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David Price Promoted To Triple A
David Price's remarkable rise through the Tampa Bay Rays organization continued today. According to MLB.com's Bill Chastain, Price was promoted to Triple A Durham last night, and if all goes well, he could be wearing a Rays uniform in September.
Price, 22, was the number-one overall selection out of Vanderbilt University in the 2007 draft. The left-hander has posted outrageous lines at both Class-A Vero Beach (4-0, 1.82 ERA, 37:7 K:BB ratio in 37.2 IP), as well as Double-A Montgomery (7-0, 1.89 ERA, 55:16 K:BB ratio in 57 IP).
The Yankees did something similar in 2007, getting a boost from Joba Chamberlain late in the season. Rays manager Joe Maddon said that a similar situation isn't out of the question for the Rays when asked:
"That's not impossible," Maddon said. "That's a possibility. We've discussed a variety of different ideas about him. We haven't talked specifically about it, but we've talked among ourselves, among Minor League staff members, front-office people, everybody's been included in the conversation."
If Price's dominance can continue, he would be an invaluable boost to the Rays, whether in a set-up or starting role.
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I wouldn't say those are ridiculous stats. We've seen more video-game-esque lines from prospects before. They're just solid. A K per inning is just solid and exactly what you expect from a future ML pitcher. And, afterall he is a college player so it's not unexpected to see him pitch well at A ball. To his credit he pitched well at AA without deterioration but again not ridiculous. I bet if they did keep him there this season, next season we would see truly ridiculous stats at AA or AAA. He has phenomenal frame, stuff, and velocity but he hasn't really yet faced truly selective disciplined hitters yet.
That being said, he has shown a consistent ability to throw with great control, with or without factoring in impatient minor league hitters, so he could have a nice K-Rod or Joba-like run as an RP during a stretch drive. He'd be protected from being too over-exposed and getting a book on him from an inning at a time. A critical 50 IP or so would be enough to make a major impact reaching and in the playoffs.
Posted by: basemonkey | August 10, 2008 at 06:33 PM
Wow! Tampa is going to be very good for many years.
Posted by: cubs land | August 10, 2008 at 08:00 PM
The Rays have the talent to be a factor in playoff chases for many years, but when these guys start asking for gigantic paydays: Upton, Kazmir and Shields...will they open up the wallets and sign these guys long term?? Or will this be a team like the Indians of the nineties, who lose all of their young talented guys to teams with bigger pockets. I hope Tampa can keep their core players and especially Longoria under team control for years to come.
Posted by: Adam | August 11, 2008 at 12:14 AM
Adam,
The Rays already have Longoria under contract for six years, and Shields and Kazmir are both under contract for four seasons. I believe they have Carlos Pena signed to a 3-year deal after last season, though he's not a young talent.
Still, they've done a good job of locking up a lot of their young players for the next several years.
Posted by: Steve Adams | August 11, 2008 at 12:22 AM
SWEET! another top prospect i get to go meet and greet. i love livin 10 minutes from the DBAP (Durham Bulls Athletic Park).
on a note that makes this comment good enough for the site...
i agree with steve. they have done great with keeping guys within the organization. i think they are going to be able to get discounts in 4 years because they might just have world series rings and the players will want to stay as a group.
just thoughts
Posted by: bronx | August 11, 2008 at 03:04 AM
Not to take anything away from those Indians teams but the 1995 Indians didn't quite turn out that way. They locked up their young players but attrition, financial issues, and unexpected ineffectiveness kept it from happening the way folks dreamed it up. Granted they did bring back the Indians and put them on the baseball map and breathed life into the franchise. Jacobs Field has a lot to do with it too. I think TB's stadium situation will have a big factor here. The thing about long periods of contention, it isn't a function of talent. It's a function of management. If not conducted properly here, the Rays could be a great team for the next many years, or, they could evaporate due to a host of reasons. They are a great story though. I hope they beat the pants off the BoSox and Yankees.
Posted by: basemonkey | August 11, 2008 at 07:53 AM
Price faced A-Rod earlier this season when A-Rod was rehabbing. A-Rod took him deep in his first AB, but finished 1-4 with HR BB 2Ks, so Price did get a little revenge.
Posted by: cardsfan05 | August 11, 2008 at 11:06 AM
The Rays have Crawford, Iwamura, and Pena, through 2010. Those are the only 2 great players on the Rays that are up somewhat soon. Kazmir signed through 2012, Longoria signed through 2016, and Sheilds signed through 2014, if all the club options get picked up. Garza is under control through 2012. Upton under team control through 2012. Navarro under control through 2011. They also have arguably the best farm system in the MLB. The Rays are set for a long time.
Posted by: Joe | August 11, 2008 at 12:14 PM
Longoria signed a 9 year deal, Shields a 7 years deal, Kazmir Wheeler, and Pena 3 year deals, and Crawford still has a few years left on his longterm contract. That doesnt even include all the young players (Garza, Upton, Navarro, Bartlett, Balfour, Howell) that are still not arbitration eligible as well as the best minor league system in baseball. Its been said many times, but this is the worst Rays team you will see over the next ten years. They are only going to get better.
Posted by: delmonmvp | August 11, 2008 at 03:19 PM
Further, according to the Rays owner Stu Sternberg, he is going to increase the payroll by at least 20 percent every year, and with an already low payroll, the rays will have pleanty of money to spend on an impact RF/DH bat in the offseason. Pat Burrell anyone?
Posted by: delmonmvp | August 11, 2008 at 03:20 PM