Rays say, “Welcome back, Kapler”
Gabe Kapler returns to the Tampa Bay Rays in 2010.
JML Update: Games of June 16
Interleague play continues.
On the ups: Gabe Kapler (Rays) had another good night. In Tampa’s 12-4 win over the Rockies, he went 3-4 with a triple and homer — his third in his last three games — and four RBI. Over those three games, Kapler is 6-7 and reached base eight times in nine plate appearances. [...]
Nu, where else should he have signed?
Word from our friend Howard Megdal at BaseballTalmud.com is that Gabe Kapler has signed a million-dollar deal with the Tampa Bay Rays.
Megdal writes
I am hopeful that there will be a fan group created at Tampa games called either “Kapler’s Knishes”, who will all dress up as enormous potato products, or “Kapler’s Kvetchers”, who will all [...]
Hot stove: Kapler update
Add the Philadelphia Phillies to the list of teams that have shown an interest in Gabe Kapler. MLB.com reported:
The Phillies are looking for a right-handed hitter to come off the bench, according to FOXSports.com.
In 55 games this past season, [Nomar] Garciaparra hit .264 with eight home runs and 28 RBIs for the Dodgers. He can [...]
What’s cookin’ on the hot stove?
The Red Sox should re-invest in their former player, Gabe Kapler, according to Sean McAdam in The Boston Herald of Jan. 6.
The Sox still have a need for a right-handed-hitting outfielder, however. Gabe Kapler, Act 3, remains an option, and the club hasn’t ruled out Rocco Baldelli, who continues to get more information about his [...]
The best things in life are free (agents)
More than 160 major leaguers have filed for free agency including such big names as Curt Schilling, Ken Griffey, Jr., Mark Teixiera, Pedro Martinez, Nomar Garciapparra and more.
The only two Jewish players on the list are outfielder Gabe Kapler, who provided veteran leadership as a bench player for the Milwaukee Brewers, and catcher Brad Ausmus, [...]

