DIONER NAVARRO NEWS

A Few Observations on the Rays 2010 Payroll

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by Chris O'Meara - AP View full size photo » First, whoever decided on the exact payroll figures since 2006 is a fan of checks ... and checks: Normal 0 false false false EN-US X-NONE X-NONE MicrosoftInternetExplor...
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From All-Star to Non-Tender? Dioner Navarro's Future

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by Reinhold Matay - AP So many round objects. View full size photo uploaded September 5, 2009 Normal 0 false false false EN-US X-NONE X-NONE MicrosoftInternetExplorer4 /* Style Definitions...
>> www.draysbay.com/2009/9/...
 

Looking Once More at Dioner Navarro

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More photos » by Elaine Thompson - AP Swinging at ball four most likely. Browse more photos » Normal 0 false false false EN-US X-NONE X-NONE MicrosoftInternetExplorer4 ...
>> www.draysbay.com/2009/6/...
 

Catching Up on Rule 5 Catchers

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More photos » by Alex Brandon - AP Jesus Flores- The Lone Rule 5 Survivor Browse more photos » In the absence of any big moves, the Rays have two glaring needs to address in the off-season, the...
>> www.draysbay.com/2009/11...
 

Dioner Navarro Might Be Heading to the DL

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More photos » by Brian Blanco - AP about 1 hour ago: Tampa Bay Rays catcher Dioner Navarro, center, is helped off the field after being injured in the seventh inning during a baseball game against the Oakland Athletics...
>> www.draysbay.com/2009/7/...
 

The Worst At-Bat of the Season

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Dioner Navarro: via brooksbaseball.net Debate the pinpoint accuracy, the borders of normalized strike zones, and whatever else, none of it matters here. Simply put, there is no explanation as to why Dioner Navarro decided to swing at two of those pitches. A lot of people...
>> www.draysbay.com/2009/7/...
 

Should Dioner Navarro Stop Switch-Hitting?

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More photos » by Elaine Thompson - AP This is your bad side. Browse more photos » Normal 0 false false false EN-US X-NONE X-NONE MicrosoftInternetExplorer4 /* Style...
>> www.draysbay.com/2009/8/...
 

The Rays’ All-Time Offensive Leaderboard: The Sabremetric Edition

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More photos » by Gail Burton - AP (AP Photo/Gail Burton) Browse more photos » While writing my piece for last weekend, I spent a lot of time looking at the Fangraph win values of historical players...
>> www.draysbay.com/2009/11...
 

Unfair Platoon Ranks: A Look At Dioner Navarro and Gregg Zaun

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More photos » by Chris O'Meara - AP Browse more photos » The biggest news to come out of the Gregg Zaun acquisition was that we would have ourselves a platoon behind the plate. Gregg Zaun would play against...
>> www.draysbay.com/2009/9/...
 

Potential Buy-Low Candidate: J.R. Towles

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More photos » by Matt Slocum - AP Browse more photos » Acquiring a new catcher is probably the top priority this off-season. Gregg Zaun may not return, Dioner Navarro turned back into a pumpkin...
>> www.draysbay.com/2009/10...
 

Dioner Navarro's Unlucky (and Bad) 2009. Possible Rebound in 2010?

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More photos » by Brian Blanco - AP It was that kind of season from Dioner Navarro. Browse more photos » Please don't get his confused as making an excuse for Dioner Navarro's poor season...
>> www.draysbay.com/2009/10...
 

An Interview with Rob Neyer

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Throughout the offseson we'll be bringing you interviews with some of today's best and brightest baseball writers.  On this Friday we're lucky enough to be joined once again by Espn.com writer, author, and long suffering Royals fan, Rob...
>> www.draysbay.com/2009/11...
 

HHR Hugs it Out

A Dioner Navarro Bobblehead with A-Rod lips? (Bugs and Cranks)What would I do with $18 million (More Hardball) 10 Questions with Jay Mariotti (RCS) The Bobby Bowden Contract: A mere formality? (Tomahawk Nation) Jay McGwire with Shirt, "No, I'm Not on Steroids..." (Bob...
>> huggingharoldreynolds.blogspot.com/2009/01...
 

Dioner Navarro Showing Early Signs Of Rebound

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More photos » by Reinhold Matay - AP Take caution, but Dioner Navarro is starting to hit a little bit. (AP Photo/Reinhold Matay) Browse more photos » Don't look now, but over the past week the...
>> www.draysbay.com/2009/7/...
 

Intentional Walk to Navi

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More photos » by Ben Margot - AP If not Jaso, more of this please Browse more photos » Last night in one of the nuttiest managerial decisions I remember, the Marlins decided to intentionally walk...
>> www.draysbay.com/2009/6/...
 

The Catcher Position

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Gabe Kapler is Off the Bases like the Spiderman Logo

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by Jim Prisching - AP I know the Spiderman joke doesn't entirely make sense other than my insistence on saying Kapler plays the field like a spider on acid ... but his arms here seem to support my theory on Kapler's arachnid nature...
>> www.draysbay.com/2009/11...
 

Counting Down To 70…. 65

On the way to one record, our Devil Rays broke another Saturday night ? their fourth-straight win and 65th of the year was also their 42nd home win of the season. That number leads the Majors and breaks the old franchise record. More importantly, our Devil Rays finally started hitting...
>> www.bugsandcranks.com/?p=5897...
 

Navarro vs. Hernandez: More Analysis Behind the Dish

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More photos » by Ed Zurga - AP Browse more photos » Over the past few weeks, DRB has looked at how the starting pitching rotation has fared with Dioner Navarro behind the plate compared to when Michel Hernandez...
>> www.draysbay.com/2009/7/...
 

Evan Longoria and Pat Burrell Join Dioner Navarro In the Slump

More photos » by Matt Slocum - AP Browse more photos » Dioner Navarro is feeling the heat. A year after being an all star, Navarro is making a legitimate case for being the worst player in baseball. Navi is hitting...
>> www.draysbay.com/2009/7/...
 

Devil Rays Intro Music: Dioner Navarro

In a continuing effort to allow you to get to know your Devil Rays better, and because I find this sh!t fascinating, we're introducing you to the official intro music of your favorite players*. We continue with the man who provided the game-winning RBI against Boston for the second...
>> www.bugsandcranks.com/?p=6434...
 

A Catching Comparison

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by Chris O'Meara - AP Indeed. View full size photo uploaded September 2, 2009 Normal 0 false false false EN-US X-NONE X-NONE MicrosoftInternetExplorer4 /* Style Definitions ...
>> www.draysbay.com/2009/9/...
 

Tests show Navarro does not have concussion

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ST. PETERSBURG, Fla. (AP) -- Tampa Bay Rays catcher Dioner Navarro does not have a concussion and hopes to be back in the lineup after the All-Star break.
>> sportsillustrated.cnn.com/2009/ba...
 

Dioner Navarro Does Some Silly Things

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More photos » by Jeff Zelevansky - AP Andy Sonnanstine cares not for Johnny Damon's throwing arm. Browse more photos » Normal 0 false false false EN-US X-NONE X-NONE MicrosoftInternetExplorer...
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Split Decision On Andy Sonnanstine's Future in Rays Rotation

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More photos » by Chris O'Meara - AP Tampa Bay Rays pitching coach Jim Hickey, center, catcher Dioner Navarro (30) and first baseman Carlos Pena, right, visit pitcher Andy Sonnanstine on the mound. (AP Photo/Chris O'Meara...
>> www.draysbay.com/2009/6/...
 
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