“For context of new INF Jeff Keppinger striking out only 142 times in 2,287 career plate appearances, consider that CF B.J. Upton struck out 161 times in 640 appearances last season.”
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!!!!!!!!!!!!! WOOHOOOOO
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Where will Johnny Damon end up?
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DRaysBay found this. Ladies and gentlemen, this is the very first EVER pitch in Tampa Bay Devil Rays history, by Wilson Alvarez against the Detroit Tigers on March 31st, 1998.
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In a day and age of Pujols, Wilson, and Reyes, it’s nice to have guys like Pena, Wood, and Rollins.
Price and astro! He threw me a baseball!
This hand is getting in the way of life.
Shields… We didn’t have his jersey so no love. It’s ok 2 out of 3 ain’t bad!
Here’s looking at you, Lizz.
Price and Astro at Gasparilla.
Via Rays Index….I present you ALL 27 OUTS OF GARZA’S NO HITTER!
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Russ Canzler designated for assignment to make room on the 40-man roster for Keppinger.
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But, Jeff Keppinger’s contract got finalized and he was signed for $ 1.25 million.
Ballin’ on a budget!
Batting against left-handed pitching at the bottom of the batting order problem solved.
Something I started last year when the Rays made the Playoffs, but never finished until now.
Hmm. I always thought Matt Moore looked exactly like Adrian Grenier.
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The Rays are closing in on a Major League deal with infielder Jeff Keppinger, Marc Topkin of the Tampa Bay Times tweets. The team will likely finalize an agreement with the CSE client by the end of the week.
Keppinger posted a .277/.300/.377 line in 399 plate appearances for the Astros and Giants in 2011. The 31-year-old only played second base last year, but he has started 80-plus games at shortstop and third base in his seven-year career. Keppinger earned $2.3MM last year and would have obtained a raise through arbitration, so the Giants non-tendered him in December, holding onto Mike Fontenot instead.
Just when we thought Friedman & Co. were done making additions, we are close to adding this man to our roster. He will be a nice addition to the middle infield.
His lifetime batting average is .281 over 7 seasons. Keppinger has one of the lowest strikeout rates in MLB, so he is known as a contact hitter. It is a well-known fact that the Rays have issues with left-handing pitching, and Keppinger flourishes against them.
