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Rays Designate Reyes
Last night, veteran Al Reyes was DFA'd by the Tampa Bay Rays to make room for Chad Bradford. Reyes is 38 and has a 4.37 ERA (actually a touch better than last year's mark of 4.90). He's had two stints on the DL this year, and has had a 5.14 ERA in 8 games since last being activated. Reyes said he needs to get the ball more than "every four or five days" to stay consistent, but also said he wasn't surprised by the move. He's making 2.3MM this year.
The Rays have 10 days to make a move. I'm on the fence here; on the one hand, Reyes is 38 and has shoulder problems and a terrible ERA for a reliever. On the other, he had 26 saves last year, and with the way that saves are currently valued in baseball, I feel like some team is bound to roll the dice with him.
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I'm sure Detroit is looking into it.
Posted by: celtics464 | August 09, 2008 at 09:31 AM
Do you have to put the newly claimed guy on your 25 man roster, or on your 40 man roster? (Bradford in this case.)
Specifically, I'm trying to figure out why the Red Sox didn't pick up Bradford - they need a bullpen arm, Bradford works, and blocks the Rays too.
Posted by: J | August 09, 2008 at 01:59 PM
it definitely would make sense for the cardinals to look into re-adding him given their troubles this year. they know him very well.
Posted by: cardsfan05 | August 09, 2008 at 07:01 PM
It makes sense for the Red Sox, Marlins, Mets, and Tigers to add a bullpen arm and i think Reyes fits the bill for either of those teams.
Posted by: BaseballFanatic40 | August 10, 2008 at 08:07 PM