No doubt, the right field and second base situations for the Rays are unsettled. It all hinges on where they decide to station Ben Zobrist. Or, IF they decide to station Ben Zobrist.
Matt Joyce figures to be in the right field mix. He’s coming of a solid season at Triple-A Durham where he hit .273 with 16 HR and 66 RBI.
He told Dick Scanlon of the Lakeland Ledger he’s ready for the competition, but he’s getting used to spring traing battles for playing time.
“I was very stressed out (last year) about where I was going to play, when I was going to play, getting called up and sent down. The past two years have kind of been a roller-coaster, so that experience has been beneficial heading into this year. Hopefully, it’ll calm the nerves and help me relax a little more.”
My money’s on him making the team out of spring training. It will be interesting if his hitting will persuade the Rays to keep Zobrist in the infield.























February 10th, 2010 at 9:03 PM
Let’s all ReJoyce