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Career Summary

Years	PA	AVG	OBP	SLG	TAv	WARP
5	1390	.258	.341	.399	.263	3.5

Birth Date	3-9-1983
Height	5' 11"
Weight	205 lbs

Bats	B
Throws	R

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YEAR	TEAM	AGE	G	PA	AB	R	H	2B	3B	HR	TB	BB	SO	HBP	SF	SH	RBI	SB	CS	AVG	OBP	SLG	TAv	VORP	FRAA	WARP
2005	LAN	22	26	105	86	12	28	8	0	1	39	18	11	1	0	0	10	3	1	.326	.448	.453	.319	9.5	0.2	1.0
2006	ATL	23	36	127	115	17	36	6	0	1	45	10	19	1	0	1	8	0	2	.313	.373	.391	.262	4.9	-3.0	0.2
2006	LAN	23	43	151	128	15	32	12	0	3	53	18	17	3	0	2	22	1	0	.250	.356	.414	.259	5.5	2.2	0.7
2008	TBA	25	95	362	324	33	82	17	2	10	133	32	44	4	1	1	33	2	2	.253	.327	.410	.257	4.4	5.1	0.9
2009	TBA	26	105	336	296	38	75	12	0	12	123	34	54	2	3	1	41	1	0	.253	.331	.416	.264	6.3	0.2	0.7
2010	TBA	27	100	309	270	22	62	13	0	6	93	30	61	3	4	2	43	0	0	.230	.309	.344	.252	0.2	-0.2	-0.0
Career			405	1390	1219	137	315	68	2	33	486	142	206	14	8	7	157	7	5	.258	.341	.399	.263	30.8	4.6	3.5

Advanced

'opp' stats - quality of opponents faced - have been moved and are available only as OPP_QUAL in the Statistics reports now.

YEAR	Team	Lg	G	PA	TAv	oppAVG	oppOBP	oppSLG	oppTAv	BABIP	BPF	BRAA	repLVL	POS_ADJ	FRAA	BRR	BVORP	BWARP	VORP	WARP
2000	GRF	Rk	0	302	.000	.000	.000	.000	.000	.304			0.0		0.0	0.0	0.0	0.0	0.0	0.0
2001	WNC	A	120	485	.000	.000	.000	.000	.000	.268			0.0		0.0	0.0	0.0	0.0	0.0	0.0
2001	VRO	A+	2	8	.000	.000	.000	.000	.000	.400			0.0		0.0	0.0	0.0	0.0	0.0	0.0
2002	VRO	A+	108	450	.000	.000	.000	.000	.000	.223			0.0		0.0	0.0	0.0	0.0	0.0	0.0
2003	VRO	A+	119	495	.000	.000	.000	.000	.000	.304			0.0		0.0	0.0	0.0	0.0	0.0	0.0
2004	JAX	AA	126	537	.000	.000	.000	.000	.000	.303			0.0		0.0	0.0	0.0	0.0	0.0	0.0
2005	LAN	MLB	26	105	.319	.268	.335	.422	.000	.365	95	6.6	2.7	0.3	0.2	-0.4	9.5	1.0	9.5	1.0
2005	LVG	AAA	108	450	.254	.277	.347	.444	.000	.334	111	-2.9	10.7	0.4	4.3	-1.6	0.0	0.0	0.0	0.0
2006	ATL	MLB	36	127	.262	.274	.337	.447	.000	.368	103	0.3	3.4	0.5	-3.0	-0.7	4.9	0.2	4.9	0.2
2006	LAN	MLB	43	151	.259	.272	.334	.435	.000	.269	103	-0.2	4.1	0.4	2.2	1.0	5.5	0.7	5.5	0.7
2006	LVG	AAA	50	222	.304	.272	.338	.415	.000	.319	108	9.4	5.5	0.1	1.9	0.2	0.0	0.0	0.0	0.0
2006	RIC	AAA	3	12	.000	.275	.345	.414	.000	.429			0.0		-0.0	0.0	0.0	0.0	0.0	0.0
2008	TBA	MLB	95	362	.257	.260	.323	.406	.000	.266	102	-1.2	10.3	-1.9	5.1	-3.3	4.4	0.9	4.4	0.9
2008	VRO	A+	3	13	.213	.256	.325	.364	.000	.300	96	-0.7	0.4	0	0.1	0.0	0.0	0.0	0.0	0.0
2008	DUR	AAA	5	24	.152	.282	.350	.427	.000	.316	93	-1.2	0.3	0	0.6	-0.2	0.0	0.0	0.0	0.0
2009	TBA	MLB	105	336	.264	.259	.322	.411	.000	.270	99	1.5	9.7	-3.3	0.2	0.0	6.3	0.7	6.3	0.7
2010	TBA	MLB	100	309	.252	.252	.314	.394	.000	.271	97	-2.6	8.8	-4.8	-0.2	-1.0	0.2	-0.0	0.2	-0.0
2011	LIC	Wnt	13	49	.000	.000	.000	.000	.000	.278			0.0		0.0	0.0	0.0	0.0	0.0	0.0
2012	ESC	Wnt	20	66	.000	.000	.000	.000	.000	.294			0.0		0.0	0.0	0.0	0.0	0.0	0.0
Career		MLB		1390	.263	.261	.324	.412	.257	.285	100	4.4	37.4	-8.8	4.4	-4.4	30.8	3.5	30.8	3.5

Statistics For All Levels

Year	Team	Lg	PA	R	H	2B	3B	HR	RBI	BB	SO	SB	CS	AVG	OBP	SLG	ISO	TAv	VORP	FRAA	WARP
2000	GRF	Rk	302	39	70	15	1	4	49	36	45	5	5	.263	.351	.372	.109	.000	0.0	0.0	0.0
2001	WNC	A	485	45	102	25	2	4	48	43	64	7	9	.237	.308	.332	.095	.000	0.0	0.0	0.0
2001	VRO	A+	8	0	2	0	0	0	0	1	2	0	0	.286	.375	.286	.000	.000	0.0	0.0	0.0
2002	VRO	A+	450	56	80	18	2	11	65	69	54	15	8	.215	.341	.363	.148	.000	0.0	0.0	0.0
2003	VRO	A+	495	47	122	29	3	11	74	41	70	9	9	.274	.339	.427	.153	.000	0.0	0.0	0.0
2004	JAX	AA	537	56	133	27	0	15	77	50	77	8	10	.276	.348	.425	.149	.000	0.0	0.0	0.0
2005	LAN	MLB	105	12	28	8	0	1	10	18	11	3	1	.326	.448	.453	.128	.319	9.5	0.2	1.0
2005	LVG	AAA	450	47	119	26	4	5	60	40	56	1	6	.297	.361	.419	.122	.254	0.0	4.3	0.0
2006	ATL	MLB	127	17	36	6	0	1	8	10	19	0	2	.313	.373	.391	.078	.262	4.9	-3.0	0.2
2006	LAN	MLB	151	15	32	12	0	3	22	18	17	1	0	.250	.356	.414	.164	.259	5.5	2.2	0.7
2006	LVG	AAA	222	30	62	12	1	10	41	22	24	1	3	.315	.386	.538	.223	.304	0.0	1.9	0.0
2006	RIC	AAA	12	2	3	1	0	0	1	2	3	0	0	.300	.417	.400	.100	.000	0.0	-0.0	0.0
2008	TBA	MLB	362	33	82	17	2	10	33	32	44	2	2	.253	.327	.410	.157	.257	4.4	5.1	0.9
2008	VRO	A+	13	1	3	0	0	0	1	1	2	0	0	.250	.308	.250	.000	.213	0.0	0.1	0.0
2008	DUR	AAA	24	3	6	3	0	0	3	4	1	0	0	.300	.417	.450	.150	.152	0.0	0.6	0.0
2009	TBA	MLB	336	38	75	12	0	12	41	34	54	1	0	.253	.331	.416	.162	.264	6.3	0.2	0.7
2010	TBA	MLB	309	22	62	13	0	6	43	30	61	0	0	.230	.309	.344	.115	.252	0.2	-0.2	-0.0
2011	LIC	Wnt	49	4	10	3	0	0	2	7	5	1	1	.244	.367	.317	.073	.000	0.0	0.0	0.0
2012	ESC	Wnt	66	5	15	1	0	0	9	4	11	0	0	.242	.288	.258	.016	.000	0.0	0.0	0.0

Injury History beta

Date On	Date Off	Transaction	Days	Games	Side	Body Part	Injury	Severity	Surgery Date
2010-03-21	2010-03-29	Camp	8	0	Left	Thigh	Strain	Hamstring	-
2010-02-27	2010-03-11	Camp	12	0	Left	Wrist	Sprain		-
2010-01-11	2010-01-11	WIN	0	0	Right	Wrist	Sprain		-
2009-07-17	2009-07-18	DTD	1	1		General Medical	Illness	Dizziness	-
2009-06-08	2009-06-10	DTD	2	2		General Medical	Illness	Migraine	-
2008-08-05	2008-08-06	DTD	1	1	Right	Lower Leg	Cramps		-
2008-04-10	2008-05-29	15-DL	49	45	Left	Thigh	Strain	Hamstring	-
2008-03-19	2008-03-29	Camp	10	0	Left	Thigh	Strain	Hamstring	-
2007-05-07	2007-10-01	60-DL	147	132	Right	Wrist	Fracture	Hamate	2007-08-15
2007-03-11	2007-03-30	Camp	19	0	Right	Wrist	Soreness		-
2006-08-12	2006-09-01	15-DL	20	18	Left	Fingers	Fracture	Middle Finger	-

Compensation

Year	Team	Salary
2010	TBA	$1,350,000
2009	TBA	$975,000
2008	TBA	$401,200
2007	TBA	$385,000

Years	Description	Salary
4 yr	Previous	$3,111,200
4 yr	Total	$3,111,200

Service Time	Agent	Contract Status
3 y 153 d		2 years/$2.6M (2009-10), plus 2011 optio

Details

2 years/$2.6M (2009-10), plus 2011 club option. Signed extension with Tampa Bay 2/18/09 (avoided arbitration, $1.05M-$0.9M). 09:$0.975M, 10:$1.35M, 11:$2.2M club option ($0.275M buyout). 2010 salary may increase by $0.75M to $2.1M based on 2009 PAs. 2011 option may increase by $1M based on 2009-10 PAs. Award bonuses. $0.3M assignment bonus if traded before 10/31/09. Tampa Bay declined 2011 option 11/3/10. Non-tendered by Tampa Bay 12/2/10.
1 year/$0.4012M (2008). Acquired by Tampa Bay in trade from Atlanta 1/17/08.
1 year/$0.385M (2007). Re-signed 3/07. Acquired by Atlanta in trade from LA Dodgers 7/06, with Dodgers paying Braves an undisclosed amount of cash as part of the deal.
1 year (2006). Re-signed 2/06.
Signed 2000 as amateur free agent from Dominican Republic. $1.4M signing bonus.

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Title	Author	Date
Prospectus Preview: These Questions Three: The Legit Contenders	Sam Miller	2013-03-26
Prospectus Preview: These Questions Three: The Legit Contenders	Adam Sobsey	2013-03-26
The Lineup Card: 13 Offseason Needs	Baseball Prospectus	2012-11-07
Pebble Hunting: Why We Shouldn't Be Shocked By Buster Posey	Sam Miller	2012-09-17
Fantasy Beat: The DH Conundrum	Jason Collette	2011-05-27
Tater Trot Tracker: Trot Times for May 15	Larry Granillo	2011-05-16
Transaction Analysis: Second-Sack Stopgaps, and Other Opening Day Shuffles	Ben Lindbergh	2011-04-04
On the Beat: Rays of Sunshine	John Perrotto	2011-03-04
The BP Broadside: Genius + Zobrist = Maddon	Steven Goldman	2011-02-23
On the Beat: Contending and Rebuilding	John Perrotto	2011-01-11
Prospectus Perspective: What's Left on the Shelves?	Christina Kahrl	2010-12-23
Prospectus Perspective: Non-Tender Mercies	Christina Kahrl	2010-12-06
Prospectus Perspective: A Dirty Half-Dozen	Christina Kahrl	2010-12-02
Contractual Matters: AL East Arbitration Forecast	Jeff Euston	2010-11-29
Prospectus Perspective: Five Deals That Must Happen	Christina Kahrl	2010-11-09
Playoff Prospectus: Tuesday LDS Game Projection	Eric Seidman	2010-10-12
One-Hoppers: Front Six LDS Rosters	Christina Kahrl	2010-10-06
Playoff Prospectus: ALDS Preview: Rays vs. Rangers	Ben Lindbergh	2010-10-05
Fantasy Beat: Hot Spots: First Base, Third Base, and Designated Hitter	Michael Street	2010-08-30
Transaction Action: Drama Division Drama	Christina Kahrl	2010-07-05
Transaction Action: Disorderly Conduct	Christina Kahrl	2010-06-30
Transaction Action: Waterloo's 195th Anniversary Edition	Christina Kahrl	2010-06-18
Transaction Action: Remembering The Kid	Christina Kahrl	2010-06-04
Transaction Action: The Upper Cust	Christina Kahrl	2010-05-18
Transaction Action: AL Roster Cleanup	Christina Kahrl	2010-04-06
BP Unfiltered: UPDATED AL Projected Opening Day Rosters	John Perrotto	2010-04-01
Transaction Action: Hammering Hank	Christina Kahrl	2010-03-09
Fantasy Beat: Hot Spots: First Base, Third Base, and Designated Hitter	Michael Street	2010-03-08
Camp Battles: AL East	Christina Kahrl	2010-02-16
Transaction Analysis: AL Action	Christina Kahrl	2009-12-13
Transaction Action: Backwater Piracy and Sabeanesque Splurges	Christina Kahrl	2009-11-04
Winter League Preview: The Dominican League	Carlos J. Lugo	2009-10-18
Player Profile: Matt Kemp	Marc Normandin	2009-10-15
Transaction Action: Final Answers	Christina Kahrl	2009-09-01
Transaction Action: Redemption?	Christina Kahrl	2009-08-19
Transaction Action: Weekend Transaction Action	Christina Kahrl	2009-08-16
Transaction Analysis: AL Central, Plus	Christina Kahrl	2009-06-02
On the Beat: Bouncing Back	John Perrotto	2009-05-27
Fantasy Beat: Bench Players	Marc Normandin	2009-05-26
Under The Knife: Rays of Gloom?	Will Carroll	2009-05-25
On the Beat: Weekend Roundup	John Perrotto	2009-03-15
The Ledger Domain: Salary Arbitration Beats Free Agency	Maury Brown	2009-02-25
Transaction Analysis: AL Roundup	Christina Kahrl	2009-02-24
Caribbean Series 2009: Preview	Derek Jacques	2009-02-02
Prospectus Hit and Run: Revisiting Those Rays of Hope	Jay Jaffe	2008-10-22
Playoff Prospectus: One Through Twenty-Five?	Joe Sheehan	2008-10-21
Playoff Prospectus: One Through Twenty-Five?	Jay Jaffe	2008-10-21
World Series Prospectus: Rays versus Phillies	Joe Sheehan	2008-10-21
Prospectus Today: First Light from a New Ray	Joe Sheehan	2008-10-20
On the Beat: ALCS Game Seven	John Perrotto	2008-10-20
Prospectus Today: Big Ball	Joe Sheehan	2008-10-15
On the Beat: Notes on ALCS Game Four	John Perrotto	2008-10-15
Prospectus Preview: ALCS Game Four	Caleb Peiffer	2008-10-14
Prospectus Preview: Monday's Games to Watch	Caleb Peiffer	2008-10-13
Playoff Prospectus: White Sox versus Rays	Nate Silver	2008-10-02
Transaction Analysis: Regular-Season Wrap-up	Christina Kahrl	2008-09-28
UTK Wrap: Extended Rap	Will Carroll	2008-09-19
Under The Knife: Down to the Wire	Will Carroll	2008-09-18
Prospectus Preview: Sunday's Games to Watch	Marc Normandin	2008-08-31
Prospectus Hit List: Cramped Quarters	Jay Jaffe	2008-08-22
Prospectus Preview: Saturday's Games to Watch	Caleb Peiffer	2008-08-16
UTK Wrap: Major Breaks	Will Carroll	2008-08-15
Transaction Analysis: AL Moves	Christina Kahrl	2008-08-14
On the Beat: Angels Rising	John Perrotto	2008-08-13
Under The Knife: A Failure to Communicate?	Will Carroll	2008-08-12
Transaction Analysis: AL Roundup	Christina Kahrl	2008-08-06
All-Star Sabotage: Looking Forward to 2009	Matt Meyers	2008-07-17
Transaction Analysis: Eastern Update	Christina Kahrl	2008-07-14
Transaction Analysis: AL East Moves and Issues	Christina Kahrl	2008-07-03
Transaction of the Day: Evan Longoria	Christina Kahrl	2008-04-19
Every Given Sunday: The NRIs Who Made It	John Perrotto	2008-04-06
Transaction Analysis: NL East Rosters Review	Christina Kahrl	2008-04-02
Every Given Sunday: On the Spot	John Perrotto	2008-03-23
Future Shock: Monday Ten Pack	Kevin Goldstein	2008-03-03
Transaction Analysis: AL East NRI Review	Christina Kahrl	2008-02-19
Caribbean Series 2008: Day One	Derek Jacques	2008-02-03
Transaction Analysis: Dodging the Arbitrator	Christina Kahrl	2008-01-21
Every Given Sunday: Reconstruction in Slow Motion	John Perrotto	2008-01-20
Fantasy Focus: Luck	Kenn Ruby	2007-09-20
Transaction of the Day: NL East Roundup	Christina Kahrl	2007-09-16
Transaction Analysis: April 19-21, 2007	Christina Kahrl	2007-04-22
Prospectus Hit List: Three Weeks In	Jay Jaffe	2007-04-20
Transaction of the Day: Roster Reviews of the Easts	Christina Kahrl	2007-04-12
Hope and Faith: How the Los Angeles Dodgers Can Win the World Series	Jay Jaffe	2007-03-26
Under The Knife: No Right or Wrong About It?	Will Carroll	2007-03-16
Transaction Analysis: NL East Catchup	Christina Kahrl	2007-01-31
Future Shock: Atlanta Braves Top Ten Prospects	Kevin Goldstein	2006-11-10
Dominican Winter League Report: 11/03/06	Carlos J. Lugo	2006-11-03
Transaction Analysis: September 18-21, 2006	Christina Kahrl	2006-09-22
Transaction Analysis: September 11-14, 2006	Christina Kahrl	2006-09-15
Transaction Analysis: September 1-4	Christina Kahrl	2006-09-06
Transaction Analysis: August 18-22	Christina Kahrl	2006-08-23
Transaction Analysis: August 10-14	Christina Kahrl	2006-08-15
Prospectus Today: On Streaks	Joe Sheehan	2006-08-09
Prospectus Hit List: Week of August 2nd	Jay Jaffe	2006-08-02
Prospectus Today: Aftermath	Joe Sheehan	2006-08-01
Fantasy Focus: Trade Deadline Review, Fantasy Style	Peter Schoenke	2006-08-01
Transaction Analysis: July 29-30	Christina Kahrl	2006-07-31
Transaction Analysis: July 27-28, 2006	Christina Kahrl	2006-07-29
Prospectus Today: Right Idea, Lousy Execution	Joe Sheehan	2006-07-29
Transaction Analysis: July 22-24, 2006	Christina Kahrl	2006-07-25
Prospectus Hit List: Week of July 9	Jay Jaffe	2006-07-12
Future Shock: Division Roundup, NL West	Kevin Goldstein	2006-07-04
Prospectus Hit List: Week of June 25	Jay Jaffe	2006-06-27
Transaction Analysis: June 20-21	Christina Kahrl	2006-06-22
Transaction Analysis: June 13-15, 2006	Christina Kahrl	2006-06-16
Transaction Analysis: June 1-5	Christina Kahrl	2006-06-06
Prospectus Hit List: Week of June 4	Jay Jaffe	2006-06-06
Prospectus Today: NL All-Stars	Joe Sheehan	2006-06-05
Prospectus Notebook: Rockies, Dodgers	Baseball Prospectus	2006-06-02
Transaction Analysis: May 25-29	Christina Kahrl	2006-05-30
Prospectus Hit List: Week of May 21	Jay Jaffe	2006-05-23
Transaction Analysis: May 12-14	Christina Kahrl	2006-05-16
Prospectus Today: Road Game	Joe Sheehan	2006-05-16
Prospectus Hit List: Week of May 14	Jay Jaffe	2006-05-16
Future Shock: NL West Roundup	Kevin Goldstein	2006-05-16
Transaction Analysis: May 10-11	Christina Kahrl	2006-05-12
Transaction Analysis: March 27-28	Christina Kahrl	2006-03-29
Fantasy Focus: Building a Fantasy Farm System	Jeff Erickson	2006-02-24
2006 Top 50 Prospects: A Look Inside the Rankings	David Regan	2006-02-21
Transaction Analysis: National League, December 15, 2005-February 11, 2006	Christina Kahrl	2006-02-15
Prospectus Hit List: Week of September 25	Jay Jaffe	2005-09-27
Prospectus Hit List: Week of September 18	Jay Jaffe	2005-09-20
Prospectus Notebook: BOS, LAD	Baseball Prospectus	2005-09-02
Transaction Analysis: August 26-31	Christina Kahrl	2005-09-01
Prospectus Notebook: Thursday Edition	Baseball Prospectus	2005-07-07
Transaction Analysis: March 16-28, 2005	Christina Kahrl	2005-04-01

BP Chats

Date	Question	Answer
2011-11-30 13:00:00	Why are people touting John Jaso as a Carlos Ruiz-esque catcher and already declaring the Mariners the winner in the Lueke/Jaso trade? Lueke's good K/9 and solid BB/9 numbers to go with his decent FIP make it seem like he'll be good RP with right defense behind him. Character issues are the only concern and Rays have had their fair share of questionable people in past. Jaso is a horrible defender(shoulder surgery in the middle levels of his minor league career) and while his BABIP makes one believe he'll rebound from bad 2011, good bet that he won't return to 2010 levels either. (jlarsen from Chicago)	The Mariners win the deal simply because they get rid of the rapey reliever. Seriously, there's never been a player I've more rooted for a career-ending injury than Lueke. As for the comparisons to assholes like Willy Aybar and Elijah Dukes, I recall that those guys were Rays properties before their major transgressions came to light, so it's a different story in terms of how they were handled by the org. I don't think they went out of their way to acquire either knowing as much as they know about Lueke. Jaso has some offensive ability for a catcher, but I think we've pretty much seen the spectrum of his 90th and 10th percentiles. He can be a decent bat for the position, albeit with sketchy defensive ability. (Jay Jaffe)
2009-02-11 14:00:00	Speaking of Andy Marte, is there any chance he can become a Willy Aybar type of player, or is he a complete loss at this point? (Rich from Akron)	Complete loss. (John Perrotto)
2008-03-25 14:00:00	Which is the more egregious demotion of a young 3b this spring, Josh Fields or Evan Longoria? (Andrew from Overland Park, KS)	I'll go with Longoria, even if I think it's silly to demote a player as already ready as Fields; at least Fields was demoted because of the existence of an established worthwhile veteran ballplayer. Longoria's being sent down for Willy Aybar. There was a point in time where I loved Willy Aybar, and I still think he has some upside--at second base--but there's no way I send Longoria back down. (Christina Kahrl)
2008-03-05 13:00:00	If you were going to take one 3B upside pick late in the draft, would it be Willy Aybar, Wilson Betemit, Morgan Ensberg, Dallas McPherson, or someone else altogether? (Fantasy Manager from Scoresheet League)	Third base is loaded this year, but it's also kind of cut and dry. I'm not particularly fond of anyone on that list, though taking a late, late flyer on Ensberg is tempting. (Marc Normandin)
2008-02-05 13:00:00	Willy Aybar went from decent prospect to missing a year and now to jail (did not pass go either), is he the next in a long line of players who let alcohol ruin their career? (R.J. from Beyond the Boxscore)	A couple of questions on this, so I'll answer them together... (Derek Jacques)
2008-02-05 13:00:00	After reading many of your "Stupid Lawyer Tricks" articles, I was curious to know if you are a lawyer (like how Rany is a doctor), or if law is just a field you know a lot about. If you are a lawyer, I assume that you're no longer practicing, considering your covering the Caribbean World Series (unless of course, you're Willy Aybar's lawyer). (Rich from Columbus, OH)	I think we've already covered the fact that I'm not Wily Aybar's lawyer, but yes, I am a lawyer. I used to be in private practice but quit when I figured out that working as a writer and editor actually paid better, and would give me the liberty to do cool stuff like this. (Derek Jacques)
2008-01-24 13:00:00	It's looking like Willy Aybar/Joel Guzman will open the season at 3rd base for the Rays. Do you think Longoria needs more AAA Ab's or is he ready to start opening day? (Tommy from TheStatPack)	Now that they've acquired Aybar, who could be a real surprise if he has conquered his personal demons, I have no problem with Longoria getting some development time. However, I wouldn't have had a problem with Longoria starting in the big leagues either. However, it can't hurt to buy him a little more time. (John Perrotto)

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