Baseball America has the Rays' list of minor league free agents...



The biggest name on this list is Joel Guzman. Guzman was the centerpiece of the deal that sent Julio Lugo to the Dodgers. In two years, Guzman appeared in 16 games for the Rays (all in 2007) going 9-37 with no home runs. Long known for his solid glovework and power potential, his bat just never caught up with the hype. In 242 games since being acquired, Guzman hit only 36 home runs, and posted an attrocious 220-to-42 strikeout-to-walk ratio to go along with his .281 and .276 OBP rates.

Nick DeBarr was a former Rule 5 pick (2006) by the Red Sox that was later returned when he did not make the major league roster.

AL EAST	W	L	GB	L10	STK	E#
Boston Red Sox	7	4	-	7-3	W3	--
Toronto Blue Jays	7	5	0.5	6-4	W1	151
Baltimore Orioles	7	6	1.0	7-3	W4	150
New York Yankees	5	6	2.0	4-6	L1	150
Tampa Bay Devil Rays	5	8	3.0	3-7	L1	148

Red Sox 7, Angels 2. The Red Sox played their annual Patriot's Day morning noon tilt, and once again the winning time of the marathon was quicker than the game itself. Oh, and Josh Beckett won his third straight start and Pink Hat fans everywhere are already screaming Cy Young. Big Papi hit his 4th home run.

NOTES FROM AROUND THE AL EAST...

• Chase Wright has two starts above A-ball but will make his major league debut at Yankee Stadium tonight. Nothing like just throwing a child in the middle of the lake filled with piranhas to see if they can swim.
• We have all seen the now-famous pizza throwing incident from yesterday's Red Sox game, but can somebody explain to me why it happened? They were both Sox fans and he kept an Angels player from catching a foul ball. Shouldn't the guy have bought him a beer instead? Sox Fans *shaking head*.
  
• The excuses are starting to come already as to why Daisuke Matsuzaka has not thrown two perfect games in his first two starts. Apparently they use a much different ball in Japan.
• Former Devil Rays shortstop Julio Lugo is impressing people in Boston.
  
• The Jays' Reed Johnson will be out until at least July after having surgery to repair a herniated disk.
• Not a good week for the Blue Jays as Troy Glaus and BJ Ryan were also placed on the DL.
• Marshall Bradway of RealGM Baseball suggests that the Devil Rays sacrifice long-term success in an effort to field the best possible team now. Hmmm? Not likely to happen.

Nobody has ever accused Julio Lugo of being a math wiz. This was never more evident than a recent quote by Lugo as he is rehabbing his injured ankle. When asked about his performance at the plate on opening day and his 1.000 batting average, he had this to say..

"No, 2.000, baby, I got two hits."

Apparently Lugo thinks he got four hits in those two at bats.

Notes: Hendrickson wants a repeat [MLB.com]