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Art Deco · 05-16-2023, 09:17 AM

Transaction: Grayson Rodriguez goes on the 60-day IL with his torn UCL and Charlie Ruegger is called up for a couple of days to help with the bullpen but later in the week G-Rod's spot in the rotation will be filled by top prospect Walt Khattak. Our first-round pick in 2026 out of Ryerson University and the #33 prospect in baseball, Khattak was 11-7, 3.57 with 2.4 WAR at Durham. He only has 50 stuff but 70 movement and 55 control, and had only allowed 8 homers in 141 IP with a 42/96 BB/K ratio.

Game 1: 6-5 W. WP-Riley (1-0). S-Diaz (31). Starter-Bradley (5 6 3 3 2 6). HR-Encarnacion (6), Greene (9/27). A thrilling comeback win for the Rays who trailed 5-1 after 7 innings. After they got 2 back in the 8th, Greene led off the 9th with a homer to make it 5-4 and Encarnacion drilled a 2-run double (after homering for the first run and driving in a run in the 8th) to win it.

Game 2: 3-9 L. LP-Orze (7-7, 4.1 9 5 5 2 4). Orze's brilliant run of late came to a crashing halt as he was hit for 4 runs in the 1st and the Rays were routed. Caminero was 3-4 with 2 RBI and has now hit in 15 straight games.

Game 3: 7-3 W. WP-Swanda (14-8, 5.1 5 3 3 2 3). DeLoach was 3-5 with 3 RBI and Cartaya had a big early 2-run double as the Rays bounced back to take the series.

Team record: 81-46. Jays took 2 of 3 to stay even with us. Next up: Back home for 3 against Cleveland including Walt Khattak's MLB debut start in the opener.

Transaction: With the Rodriguez injury we signed veteran starter Will Bednar to a minor league deal. Bednar was let go by the Padres and cleared waivers despite going 7-6, 3.71 in 19 starts and 7 relief appearances this year although he was a bit homer-prone (18 allowed in 121 IP). He'll give us some depth should we suffer any additional injuries or Khattak doesn't get it done.

05-16-2023, 09:17 AM	#563
Art Deco Hall Of Famer Join Date: May 2020 Posts: 7,072	August 22-24, 2028: at Oakland (3) Transaction: Grayson Rodriguez goes on the 60-day IL with his torn UCL and Charlie Ruegger is called up for a couple of days to help with the bullpen but later in the week G-Rod's spot in the rotation will be filled by top prospect Walt Khattak. Our first-round pick in 2026 out of Ryerson University and the #33 prospect in baseball, Khattak was 11-7, 3.57 with 2.4 WAR at Durham. He only has 50 stuff but 70 movement and 55 control, and had only allowed 8 homers in 141 IP with a 42/96 BB/K ratio. Game 1: 6-5 W. WP-Riley (1-0). S-Diaz (31). Starter-Bradley (5 6 3 3 2 6). HR-Encarnacion (6), Greene (9/27). A thrilling comeback win for the Rays who trailed 5-1 after 7 innings. After they got 2 back in the 8th, Greene led off the 9th with a homer to make it 5-4 and Encarnacion drilled a 2-run double (after homering for the first run and driving in a run in the 8th) to win it. Game 2: 3-9 L. LP-Orze (7-7, 4.1 9 5 5 2 4). Orze's brilliant run of late came to a crashing halt as he was hit for 4 runs in the 1st and the Rays were routed. Caminero was 3-4 with 2 RBI and has now hit in 15 straight games. Game 3: 7-3 W. WP-Swanda (14-8, 5.1 5 3 3 2 3). DeLoach was 3-5 with 3 RBI and Cartaya had a big early 2-run double as the Rays bounced back to take the series. Team record: 81-46. Jays took 2 of 3 to stay even with us. Next up: Back home for 3 against Cleveland including Walt Khattak's MLB debut start in the opener. Transaction: With the Rodriguez injury we signed veteran starter Will Bednar to a minor league deal. Bednar was let go by the Padres and cleared waivers despite going 7-6, 3.71 in 19 starts and 7 relief appearances this year although he was a bit homer-prone (18 allowed in 121 IP). He'll give us some depth should we suffer any additional injuries or Khattak doesn't get it done.