The Cubs announced that they've signed infielder Ryan Roberts to a minor league contract with an invitation to Major League Spring Training. Roberts is represented by the Beverly Hills Sports Council.
The 33-year-old Roberts batted .247/.295/.377 with five homers in 173 plate appearances for the Rays in 2013. Though he hasn't matched a strong 2011 season that saw him post a .249/.341/.427 line with 19 homers and 18 stolen bases, Roberts remains a solid defensive player with some pop in his bat. He has experience at second base, third base and in the outfield corners. Roberts does most of his damage against left-handed pitching, as evidenced by his .261/.341/.444 line against southpaws.
Is that the dude with all the tattoos?
Yeah
Indeed it is
I don’t know much about him but I’ve seen him play, Good utility guy. He could be a good guy off the bench.
Yes, he was designated for assignment to make room for Myers when he was promoted to the majors. “Tat Man” is a decent fielder and an occasional clutch hitter. He was actually pretty popular here but with Myers in right and Zobrist thus moving back to full time 2nd base, there was no room for him. On a minor league contract (read: no money) this is a good signing.
I was raised a cubs fan but I won’t nothing to do with them as long as the ricketts are the owners. Dude is flat out dumb. He thinks he’s a fan because he saw a game in the bleachers in 1986.
He was actually designated to make room for Alex Cobb who came off the 60-Day.
You’re right, my bad. In June, he was optioned to Durham to make room for Wil.
i like this signing. He should make the roster and play a little 2B/3B
There’s the big move O’s fans have been waiting for.
This is Ryan, not Brian Roberts of the O’s.
I know. I caught myself above. I figured I’d let it stay up because maybe someone’s having a bad day and seeing me being an idiot might make ’em smile.
You’re not an idiot, I’ve read a lot of idiotic stuff on this website, you just made a mistake.
Carry on, sir.
Where did I get O’s from? I must be drunk. I’ll leave the original post up for the laughs, though. Sorry, folks!
Just blame it on the egg nog 🙂
Here come the moves………hopefully
Maybe Barney gets moved now? They’ve got Donnie Murphy,Valbuena, Logan Watkins all on the 40 man who can play 2B. And with Tat-Man…that adds another.
They already tendered him, though. And he’s got negative value with an arb-eligible-level contact. The only hope is for him to reestablish value in a small sample size (unfortunately requiring plate appearances) and them deal him. Otherwise Barney’s a near-certain non-tender candidate for next fall.
As a Cubs fan, the last couple seasons have felt like a real-life version of the movie Major League.
Yes and unfortunately 2014 will be part III.
A steal for a minor league flyer.
I wonder where he ranks on the all-time leader board for tattoos. I know Jon Rauch is up there somewhere, as well as the late Justin Miller. I better go check Fangraphs.
Did Justin Miller die?
Yes, he was found dead in his home back in June. As far as I know, a cause of death wasn’t determined.
Tatman is solid. He’ll make the team.
And…. Ryan Roberts has 1 minor league option remaining.