Comments on: Gabe Of The Month

By: Wrighteous

Wrighteous — Thu, 02 Jul 2009 14:38:09 +0000

kaplers a juicer

By: Justin

Justin — Thu, 02 Jul 2009 09:51:41 +0000

This should be the title of the article.

By: MPC

MPC — Thu, 02 Jul 2009 03:22:30 +0000

Well played.

By: ace and gary

ace and gary — Thu, 02 Jul 2009 03:09:42 +0000

it’s the Ambigously Gabe Duo

By: Chris

Chris — Thu, 02 Jul 2009 00:01:23 +0000

Hammel was out of options if I remember correctly and they were set with Niemann as the fifth starter. Better to trade him for a prospect with some potential instead of DFAing him and losing him for nothing.

By: Jon

Jon — Wed, 01 Jul 2009 23:37:53 +0000

Yay! Platoons are fun!

By: rwperu34

rwperu34 — Wed, 01 Jul 2009 22:21:10 +0000

I prefer Krapler.

By: Tommy R

Tommy R — Wed, 01 Jul 2009 21:42:12 +0000

The Hammel choice was between Hammel and Niemann. Rather than just DFA Hammel for nothing he took a shot on a live arm. Hammel has had a nice start for Colorado, but where was his future in Tampa Bay? Heck, Niemann doesn’t even have much of a future with Davis coming soon.

By: JH

JH — Wed, 01 Jul 2009 21:36:56 +0000

As amazing as the Rays’ front office has been with moves like the Gabes (which I was against at the time – Matt Joyce fan), I’ll never understand Jason Hammel for Aneury Rodriguez. Hammel was pretty clearly going to turn into at least a 5th starter, and Rodriguez is intriguing, but righties sitting 88-91 with so-so breaking stuff and no third pitch grow on trees. Hammel’s not an impact guy, but trading a valuable innings-eater for a C-level prospect is a bit of a stain on Friedman’s otherwise awesome record.

By: Tom B

Tom B — Wed, 01 Jul 2009 21:08:21 +0000

you forgot to mention that kapler has the most embarrassing strikeout this season :)