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The Rays Trade Winston Abreu to Indians for John Meloan

[Note by Tommy Rancel, 07/02/09 2:39PM EDT ]Update: Just got confirmation the Rays have traded Abreu to the Indians for John Meloan. Meloan, the 2007 Double A reliever of the year (baseballamerica.com) was added to the Rays 40-man roster and will report to Durham.

Marc Lancaster tweets:

tboraysAm hearing #Rays set to trade Winston Abreu to #Indians for fellow RH reliever John Meloan. Not confirmed yet though

Well, okay then.

I'm probably the biggest Winston Abreu fan around, and while I'm glad he's going to get a shot somewhere, I'm obviously saddened it won't be here. The thing is, the Rays were going to have to pass him through waivers this weekend anyways, and potentially lose him for absolutely nothing in return. Instead, they may get Meloan, who I'll discuss in a few. Abreu had an opt-out clause in his contract and would've bolted if the Rays didn't throw him on the 40-man roster and try sneaking him through, so really, Abreu's time with the club was limited any way you look at it. I guess you could make the case the Rays should've released Joe Nelson and given Abreu his spot.

Meloan was once a promising reliever with the Los Angeles Dodgers who moved to the Indians in the Casey Blake deal. He's had a bit of a rough go in Triple-A this season, mostly due to the homerun bug, and he's not really a prospect anymore. He throws a low-90s fastball and curve. He'll be placed on the Rays 40-man roster, but has options remaining.  Meloan's career line in Triple-A is:

185 IP, 8.2 K/9, 4.6 BB/9, 0.8 HR/9

He's actually always been effective against lefties, sort-of like Joe Nelson, only with a slight favoritism towards groundballs mixed in. Given his track record, I think it's fair to say he'll probably be a middle reliever for the Rays at some point in the near future.

He's no Winston Abreu, but I guess that's the price for freedom. Go flourish Winston.

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Would be sad to see Winston go, but the rest of the pen has picked up the lack

Friedman is about to turn a 32 year-old journeyman non roster invitiee with little to no future with the Rays after this year into a 24 year old arm with upside and years of team control…um yes plz.

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by Tommy Rancel on Jul 2, 2009 2:39 PM EDT reply actions  

The forecast calls for righteous indignation, with scattered snark

But not from you.

Maybe I’m just an old fashioned BJ suck-off-er. (Good call Sandy)

by Lurch's Lobbyists on Jul 2, 2009 3:06 PM EDT up reply actions  

Gotcha.

If nothing else, I’m glad he gets his chance and that we got something in return.

by R.J. Anderson on Jul 2, 2009 3:08 PM EDT up reply actions  

Yeah, it's like the Hammel trade at the time, meh-meh.

Maybe I’m just an old fashioned BJ suck-off-er. (Good call Sandy)

by Lurch's Lobbyists on Jul 2, 2009 3:12 PM EDT up reply actions  

he gets his chance and that we got something in return

That about sums it up. Both sides should be quite pleased with this outcome.

by RATW on Jul 2, 2009 6:35 PM EDT up reply actions  

In other news...

clicking on headers is working again. Yay!

Sign lady must die.

by EminenceFront on Jul 2, 2009 3:03 PM EDT up reply actions  

And that's when Orlando realized he had a new favorite player

Brad Ziegler had a scoreless inning streak. Brad Ziegler had not met BJ Upton.

by P Brady on Jul 2, 2009 3:05 PM EDT up reply actions   1 recs

He's a behemoth

I hope we have another Johnny Rocker on our hands.

SOSH AUCTION to K ALS

by Sandy Kazmir on Jul 2, 2009 4:20 PM EDT up reply actions  

Congratulations, guys.

Proud Fan of the Worst Baseball Team I've Ever Seen

by westbrook on Jul 2, 2009 3:16 PM EDT reply actions  

Treat Winston well.

Hopefully we can fix whatever the hell the Dodgers broke when they move Meloan to the rotation.

by R.J. Anderson on Jul 2, 2009 3:19 PM EDT up reply actions  

By the time we’re contending again, he’ll be 33.

Proud Fan of the Worst Baseball Team I've Ever Seen

by westbrook on Jul 2, 2009 3:20 PM EDT up reply actions  

See ya Winston

hello Mr Hairy Carpet Arm/Shoulder looking guy

by Buc Wild on Jul 2, 2009 3:18 PM EDT reply actions  

Send Meloan to Proffessor X, fix him, get a good reliever.

Sounds like a plan.

Brad Ziegler had a scoreless inning streak. Brad Ziegler had not met BJ Upton.

by P Brady on Jul 2, 2009 3:23 PM EDT reply actions  

OT: i'm going to the Rays/Rangers games this weekend...

and every time i go i show up too late to watch BP and get some sigs. how long before the game do the players usually come out for BP?

by davidsmarch on Jul 2, 2009 3:51 PM EDT reply actions  

Just remember to verbally abuse any players who don't sign for you

Maybe I’m just an old fashioned BJ suck-off-er. (Good call Sandy)

by Lurch's Lobbyists on Jul 2, 2009 4:22 PM EDT up reply actions  

always do...

i’m sitting right next to the rays BP on Sat and Sun, any messages you’d like me to deliver?

by davidsmarch on Jul 2, 2009 4:28 PM EDT up reply actions  

Gates open about 2 hours before the game

Usually the team is heading towards the end of BP. I’ve never quite understood why they don’t open the gates earlier to let fans watch more home team BP.

by wtbudlight on Jul 2, 2009 3:53 PM EDT reply actions  

i've been there 90 minutes before,

i always miss them. they do some stretching, running, tossing, but no BP…

by davidsmarch on Jul 2, 2009 3:56 PM EDT up reply actions  

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