start the season in warmer climates and domed stadiums. I think the AL has 6 such venues and the NL 8 which would mean just about every game could be near a guaranteed go. Instead we regularly get games rained out or even snowed out or played in cold, damp weather that jeopardizes the health of the players.
I wonder if it has anything to do with problems scheduling fall games which can also be affected by bad weather. Over the years, opening day has come earlier (it used to be April 15) and the season lasts longer into October. But whatever, it would be interesting to know the thinking that lies behind the decisions.
A long time ago, when ST started
Friedman said it was a 4 way race but at that point, I had zero doubt that Price would be the #5.
Anyway, it became obvious it was Hammel vs Niemann so thanks again Friedman, for making the right decision
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