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Zobrist returning to Triple-A

By john • May 30th, 2008 • Category: ben zobrist, minor leagues, tampa bay rays

With the recent injury to Troy Percival the Tampa Bay Rays needed to add a few relievers and one of them came at the expense of position player Ben Zobrist.
The team announced it had called up 30-year old reliever Grant Balfour. (not be be confused with Ball-four which is what he does on the mound) [...]


A look at Ben Zobrist

By john • Feb 2nd, 2007 • Category: ben zobrist, players

Ben Zobrist will be competing with Brenden Harris for the starting shortstop gig in Tampa Bay this season. Zobrist was acquired by the Devil Rays along with pitcher Mitch Talbot for Aubrey Huff in a mid-season trade with the Houston Astros.
While Harris is a career .295/.363/.469 hitter in the minors the job appears to be [...]