JOSE TABATA RUMORS & GOSSIP
First Pitch: Should Jose Tabata Be the Everyday Right Fielder?
Jose Tabata has been better against right-handers than Travis Snider so far. Photo Credit: David Hague
So far this season the Pittsburgh Pirates have been using Travis Snider most of the time against right-handers. However, when a lefty is on the mound, Snider is on the bench. On the season Snider has just eight plate appearances against lefties. Guys like Jose Tabata and Brandon...
Pirates Notebook: A Comeback For Jose Tabata, Or A Small Sample Size?
Jose Tabata has three doubles and a homer so far in Spring Training.
Spring Training usually means two things. One is that you’ll hear a lot of stories about how a player is reviving their career. This comes in many forms. There’s the “best shape of his life” talk. Sometimes it has to do with vision (Player A got contacts, while Player B skipped that all together and got...
Workouts leave Pirates' Tabata looking slim
Jose Tabata was not happy when the Pittsburgh Pirates denied his request to play winter ball in his native Venezuela for a second consecutive offseason. In fact, the outfielder's agent went so far as to tweet that it was the Pirates' decision and not Tabata's. "It's hard because the fans in my country expect the big-leaguers to play winter ball," Tabata...
Report: Pirates Won’t Allow Jose Tabata to Play Winter Ball
The other day in the Winter League recap from Tuesday, I mentioned that Jose Tabata was on the roster of Caribes de Anzoategui of the Venezuelan League. It was mentioned earlier in the off-season that Tabata most likely will not play, though nothing was definite at the time. Today I came across an article (link is in Spanish) that confirms the Pirates will not allow Jose Tabata...
Jose Tabata “looks totally checked-out” in Triple-A
Per Rob Biertempfel on Sulia:
Pirates OF Jose Tabata “looks totally checked-out” in minors, Triple-A Indy broadcaster Will Flemming told TribLiveRadio today: “Not only has he not been not sharp offensively, but his effort on defense at times has been totally appalling. Tabata has cost the Indians games and runs with just a complete lack of effort, getting after baseballs...
Pittsburgh Pirates: Trade Rumors, part 1
The first in a multi-part series laying out what pieces are available to the Pittsburgh Pirates, how well they’ll mesh with the team, and what the Pirates may have to move in return… (Opening image credit, SD Examiner)
Part 1: Available hitters, and their suitability grade with the current team roster
A+ OF Carlos Quentin, San Diego Padres
2012 Season: .268...
Pirates decide Tabata isn't worth the effort
The Pittsburgh Pirates finally ran out of ways to ask Jose Tabata to pick it up. So they told him to pack it up and hit the road. Tabata, an everyday outfielder for the better part of the last three seasons, was optioned to Triple-A Indianapolis on Tuesday in a move aimed at sending a stern message that his lack of effort wasn't going to be tolerated. "The talking part...
News and notes: Appel, Karstens, Tabata
Some leftovers from yesterday…
First round pick Mark Appel had a rough game yesterday in his second postseason start. He allowed 5 earned runs in 4 innings in what ended up being an awful 17-1 loss to Florida State. Appel completely lost his control late in his outing – he walked five (two with the bases loaded), hit two batters, and threw a wild pitch. His college season will...
Hurdle: Jose Tabata playing hurt
When Tabata eases up, is not ‘loafing’ down baseline. Pulls up when feels tightness in that L leg, Hurdle shares. #Pirates
— Tom Singer (@Tom_Singer) June 2, 2012
A lot of debate has been made on if Jose Tabata has been “dogging” it lately or not. Hurdle now says that the perceived lack of hustle is not that at all, but in fact, Tabata is playing injured.
That would...
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Pirates OF benched for not hustling
Pirates manager Clint Hurdle decided to send a message to one of his players who wasn't hustling by benching him a game.
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