The Rays have signed three more players to minor league contracts: Juan Miranda, Matt Mangini, and Ricky Orta. Miranda, 28, looks particularly interesting. Miranda spent a good amount of the 2011 season with the Diamondbacks and posted a .717 OPS (on-base plus slugging) in 202 plate appearances. Mangini was acquired from the Mariners, though it’s (as of now) unknown whether he is the unspecified player that the Rays would receive in return from the John Jaso trade. You can see Miranda, Mangini, and Orta’s current statistics below.
What a great move the Rays made by picking up Miranda and Mangini. These are two guys that I believe will boost the Rays offense next year. Great move.
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Agreed! I’d also have to say that they’ve been fairly productive over the course of the last two weeks with their acquisitions, trades, and announcements (of sorts) of other dead wood (cough, Niemann and Brignac) they’re willing to clear out. I can’t wait to see what happens next.