CHRIS BOOTCHECK RUMORS

Rays grant RHP Chris Bootcheck his release

The Tampa Bay Rays have granted right-handed pitcher Chris Bootcheck is release from Triple-A Durham, Marc Topkin of the St. Petersburg Times reports.  Bookcheck had an opt-out date of July 1 on his contract after signing a Minor League contract in February 2011. The 32-year-old last pitched in the Majors with the Pittsburgh Pirates in 2009.  He spent most of his career in the...
Via PRO Rumors  |  July 03, 2011

Bootcheck, Ekstrom, Swindle sent down to minor league camp

Chris Bootcheck has persevered so much only to get sent down by the Tampa Bay Rays to minor league camp. Bootcheck, along with Mike Ekstrom and R.J. Swindle, are hoping to finally get an opportunity and hold down a big league job in 2011.
Via isportsweb.com  |  March 23, 2011

Former Tampa Bay Rays draft pick Chris Bootcheck signs in bid to join bullpen

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Via TampaBay.com  |  February 13, 2011

Rays sign RHP Chris Bootcheck to Minor League deal

In a Tweet by the Tampa Tribune, they report that the Rays have signed right-handed pitcher Chris Bootcheck to a Minor League contract with an invitation to Spring Training. The 32-year-old last pitched in the Majors with the Pittsburgh Pirates in 2009.  He spent most of his career in the Los Angeles Angels system.  In his six-year career, he has a record of 3-7 with a 6.54 ERA...
Via PRO Rumors  |  February 13, 2011

Rays Sign Chris Bootcheck

The Rays have signed Chris Bootcheck to a minor league deal with an invite to Spring Training, reports the Tampa Tribune (Twitter link).
Via MLB Trade Rumors  |  February 13, 2011

Bootcheck elects for free agency

The Pittsburgh Pirates and reliever Chris Bootcheck have parted ways. Bootcheck didn’t exactly fit into the Pirates future despite being a 2009 Triple-A All-Star. When the Pirates put him on waivers a few days ago it signaled the end to his time with the organization. So now the soon to be 31-year old former first round [...]
Via Tireball.com  |  October 20, 2009

Game 113: Rockies 8 Pirates 0

I think that the highlight of this game was Chris Bootcheck striking out two hitters in the sixth inning to drop his ERA to 21.60. That should pretty much tell you exactly what you need to know about this one. We did manage to draw four walks off of Jiminez in his eight innings, but then we coupled that with three hits and that's bad. Kevin Hart's velocity was pretty good...
Via Where Is Andy Van Slyke  |  August 12, 2009

Minor League Roundup: 4-14-09

Jesse catches you up on what happened down on the farm on Monday: AAA Indianapolis had another tough loss on Monday against Columbus. The Indians lost 3-2 and now have a poor recor of 1-4. Virgil Vasquez pitched a gem of a 5 inning start, allowing no runs on 3 hits. Chris Bootcheck ended up blowing [...]
Via Raise the Jolly Roger!  |  April 14, 2009

Welcome aboard, Tim Neverett

Does the first game of the spring get a gamethread? I don't see why it shouldn't, though I'm posting it more as an "afternoon discussion while there happens to be a baseball game taking place" thread than anything. I obviously won't do this for every game since the spring training novelty wears ...
Via Where Is Andy Van Slyke  |  February 25, 2009

Spring Training Gameday #1 vs. Phillies

No, I won?t be doing Gamedays for every single ST game. But we haven?t played since September, so I?m kind of excited. And if anyone?s wondering, we mix it up and play Manatee CC at the end of the ST schedule this season, not the Phillies (0-0) at Pirates 1:05?McKechnie ...
Via Raise the Jolly Roger!  |  February 25, 2009
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