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40 players are on the MLB RESERVE LIST (roster is full), plus two players are on the 60-DAY IL 

26 players on MLB RESERVE LIST are ACTIVE, ten players are on OPTIONAL ASSIGNMENT to minors, two players are on the 15-DAY IL, and two players are on the 10-DAY IL

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PITCHERS: 13
Yency Almonte
Adbert Alzolay 
Javier Assad
Colten Brewer
Ben Brown
Kyle Hendricks
* Shota Imanaga
Mark Leiter Jr
Hector Neris 
* Drew Smyly
Keegan Thompson
Hayden Wesneski 
* Jordan Wicks

CATCHERS: 2
Miguel Amaya
Yan Gomes

INFIELDERS: 7
* Michael Busch 
Garrett Cooper
Nico Hoerner
Nick Madrigal
* Miles Mastrobuoni
Christopher Morel
Dansby Swanson

OUTFIELDERS: 4
* Cody Bellinger 
# Ian Happ
Seiya Suzuki
* Mike Tauchman 

OPTIONED: 10 
Kevin Alcantara, OF 
Michael Arias, P 
Pete Crow-Armstrong, OF 
Jose Cuas, P 
Brennen Davis, OF 
Porter Hodge, P 
* Luke Little, P 
* Matt Mervis, 1B 
Daniel Palencia, P 
Luis Vazquez, INF 

10-DAY IL: 2 
Seiya Suzuki, OF
Patrick Wisdom, INF 

15-DAY IL: 2
* Justin Steele, P  
Jameson Taillon, P 

60-DAY IL: 2 
Caleb Kilian, P 
Julian Merryweather, P
 




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TCR Friday Notes

Submitted by Rob G. on

- As one astute reader noticed - replacing the big bat of Alfonso Soriano with Mike Fontenot has all the makings of replacing Derrek Lee's bat in 2006 with Neifi Perez. After today's showing, it's hard to see if Eric Patterson is much better.. But with two lefties scheduled after today, I think it's time to (wait for it)....Free Matt Murton!

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You should be able to read the posts a whole lot easier and you can access the comments as well. It gets a little trickier after that and I wasn't able to log-in and post a comment, but I could read the site a lot easier. Now I'm not sure how it works with an I-phone, so if you own one and it automatically redirects you and you would prefer the normal site, let me know. I think a little link shows up that lets you view the normal site, but if that's not working for you, drop me a note.

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Submitted by 10man on Fri, 04/18/2008 - 04:10 pm

So now were comparing Murton to Barney Stinson?

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Submitted by big_lowitzki on Fri, 04/18/2008 - 04:13 pm

I don't think it is dumb at all. 17.5M over 6 years is a reasonable risk for a VERY highly touted prospect. 17.5M over 6 years, with the possibility of 44M, is a good risk for Longoria, as he is set for life. I say good deal all around.

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Submitted by crunch on Fri, 04/18/2008 - 04:46 pm

"real deal" gets thrown around a lot in this game for guys who dont even have 100ab's in the majors... NONETHELESS... he's sure the hell of a better bet than jay "raw" bruce right now and you can bank that. his maturity, approach, and skills are not only there, but honed.

Submitted by Dr. aaron b on Fri, 04/18/2008 - 04:33 pm

I agree that it's smart on both sides. The Devil Rays have some real financial hurdles to deal with in their division. If they hope to compete long term, this is what they are going to have to do. Grow their own players. Figure out who's a keeper and who isn't. And lock the right guys up as long as they can. Longoria is set in the event he turns into Mark Prior. The Rays get 3 years of Longoria's free agency for their good faith.

Submitted by Paul Noce on Fri, 04/18/2008 - 04:34 pm

I still say his contract will be grossly undervalued very quickly and he'll be complaining. But my stance on players who complain about the contracts they signed is Tough Shit. Don't sign deals for that long then, Mr. Urlacher.

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Submitted by Dr. aaron b on Fri, 04/18/2008 - 04:46 pm

I concur with that paul. In fairness to Urlacher though. NFL contracts are not guaranteed (other than signing bonuses). So if he underperforms his contract. The bears can cut and run. Yet if he overperforms his contract. It becomes "tough break Brian".

Submitted by Doug Dascenzo on Fri, 04/18/2008 - 04:35 pm

Wow, a semi-shout out in the Friday Notes. My ears are semi-burning.

Submitted by big_lowitzki on Fri, 04/18/2008 - 04:45 pm

Awesome Rob... I love the Free Matt Murton line. You are welcome to join my coalition.

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  • crunch (view)

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  • TarzanJoeWallis (view)

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  • Childersb3 (view)

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  • crunch (view)

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  • TarzanJoeWallis (view)

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  • crunch (view)

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  • Bill (view)

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  • Sonicwind75 (view)

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  • Childersb3 (view)

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    We'll find out soon enough!!!

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