Ex Tampa Bay Rays

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Ex-Ray Eric Hinske is in the lineup for the Pirates, playing third.

Here is their lineup:

Morgan, lf
McCutchen, cf
Vazquez, 2b
Adam LaRoche, 1b
Hinske, 3b
Moss, rf
Wilson, ss
Jaramillo, c
Duke, lhp

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The Pirates scored two in the second, with the rally sparked by ex-Ray Eric Hinske.

Hinske tripled to centerfield, his long fly ball just getting out of the reach of Gabe Kapler. He scored on a groundout by Brandon Moss. Jack Wilson and pitcher Zach Duke doubled him in with two outs.

Pirates 2, Rays 0

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RHP Derek Rodriguez has been sent back to the White Sox. Rodriguez was
a Rule 5 draft pick. The Rays offered him back and the Sox accepted,
paying the Rays $25,000, half the original fee.

[love_that_reefer]

I was surprised last year when Hinkse was left off the playoff roster after the season he had. Then I was surprised they didn;t offer him a contract but after the Burrell deal, I see why. Pirates picked a solid bat in Hinske who has really worked hard at being more versatile.

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I'm glad we had Hinske as a player. He was a great mentor to Longo.

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The Indians have claimed right-hander Jae Kuk Ryu off waivers from the Padres and optioned him to Triple-A Columbus. He will go directly to Minor league camp.
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The Padres had claimed Ryu off waivers in January and gave him a shot at their bullpen. He went 0-1 with a 10.61 ERA in eight appearances this spring, surrendering 12 runs (11 earned) on 16 hits in 9 1/3 innings. He gave up eight earned runs in one-third of an inning in an appearance against the Giants on March 21.

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Longtime Biscuits pitcher Brian Henderson has signed with the Somerset Patriots of the independent Atlantic League.

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Somerset has also signed former Biscuits pitchers Jim Magrane and Travis Minix. Also in the Atlantic League, outfielder Jeremy Owens will rejoin the Southern Maryland Blue Crabs and Steve Andrade is set to play for the York Revolution.

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Outfielder Erold Andrus has signed with the Florence Freedom of the independent Frontier League.

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John Fay of the Cincinatti Enquirer reports the Reds have cut Jonny Gomes and offered him a spot in Triple-A. Fay says Gomes is a little surprised and unsure what to do next.

Gomes hit .250 in 44 at bats this spring, and led the Reds with 4 homeruns while knocking in 12 runs.

Wow, I really thought Jonny would stay with the Reds.