Comments on: The Case for Dioner Navarro http://www.devilraysblog.net/the-case-for-dioner-navarro/ A Tampa Bay Rays Fan Site Sun, 21 Sep 2008 11:33:04 +0000 hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.3.1 By: Bob R. http://www.devilraysblog.net/the-case-for-dioner-navarro/comment-page-1/#comment-13 Bob R. Thu, 08 Feb 2007 12:25:57 +0000 http://www.devilraysblog.net/the-case-for-dioner-navarro/#comment-13 Seo is and always has been a starting pitcher, not a reliever, and although at the time of the trade Hendrickson had been pitching well and Seo poorly, their histories indicated that Seo was the better pitcher-and younger. Navarro has always had good plate discipline and at his age has shown promise that Hall long ago ceased to provide. And as a bonus, acquiring Ruggiano, not considered a top prospect, but with power and plate discipline as well (a clear priority for the new Rays management), was a nice addition to the system. That trade was a steal for the Rays from the start. Seo is and always has been a starting pitcher, not a reliever, and although at the time of the trade Hendrickson had been pitching well and Seo poorly, their histories indicated that Seo was the better pitcher-and younger. Navarro has always had good plate discipline and at his age has shown promise that Hall long ago ceased to provide. And as a bonus, acquiring Ruggiano, not considered a top prospect, but with power and plate discipline as well (a clear priority for the new Rays management), was a nice addition to the system. That trade was a steal for the Rays from the start.

]]> By: Jake http://www.devilraysblog.net/the-case-for-dioner-navarro/comment-page-1/#comment-7 Jake Mon, 29 Jan 2007 03:06:26 +0000 http://www.devilraysblog.net/the-case-for-dioner-navarro/#comment-7 In the long-run, we'd never look to get hosed in the deal. 1. Only Hendrickson remains on the Dodgers from any of the LA/TB trades. 2. Hendrickson is one of few AL pitchers, surprisingly not from Oakland, to get worse when moved from the AL to NL. 3. Jae Seo may not exactly be lighting it up, but we got a 22 year old catcher who is major-league ready and has a chip on his shoulder(traded by 3 teams and replaced in LA because he was injured) and unheralded OF prospect Justin Ruggiano. 4. We got rid of horrible hitting Toby Hall, who topped out in AAA. In the long-run, we’d never look to get hosed in the deal.

1. Only Hendrickson remains on the Dodgers from any of the LA/TB trades.
2. Hendrickson is one of few AL pitchers, surprisingly not from Oakland, to get worse when moved from the AL to NL.
3. Jae Seo may not exactly be lighting it up, but we got a 22 year old catcher who is major-league ready and has a chip on his shoulder(traded by 3 teams and replaced in LA because he was injured) and unheralded OF prospect Justin Ruggiano.
4. We got rid of horrible hitting Toby Hall, who topped out in AAA.

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