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"We've been decimated by injuries. It's not necessarily the ideal way that we wanted to call him up," Rays executive vice president of baseball operations Andrew Friedman said. "But we're confident in his ability to adjust at the plate, and what he brings to us defensively is something that we felt was very important to where we're going. We'll see what happens and reassess when Willy is ready to come back. We'll let things play out.'' "We've been decimated by injuries. It's not necessarily the ideal way that we wanted to call him up,'' Rays executive vice president of baseball operations Andrew Friedman said. "But we're confident in his ability to adjust at the plate, and what he brings to us defensively is something that we felt was very important to where we're going. We'll see what happens and reassess when Willy is ready to come back. We'll let things play out.'' Because Longoria spent 13 days in the minors so far this season, he won't qualify for a full season in the majors and his eligibility for free agency is pushed back an extra year until after the 2014 season. |
The Rays have decided to call up super prospect Evan Longoria.