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statmaster96
A .324 what?
Snafu0300
OBP
redsfan48
Interesting that they released Raburn, not Desmond Jennings, who was seemingly competing directly with Raburn for that 4th OF spot, and hit much worse than Raburn. My guess now is that the bench will be Stuart Turner (backup catcher), Hernan Iribarren (UTIL), Arismendy Alcantara (UTIL) and Patrick Kivlehan (OF).
mrkinsm
Jennings is not an Article XX-B Free Agent, so he’s not in line to receive a retention bonus is his contract isn’t purchased. I.E. the Reds still have plenty of time to release Jennings.
jonnyblah
Thanks for dropping some knowledge on how these contracts work.
glassml
I agree. The last three names all have had strong springs and are very versatile.
redsfanman
I don’t feel like Jennings and Raburn were directly competing. Jennings, in theory, is a well rounded CF who (when healthy) can do some of everything (play defense, reach base, steal bases, hit for power), while Raburn is a bat-first corner guy and potential platoon candidate. Jennings would be a candidate to back up injury-prone Billy Hamilton.
I think Raburn and Kivlehan, who fit kinda similar profiles, were directly competing, and Kivlehan has now won out with a strong spring. Kivlehan also costs the MLB minimum, rather than $900k.
ksoze
I agree, Kivlehan was in competition with Rayburn, and whooped his b$tt this spring.
T206
Turner, Iribarren, Alcantara and Kivlehan as well, I sure hope so anyway!! Plus all those last names helps Marty earn his pay announcing them on the radio, lol!
Nick Hogan
He got hurt yesterday. I’m betting that had something to do with it.
beauvandertulip
Also Jennings can play CF so that’s added value by itself
ASapsFables
Ryan Rayburn was a White Sox killer when he played played in the A.L. Central, posting a .296/.354/.518 triple slash with 20 HR’s and 82 RBI’s in just 413 plate appearances. He also put up a .435/.519/.696 slash against the Cubs in 27 PA’s. As a Chicago baseball fan, I’m glad to see Rayburn out of their respective divisions but wish him well hooking on with some other organizations.
McGlynnandjuice
I read this as Ryan Braun (I have dyslexia, and also didn’t notice that it said Rays) and my jaw literally dropped
SimplyAmazin91
Mets pick up?
ExileInLA 2
Nope. No glove. I’d grab Stubbs, and let Conforto and Nino play in AAA rather than ride pine in NYC.
ksoze
I’d be happy with that
RaysBaseball4
The Rays are looking for a right handed OF bat, wonder if they will target Raburn.