Lobaton to DL; Chirinos Called Up
It's already been mentioned in the threads, but a sprained left knee will end catcher Jose Lobaton's roster time and bring on the glorious new era of Robinson Chirinos.
Cheerios will likely play the Jaso game even though he's a righty, but may earn some more playing time if he starts mashing. In July, he had 4 homers and a .441 wOBA through 43 Pas.
10 months ago
BWoodrum
153 comments
0 recs |
Email
PrintComments
Cheerios!
A-rod's salary? 30 Million, Evan Longoria's? 1M, god i love life as a rays fan
by RaysOfHope on Jul 18, 2011 1:15 PM EDT via mobile up reply actions
Is the 420 calories per serving shopped or real?
Maddon's Mission
Make you want to kill him, then make you want to love him. Sly.
by Jonah Keri on Jun 19, 2010 10:31 PM EDT
needs to have 69 vits and minerals
I focus on money my hands touch
If that right there don’t add up
I gotta let you know your math sucks
You don’t ever talk to a calculator
You don’t get caught with an ounce of paper
Every convo is about a favour
Hope you enjoyed your stay, Lobaton!
Oh how nice it would be to see you and Chirinos split time and cut Shop already….
Under construction
I'd rather see an equipment bag
propped up behind the plate than Shoppach. At least I wouldn’t expect the bag to be much help. And the bag probably can block home plate better than Shoppach.
Well, hopefully Cheerio can show us more of how the Rays swindled the Cubs. Doesn’t seem the Bartlet trade has been as big a coup, but that’s probably magnified by Brignac’s struggles…
Bartlett sucks and Gomes is awesome
We’ll see what Ramos and Russell become but I love me some Gomes.
Chirinos should start tonight, Cobb is used to him.
Under construction
Ramos is alright
I dont like russell, but 1 pretty good reliever in gomes and a decent one in ramos for a crappy ss? thats called being friedman’d
A-rod's salary? 30 Million, Evan Longoria's? 1M, god i love life as a rays fan
by RaysOfHope on Jul 18, 2011 3:16 PM EDT via mobile up reply actions
Gomes from SD?
Forgot that. And Ramos…OK, so better than I was thinking.
And for as bad as Bartlett supposedly is, wouldn’t his average production eclipse what we have now?
not worth 5.5 mil, however
and marginal offensive upgrade wouldn’t be worth the defensive downgrade. 0.8 WAR for Barty so far, -0.7 for Brignac. 1.5 WAR differential between the 2. Neither one is the answer at SS.
by raysfaninminnesota on Jul 18, 2011 4:54 PM EDT up reply actions
Excited to see Chirinos
This was the guy the Rays coveted in the Garza deal. Coveted to the point that Texas, in trying to swing a trade for Garza as well, tried to work out a separate deal to get Chirinos so they could use him in a trade for Garza.
by raysfaninminnesota on Jul 18, 2011 3:48 PM EDT reply actions
on that not i think Brandon Gomes earned a permanent stay on the Big League roster.
how could anyone send the kid down after a very gutsy performance last night
by Peter Piontek on Jul 18, 2011 3:56 PM EDT up reply actions
He was pretty fucking awesome...
You could tell he was getting tired (and rightfully so) but he pushed through… That was more then enough reason for me to like the guy
by TheBeckMan23 on Jul 18, 2011 3:57 PM EDT up reply actions
Amazing what one brushback coinciding with a nice outing can accomplish in the hearts and minds
@SandyKazmir
Sometimes you eat the bear...
by Sandy Kazmir on Jul 18, 2011 3:58 PM EDT up reply actions
Maybe i was tired but that was about as high leverage a situation as it gets.
plus it looked like the kids arm was about to fall off in the 15th
by Peter Piontek on Jul 18, 2011 4:00 PM EDT up reply actions
Not trying to demean the performance, but I think in my own mind I'm going to put it on stilts because he threw at Scutaro as well as performing well
against both lefties and righties.
@SandyKazmir
Sometimes you eat the bear...
by Sandy Kazmir on Jul 18, 2011 4:01 PM EDT up reply actions
Stilts or not, no way Gomes isn't one of the best 6 relievers in the system.
he belongs here with or without last night but i think he convinced Joe Maddon that he belongs with the big club
by Peter Piontek on Jul 18, 2011 4:03 PM EDT up reply actions
Not because of last night
but just as the latest example. Still very much SSS, but not faring well against lefties. If he can get both out, and I’m too lazy to check his minor league splits, he’s shown he can go multiple innings, and has good peripherals. At worst he’s a solid middle reliever for cheap.
by raysfaninminnesota on Jul 18, 2011 4:15 PM EDT up reply actions
Jeez, what's the lineup look like now?
@SandyKazmir
Sometimes you eat the bear...
by Sandy Kazmir on Jul 18, 2011 3:57 PM EDT up reply actions
.
LF Jennings
2B Zobrist
3B Longoria
DH Joyce
1B Kotchman
CF Upton
RF Guyer
C Chirinos
SS Brignac
Oh, wait.
Vroom vroom party starter
www.raysprospects.com
by Imperialism32 on Jul 18, 2011 4:00 PM EDT up reply actions
No, and it's absurd that he and Jennings aren't.
Vroom vroom party starter
www.raysprospects.com
by Imperialism32 on Jul 18, 2011 4:06 PM EDT up reply actions
Ok, just making sure I wasn't going crazy.
I thought we had sent Guyer back down! Thanks.
by sc_monsta1015 on Jul 18, 2011 4:07 PM EDT up reply actions
holy, hell, what's going on in the pen?
cats and dogs living together, mass hysteria!!!
by raysfaninminnesota on Jul 18, 2011 3:59 PM EDT reply actions
Ding, dong, the biotch is dead!
Buh-bye, Russell…and fu— ya very much!
by raysfaninminnesota on Jul 18, 2011 3:59 PM EDT reply actions
I don't see why they felt the need to tell us which part of Cruz's groin hurts
A groin injury is enough info
Under construction
The shaft?
@SandyKazmir
Sometimes you eat the bear...
by Sandy Kazmir on Jul 18, 2011 4:01 PM EDT up reply actions
I wonder if Torres was ever being considered as the SP tonight
or if they planned him to replace Russell the whole time.
Under construction
Joe just picks ping pong balls out of a hat, you're way overthinking this
@SandyKazmir
Sometimes you eat the bear...
by Sandy Kazmir on Jul 18, 2011 4:04 PM EDT up reply actions
i hope they plan to keep him in the pen
i envision a dominant lefty 1 inning at a time.
by Peter Piontek on Jul 18, 2011 4:05 PM EDT up reply actions
i hope they plan to keep him in the pen
i envision a dominant lefty 1 inning at a time.
by Peter Piontek on Jul 18, 2011 4:05 PM EDT up reply actions
I think he was coming up anyway
Given his shortened start last time with Durham.
Vroom vroom party starter
www.raysprospects.com
by Imperialism32 on Jul 18, 2011 4:07 PM EDT up reply actions
I'm intrigued by Torres in the BP for rest of season
or it’s at least nice picking between Gomes/Torres and not Gomes/Russell
by raysfaninminnesota on Jul 18, 2011 4:08 PM EDT up reply actions
That reminds me, if this doesn't mean a promotion to Durham for Moore then nothing will.
Vroom vroom party starter
www.raysprospects.com
this would be the best news of all
could care less about Cobb, Torres, Chirinos, Lobaton, McGee, Gomes, and every other move combined, than to see this beast within one level of the bigs.
by raysfaninminnesota on Jul 18, 2011 4:10 PM EDT up reply actions
When would he be scheduled to pitch next? Holy shit if he comes up this week and I can go see him live.
@SandyKazmir
Sometimes you eat the bear...
by Sandy Kazmir on Jul 18, 2011 4:11 PM EDT up reply actions
He pitched yesterday
For some unknown reason he had a week off so in one like 10 day stretch he threw 1 inning which was just stupid.
Vroom vroom party starter
www.raysprospects.com
by Imperialism32 on Jul 18, 2011 4:12 PM EDT up reply actions
I'm fine with him getting a blow mid-season, he's got to be on pace to increase his innings/pitch numbers compared to the rest of his career
@SandyKazmir
Sometimes you eat the bear...
by Sandy Kazmir on Jul 18, 2011 4:14 PM EDT up reply actions
Would rather keep him on regular rest and shut down early
He threw 144 last year so getting to 160 wouldn’t be a problem. I don’t like the way they did things.
Vroom vroom party starter
www.raysprospects.com
by Imperialism32 on Jul 18, 2011 4:16 PM EDT up reply actions
That seems like personal preference, though. I can see your point of view completely, but I don't think it was the dumbest thing ever.
@SandyKazmir
Sometimes you eat the bear...
by Sandy Kazmir on Jul 18, 2011 4:18 PM EDT up reply actions
Where? How?
Cobb going back down for Davis
Torres seems to be up as a tandem thing here tonight and will go back down for a bat.
None of the others down there should block a promotion but Moore isn’t tied to these 2
I'm not a fanboy, I'm a _______
by Jason Collette on Jul 18, 2011 4:20 PM EDT up reply actions
Durham lost 3/5 of the rotation this week.
Baker, Torah, Sonny and who knows what
Follow Me on Twitter @FreeZorilla
No doubt on that one
Everyone pitched last night, some of them didn’t go long but let’s just hope Cobb goes long.
Under construction
Torres will be called on at least once in this series
To get Cano and only Cano out.
by Peter Piontek on Jul 18, 2011 4:08 PM EDT up reply actions
Could be a CYA move in case Cobb can't get out of the 3rd or something and the pen is already shot to shit
@SandyKazmir
Sometimes you eat the bear...
by Sandy Kazmir on Jul 18, 2011 4:12 PM EDT up reply actions
THIS
bullpen is dead. Bringing up 2 starters hoping between the two of them they can cover 7 innings at least.
by raysfaninminnesota on Jul 18, 2011 4:12 PM EDT up reply actions
Rays gutting Durham
They don’t care about winning at major or minor league level. $tu’d!
by raysfaninminnesota on Jul 18, 2011 4:09 PM EDT reply actions 2 recs
how can you not be pissed if you are Jennings/Guyer tho
half the damn Durham team is getting called up. Even Guyer has gotten a couple whiffs of the majors…but Jennings? He’s getting Jew’d Friedman’d
by raysfaninminnesota on Jul 18, 2011 4:17 PM EDT reply actions
Is this on Sun Sports or do we have to watch ESPN again?
I wanna see all the call ups but ugh, ESPN again?
Under construction
Bawston Red Sawx...slurp, slurp, slurp...Dustin Pedroia...slurp, slurp, slurp...
Rays suck the Sox, but that’s only if ESPN doesn’t clean ’em out.
by raysfaninminnesota on Jul 18, 2011 4:23 PM EDT up reply actions
I was just giving you the pre-game
then it’ll be…New York Yankees…slurp, slurp, slurp…Derek Jeter…slurp, slurp, slurp…3,000 hits…slurp, slurp, slurp…
Having Sux and Stankees on back-to-back days will give the ESPN baseball crew a new nickname: Deep Throat.
by raysfaninminnesota on Jul 18, 2011 4:49 PM EDT up reply actions
stupid links
I'm not a fanboy, I'm a _______
by Jason Collette on Jul 18, 2011 4:34 PM EDT up reply actions
As Ruggiano starts
I don’t know how serious this Joyce injury is but once again, call up Jennings already, wow.
Under construction
Perhaps joyce is dl bound soon as well
When he is healthy I want jennings, joyces injury is probably the only thing keeping ruggiano on the roster
A-rod's salary? 30 Million, Evan Longoria's? 1M, god i love life as a rays fan
by RaysOfHope on Jul 18, 2011 4:40 PM EDT via mobile up reply actions
Peace out russell
Hello torres, im very excited he is getting a promotion, perhaps to increase his trade value. Moore to AAA damnit!
A-rod's salary? 30 Million, Evan Longoria's? 1M, god i love life as a rays fan
by RaysOfHope on Jul 18, 2011 4:38 PM EDT via mobile reply actions
Would think he's here until at least Cruz is back
I don’t see them putting Cobb in the pen when Wade returns. Unless of course Torres bombs.
Under construction
I dont see torres bombing
I see him as a shut down reliever
A-rod's salary? 30 Million, Evan Longoria's? 1M, god i love life as a rays fan
by RaysOfHope on Jul 18, 2011 4:42 PM EDT via mobile up reply actions
Not sure this is the lineup to increase his trade value against.
The walkathon likely will continue
Follow Me on Twitter @FreeZorilla
Boom
@SandyKazmir
Sometimes you eat the bear...
by Sandy Kazmir on Jul 19, 2011 8:44 AM EDT up reply actions
Russell stunk up the joint but hoping he makes it to Durham
I have a feeling he’s our Balfour for next season. Don’t ask for proof.
if no one signs him, sure
As long as he’s in AAA until he’s ready for the Show, that sounds great to me.
by raysfaninminnesota on Jul 18, 2011 4:50 PM EDT up reply actions
Has someone done a pitch fx analysis on his stuff?
What the heck changed? Hickey’d?
by Ben Tumbling on Jul 18, 2011 4:55 PM EDT up reply actions
Never could find the strikezone anywhere...just worse here with irregular work I guess
I'm not a fanboy, I'm a _______
by Jason Collette on Jul 18, 2011 5:27 PM EDT up reply actions
Suggestion for the Rays
Demote Reid to AAA to work on his swing, bring Jennings up, think about it, guys.
Under construction
QUICK, SEND THIS TO FRIEDMAN!
I focus on money my hands touch
If that right there don’t add up
I gotta let you know your math sucks
You don’t ever talk to a calculator
You don’t get caught with an ounce of paper
Every convo is about a favour
So appearently, during the marathon, Cobb was warming up
Shame he wasn’t active, says he always throws around 30 pitches before the start, ESPN couldn’t actually show him of course, he’s on the wrong team.
Under construction
I don't recall seeing him
Hellickson did go down there and throw the ball around.
I do this for free
So the centerpiece of the Jason Bartlett deal has been DFAd
Well done Andrew Friedman
follow me on twitter @sternfan10
Well, we did get Gomes
I focus on money my hands touch
If that right there don’t add up
I gotta let you know your math sucks
You don’t ever talk to a calculator
You don’t get caught with an ounce of paper
Every convo is about a favour
Isn't it brilliant that the "throw-in" Gomes is looking like a keeper?
That’s extra 2% just keeps on paying off!
by Ben Tumbling on Jul 18, 2011 5:01 PM EDT up reply actions
doesn't matter the "label"
just the results. Gomes looks like a keeper. Ramos is still undecided. Even 1 player working out makes it a decent deal for a guy who was not going to be kept by this team.
by raysfaninminnesota on Jul 18, 2011 5:17 PM EDT up reply actions
Once Guyer is called up and Jennings dies again, there's no reason to follow Durham anymore
Maddon's Mission
Make you want to kill him, then make you want to love him. Sly.
by Jonah Keri on Jun 19, 2010 10:31 PM EDT
I bet he is up in september along with flip
A-rod's salary? 30 Million, Evan Longoria's? 1M, god i love life as a rays fan
by RaysOfHope on Jul 18, 2011 5:15 PM EDT via mobile up reply actions
I bet we will have more before september
Helliot probably wont make it too much longer. Same with shoppachOi
A-rod's salary? 30 Million, Evan Longoria's? 1M, god i love life as a rays fan
by RaysOfHope on Jul 18, 2011 5:51 PM EDT via mobile up reply actions
every Ray with an out took it this year
RJ Swindle was the lovechild of RJ Anderson
follow me on twitter @sternfan10
I hope corey wade loses 2 games in this series
A-rod's salary? 30 Million, Evan Longoria's? 1M, god i love life as a rays fan
by RaysOfHope on Jul 18, 2011 5:16 PM EDT via mobile up reply actions
His opting out synched up perfectly with the closing of the Process Report....
Coincidence or RJ = RJ all along?
@RealNolenBailey
To sign with the yankees?
A-rod's salary? 30 Million, Evan Longoria's? 1M, god i love life as a rays fan
by RaysOfHope on Jul 18, 2011 5:12 PM EDT via mobile up reply actions
The key part of all these roster moves is that right now the Rays 40 man roster stands at 38.
An important number allowing them to acquire at least two players via trade without having to drop anyone else off the 40. That flexibility makes trading(adding and subtracting) much less complicated.
reports also have Nationals willing to move Storen
Would a Storen/Desmond, or Storen/Norris, or Storen/Cole deal be enough for Upton?
by raysfaninminnesota on Jul 18, 2011 5:53 PM EDT reply actions
I can't see the Nats moving a 23 year old closer of their future.
And Desmond is not much of an upgrade over what the Rays have for their future SS already in their system. AF should be looking to fill needs that are missing if he moves Upton…catcher and 1st base(and are ML ready. I still ask for either Norris or Ramos AND Marrero or Morse. Rays would need to add an arm in the deal…Torres and Cobb being called up may be a good showcase for the Nats.
Nats high on Upton
the report is they are willing to listen to all relievers. I’m sure they’d prefer to move Clippard. But if they can get the CF they are targeting, they’d be willing to move Storen. IF they are, I can see Rays targeting him. Desmond seems just like Brignac, so doesn’t really make sense there. But a Storen/Cole or Storen/Norris if Rays are convinced on his long-term potential would both be great deals.
by raysfaninminnesota on Jul 18, 2011 6:05 PM EDT up reply actions
Upton and torres for norris,marrero and storen
I would do this deal
A-rod's salary? 30 Million, Evan Longoria's? 1M, god i love life as a rays fan
by RaysOfHope on Jul 18, 2011 6:08 PM EDT via mobile up reply actions
what's the lifespan of a ML closer at the elite level (non-Rivera edition)?
by Ryan Gilliss on Jul 18, 2011 6:09 PM EDT up reply actions
that's why the second piece has to be really good
rays get 3 seasons of Storen (trade him by arb3), and either 5-6 seasons of Norris or Cole. If we can get them to snort some crack, maybe we can find a way to pry Espinosa in a bigger deal. Niemann, Upton, Torres for Espinosa, and Storen?
by raysfaninminnesota on Jul 18, 2011 6:11 PM EDT up reply actions
Im pretty sure they wouldnt do that
Niether would the rays. Espinosa is good but not enough
A-rod's salary? 30 Million, Evan Longoria's? 1M, god i love life as a rays fan
by RaysOfHope on Jul 18, 2011 6:14 PM EDT via mobile up reply actions
If we could get 5 good years out of storen I would be happy
A-rod's salary? 30 Million, Evan Longoria's? 1M, god i love life as a rays fan
by RaysOfHope on Jul 18, 2011 6:12 PM EDT via mobile up reply actions
Norris has a 3 year decline in OPS
and his BA is really, really low. Like Carlos Pena low. He walks well. Has definite power. But will that hole in his swing keep him from being able to hit up to his potential? He scares me.
If we could pry away Cole, along with Storen, I’d call it a coup. Rays could then slide Farnsworth into set-up role for next year, or trade him while his value is high.
by raysfaninminnesota on Jul 18, 2011 5:59 PM EDT reply actions
Norris is only 22 and is a very good defensive catcher.
His BA is low but he does have power, makes contact, and has a great eye(KO’s going down/BB’s going up leading to a great OBP). Should improve his overall hitting moving forward.
Norris is much better than the year he is having
A-rod's salary? 30 Million, Evan Longoria's? 1M, god i love life as a rays fan
by RaysOfHope on Jul 18, 2011 6:10 PM EDT via mobile up reply actions
His AA BABIP is .218
but yikes it’s ugly to see a player struggle in the jump to the high minors. Still, it’d probably make it easier to acquire him
by benderbrodriguez on Jul 18, 2011 6:33 PM EDT up reply actions
Comments For This Post Are Closed
Secondary Sidebar
User Tools
Please read our Community Guidelines.
Related FanPosts on DRaysBay
FanPosts
Community blog posts and discussion.
Recommended FanPosts
Recent FanPosts
DRB Suggestion Box
In Association With
Big League Stew - MLB - Yahoo! Sports
- College player makes impossible over the fence catch to save tournament game (Video)
- Security!: Camden Yards guard collides with Royals’ Mike Moustakas
- The Juice: Nelson Cruz matches career high eight RBIs, Pujols stays hot in Seattle
- Benches clear at Fenway as Red Sox-Rays rivalry heats up
- Keeping good company: Albert Pujols becomes fourth-youngest player to hit 450 home runs
