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Evan Longoria will be in the Rays’ starting lineup—probably batting sixth or seventh—Saturday night against the Orioles, Rays manager Joe Maddon said tonight.
“Obviously we’ve been decimated by injuries a bit, and it’s not necessarily the ideal way we wanted to call him up,” said Andrew Friedman. “But we’re confident in his ability to adjust at the plate and what he brings to us defensively was something we felt was very important with where we’re going.”
The Rays will officially purchase Longoria’s contract from Durham before tomorrow’s game after placing Willy Aybar on the 15-day disabled list tonight with a strained left hamstring. A move will need to be made to get Longoria on the 40-man roster, but that won’t be announced until tomorrow. The Rays may move reliever Chad Orvella from the 15-day disabled list to the 60-day DL.
Friedman wouldn’t say how long Longoria might be up, saying it “may be a short-term thing or it may be a long-term thing.” Aybar is expected to miss 2-4 weeks, though he could be sidelined longer.
Posted by Mark, Orlando on 04/12 at 02:04 AM
Great, Longoria is coming up to play third, now if the Rays could only find a shortstop. Barlett can’t hit, can’t bunt, can’t throw. Now you know why the Twins were so anxious to get rid of him.
Barlett isn’t strong enough to be considered a punch and judy hitter, he is over matched, and a utility player at best.
Posted by Peter O'Neil, Paris, France on 04/12 at 12:34 AM
Hi. I’m in a fantasy baseball league where the commissioner won’t accept that Longoria is active until he’s literally on the mlb roster. If an actual announcement to that effect comes out i’d greatly appreciate it by email. thanks. poneil.gmail@canwest.com
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Posted by john bell, Hurleyville Ny on 04/13 at 11:33 AM
Good I’am very happy for Evan, I am also from the Hudson Valley And am Very pleased to see another Former ‘Gade make the Big Show, even know iam a huge Yankees Fan Lol Good Luck Evan from all your friends in the Hudson Valley