Jake Mangum called up?

[msugrad2003]

Anyone else seeing this?

 

[maroontide06]

Rays Add Outfielder Jake Mangum To 40-man Roster

The Tampa Bay Rays have selected OF Jake Mangum to the 40-man roster. To make room on the 40-man roster, LHP Richard Lovelady has been designated for assignment. Mangum, 28, hit .317/.358/.442 (126-for-398) with 30 doubles, one triple, six home runs, 56 RBI and 20 steals in 104 games for

www.mlb.com

 

[The Cooterpoot]

He probably won't get an AB for months

 

[maroontide06]

It's about time. I reckon he'll be playing at Steinbrenner.

 

[HuntDawg]

Huge first step. This basically stops him from
Being picked up in the rule 5 draft… and gets him into big league spring training

he’ll need to survive the spring… but huge step for him to finally get a cup of coffee

 

[onewoof]

Yes - I am going to call out every single poster that said he would not get the call. So I advise you to eat crow on your own before I make you!

 

[HuntDawg]

Yes - I am going to call out every single poster that said he would not get the call. So I advise you to eat crow on your own before I make you!

He hasn’t made the big leagues yet. You do understand that right?

he’s on the 40 man. Only 27 make the roster. This just makes him eligible to be one of the 27.

the main thing this did was keep him from being lost in the rule 5 draft…. However again this is a huge first step to actually making the bigs

 

[onewoof]

He hasn’t made the big leagues yet. You do understand that right?

he’s on the 40 man. Only 27 make the roster. This just makes him eligible to be one of the 27.

the main thing this did was keep him from being lost in the rule 5 draft…. However again this is a huge first step to actually making the bigs

yes - just setting the table of pettiness here

 

[Colonel Kang]

He hasn’t made the big leagues yet. You do understand that right?

he’s on the 40 man. Only 27 make the roster. This just makes him eligible to be one of the 27.

the main thing this did was keep him from being lost in the rule 5 draft…. However again this is a huge first step to actually making the bigs

Correct. All correct. He'll probably start in AAA next year but being on the 40 man roster is a huge hurdle that he cleared in being called up next year

 

[Colonel Kang]

Yes - I am going to call out every single poster that said he would not get the call. So I advise you to eat crow on your own before I make you!

He has not gotten the call yet FWIW. Likely coming in late April next year though

 

[HuntDawg]

Correct. All correct. He'll probably start in AAA next year but being on the 40 man roster is a huge hurdle that he cleared in being called up next year

Yes. Got to hope the rays don’t make any spring training or off season moves. But even then removing him from the 40 man means all the mlb teams will have a chance to sign him.

good step for sure.

 

[HuntDawg]

He has not gotten the call yet FWIW. Likely coming in late April next year though

Why late April?

 

[WrightGuy821]

The rays just traded their starting CF Jose Siri for a relief pitcher from the Mets. That's huge for his potential to make the 27 man

 

[willi13]

Great! So he gets to play half a season at Steinbrenner instead of the Trop.

 

[ronpolk]

He will probably end up going between the MLB roster and triple A several times next year. Like someone else posted, this protects him in the rule 5 draft, which goes to show you the rays have plans for him and thought other teams would as well.

 

[dawgstudent]

Does this get him more $$$ right now?

 

[Beretta.sixpack]

they probably did it so the Sixpack poster on twitter will stop tagging them every day...."i will repost this everyday until the rays call up jake magnum"

and not sure who you are, but well done. I see it every day.