Rays 09-10 Offseason Thread

Lil Ze' · 10-27-2009, 04:07 PM

The Resign Kapler for 50,000 more than last season.

They resign Jim Hickey (Pitching coach). For what reason no one knows.

They fire our hitting coach, justifiably so, and instead of hiring Rudy Jaramillo who would have taken this team over the top they sign Derek Shelton. I don't hate Shelton, but Jaramillo would have made our young hitters ten times better.

The offseason is not starting off well. How Jim Hickey still has a job I have no idea.

nipster · 10-27-2009, 07:41 PM

What the fuck did they resign hickey for, this guy obviously sucks

25psi · 10-28-2009, 03:44 PM

Kapler is a good bench/platoon guy who hits lefties well. He hit pretty well after the first month or two.

Jaramillo wants a managing job.

I'm not sure what to think about Hickey.

Lil Ze' · 10-28-2009, 03:54 PM

Well Jamarillo didn't get one. He's the hitting coach for Chicago

**DD.** · 10-28-2009, 05:10 PM

Hickey resigned? Not what i wanted to hear Ze'.

Resigning him was a bigger mistake than signing Pat Burrell. How many of our pitchers will call there agents and try and GTFO of the Rays franchise now.

What a waste of money. Sheez

Irishpolock · 10-29-2009, 12:53 AM

They are doing what they are supposed to be doing! Being a crummy Tampa sports team.

When they went to the world series I was furious! I said to myself "This is not the way a team from Tampa is supposed to be! No athlete in this town is allowed to be a winner until at least 20-30 years of losing."

I am glad we are back in the proper pecking order.

25psi · 10-29-2009, 01:31 PM

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Originally Posted by Irishpolock

They are doing what they are supposed to be doing! Being a crummy Tampa sports team.

When they went to the world series I was furious! I said to myself "This is not the way a team from Tampa is supposed to be! No athlete in this town is allowed to be a winner until at least 20-30 years of losing."

I am glad we are back in the proper pecking order.

We had a tired pitching staff last year, tends to happen when young pitchers have a big jump in innings(2008/), and we still had a winning season.

Only thing I'd look for the front office to do this season is get some more bullpen depth and try to unload Burrell.

Lil Ze' · 10-29-2009, 02:13 PM

So all our pitching problems were from them being tired huh? Lol
We need a new Catcher, new pitching coach and a solution in right field. As well as a revamping of the bullpen.

25psi · 10-30-2009, 01:07 AM

Quote:

Originally Posted by Lil Ze'

So all our pitching problems were from them being tired huh? Lol
We need a new Catcher, new pitching coach and a solution in right field. As well as a revamping of the bullpen.

Verducci Effect

Named for Tom Verducci of Sports Illustrated, this is a negative forward indicator for pitcher workload. Verducci, who called this the 'Year After Effect,' found that pitchers under the age of 25 who have 30-inning increases year over year tend to underperform. Will Carroll independently found that pitchers who break the "Rule of 30" tend to get injured. Carroll renamed this 'rule' the Verducci Effect in honor of the man who initially found the evidence.

MiDiablo · 11-10-2009, 04:39 PM

I agree w/the Kapler re-signing. He's a great platoon player, as mentioned earlier. Plus he runs pretty well and fields well too.

**dan** · 11-10-2009, 05:03 PM

I'm ok with Kapler, but I want an every day 8 man fielding unit, and have Kapler and the others do pinch hit/pinch fielding duty late in games.

i'd even be ok with giving kapler a shot in RF and in the lineup now that zobrist is gonna be full time at 2B.

they could even unload burrell and do a bit of a rotation with the DH...dont necessarily need one guy, but it is nice to have a big power hitter as the DH and who is too slow to field. LOL

**dan** · 11-10-2009, 05:06 PM

also sticky and renamed this so we'll have one thread of offseason news.

10-27-2009, 04:07 PM	#1 (permalink)
Lil Ze' M.O.B. ®	Rays 09-10 Offseason Thread The Resign Kapler for 50,000 more than last season. They resign Jim Hickey (Pitching coach). For what reason no one knows. They fire our hitting coach, justifiably so, and instead of hiring Rudy Jaramillo who would have taken this team over the top they sign Derek Shelton. I don't hate Shelton, but Jaramillo would have made our young hitters ten times better. The offseason is not starting off well. How Jim Hickey still has a job I have no idea.

10-27-2009, 07:41 PM	#2 (permalink)
nipster Go Gators	What the fuck did they resign hickey for, this guy obviously sucks

10-28-2009, 03:44 PM	#3 (permalink)
25psi Treated and Released	Kapler is a good bench/platoon guy who hits lefties well. He hit pretty well after the first month or two. Jaramillo wants a managing job. I'm not sure what to think about Hickey.

10-28-2009, 03:54 PM	#4 (permalink)
Lil Ze' M.O.B. ®	Well Jamarillo didn't get one. He's the hitting coach for Chicago

10-28-2009, 05:10 PM	#5 (permalink)
DD. Administrator	Hickey resigned? Not what i wanted to hear Ze'. Resigning him was a bigger mistake than signing Pat Burrell. How many of our pitchers will call there agents and try and GTFO of the Rays franchise now. What a waste of money. Sheez

10-29-2009, 12:53 AM	#6 (permalink)
Irishpolock Registered User	They are doing what they are supposed to be doing! Being a crummy Tampa sports team. When they went to the world series I was furious! I said to myself "This is not the way a team from Tampa is supposed to be! No athlete in this town is allowed to be a winner until at least 20-30 years of losing." I am glad we are back in the proper pecking order.

10-29-2009, 02:13 PM	#8 (permalink)
Lil Ze' M.O.B. ®	So all our pitching problems were from them being tired huh? Lol We need a new Catcher, new pitching coach and a solution in right field. As well as a revamping of the bullpen.

11-10-2009, 04:39 PM	#10 (permalink)
MiDiablo $ells Foreclo$ure$ Cheap!	I agree w/the Kapler re-signing. He's a great platoon player, as mentioned earlier. Plus he runs pretty well and fields well too.

11-10-2009, 05:03 PM	#11 (permalink)
dan adult cinema connoisseur	I'm ok with Kapler, but I want an every day 8 man fielding unit, and have Kapler and the others do pinch hit/pinch fielding duty late in games. i'd even be ok with giving kapler a shot in RF and in the lineup now that zobrist is gonna be full time at 2B. they could even unload burrell and do a bit of a rotation with the DH...dont necessarily need one guy, but it is nice to have a big power hitter as the DH and who is too slow to field. LOL

11-10-2009, 05:06 PM	#12 (permalink)
dan adult cinema connoisseur	also sticky and renamed this so we'll have one thread of offseason news.