Rays to sign James Loney

[Jeffy25]

Any guess on the number of years?

3?

It's a one year deal according to Jim Bowden

[Jeffy25]

Loney isn't going to be very productive unless he can change and be able to hit LH pitching.
2012- 92 AB - .217/ .247/ .261/ .508
2011- 127 AB - .213/ .254/ .307/ .561
2010- 176 AB - .222/ .262/ .313/ .575

more of a platoon player now.

Most likely, he won't face lefties.

They will likely sign a platoon partner to play next to him

I can see .280/.340/.425 for the season, facing basically only righties, and then find a compliment to face lefties

[TrueYankee]

Most likely, he won't face lefties.

They will likely sign a platoon partner to play next to him

I can see .280/.340/.425 for the season, facing basically only righties, and then find a compliment to face lefties

If Yanks do not sign Chavez, I can see him being their platoon lefty at 1B. But I think Chavy like NY...not sure if Yanks want to go that direction again though.

I would like to see Rays add more offense. Shields, Price, Hellickson, Moore is a great 1-4.

[Jeffy25]

If Yanks do not sign Chavez, I can see him being their platoon lefty at 1B. But I think Chavy like NY...not sure if Yanks want to go that direction again though.

I would like to see Rays add more offense. Shields, Price, Hellickson, Moore is a great 1-4.

And Cobb is no slouch either.

[rangersfan]

Think Archer will win the 5th spot if he shows improved control in spring training. He's a TORP-in-the-making.

[TrueYankee]

And Cobb is no slouch either.

Nope, solid, if not very good #5. Niemann, Davis are others. Rays really need to start trading...

[Dugmet]

Loney isn't going to be very productive unless he can change and be able to hit LH pitching.
2012- 92 AB - .217/ .247/ .261/ .508
2011- 127 AB - .213/ .254/ .307/ .561
2010- 176 AB - .222/ .262/ .313/ .575

more of a platoon player now.

Those are better numbers than Ike Davis posted in 2012, and in the future, against LHP.

.174/.225/.335

[dodgerdave]

ala Casey Kotchman

http://www.baseball-reference.com/pl...oneyja01.shtml

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[American Psycho]

Not sure how one of the weakest hitting first basemen in the league is going to suddenly flip the switch at his age. I've never been able to figure out (and obviously he and his coaches are on the same boat) how someone so big with such a pretty swing has so much trouble generating power. A shorter approach may do that slow bat some good.

[Jeffy25]

I can see James Shields being traded for Mike Morse and Danny Espinoza


Rays
C - Molina (somebody)
1B - Loney/Morse platoon
2B - Zobrist
3B - Longoria
SS - Espinoza
LF - Morse most of the time, and occasional back up starts for an additional right handed bat whenever Morse needs to play first
CF - Jennings
RF - Joyce/Zobrist platoon
DH - Last platoon partner

Rotation
1. Price
2. Helly
3. Moore
4. Cobb
5. Niemann/Archer/Ramos (and maybe Davis, but I doubt that)

Nationals

C - Flores/Suzuki
1B - ?
2B - Lombardozzi
3B - Zimmerman
SS - Desmond
LF - Bernadina/?
CF - Harper
RF - Werth

Rotation
1. Strasburg
2. Gio
3. Shields
4. Zimmerman
5. Detwiller (I'm guessing)

Don't know if this makes perfect sense for the Nationals, but it does for the Rays. Those are two of the kinds of guys they would look to add for Shields (maybe a prospect)

[Jeffy25]

http://www.baseball-reference.com/pl...oneyja01.shtml

I'm crazy smart, let me tell ya

[doyerfan59]

^^Span in CF

[Jeffy25]

^^Span in CF

There ya go, that's right


LF - Werth
CF - Span
RF - Harper


It makes sense. Morse and Espinoza for Shields.

[J.Twiggy]

How good of a Nats rotation be with Shield in it?

[JermanJaysFan]

If Yanks do not sign Chavez, I can see him being their platoon lefty at 1B. But I think Chavy like NY...not sure if Yanks want to go that direction again though.

I would like to see Rays add more offense. Shields, Price, Hellickson, Moore is a great 1-4.

...Chavy doesn't make sense as a platoon partner with Loney. They're both lefties.

He would look good, however, as the Jays back up3B/1B/DH