Dioner Navarro News

View full size photo>> First, whoever decided on the exact payroll figures since 2006 is a fan of checks ... and checks: Here are the 2010 payroll numbers as told by Cots with some lame duck estimates for arbitration and incentives thrown in.

Even more stunning than Arizona State coach Pat Murphy's sudden resignation on Friday is that three days later, nobody knows why it happened.

Alright, along with being a professional baseball player, and a sportswriter for ESPN, The Mag, a general manager for an MLB team is on my short list of dream jobs.

Nevin Ashley is a 25-year-old catcher for the Rays originally drafted in the 6th round of the 2006 draft out of Indiana State University.

The following was sent to me via email yesterday by the folks at ACTA Sports - What are the odds that a player will do better than he did the previous year? In the recently-released Hardball Times Baseball Annual 2010, baseball guru Bill James explains his new "Strong Seasons Leading Index," a methodology that tries to round up as many indicators ...

The free-agent season officially begins at midnight ET on Friday, and the Rays will be looking to add quality pieces to improve an already solid club.

I know the Rays are all about bringing up talent through their system, but do you see them making any significant free-agent signings this offseason? -- Ron R., Naples, Fla.

Although there isn't a multitude of impact players available in this offseason's free-agent class, there might not be a better year to grab an established bat/arm at a bargain price.

Ah, here we are yet again, sports fans: the offseason. Just a week after the Yankees won their 27th World Series trophy, the baseball world is itching and ready to go for next April, when our stars will finally take the field again for another season of America's Pastime.

Catcher Dioner Navarro and outfielder Fernando Perez have had minor surgery, and each is expected to be back to full strength by Spring Training, the Rays announced.

Rays catcher Dioner Navarro had left elbow surgery in late October to stabilize an ulnar nerve but is expected to be ready for spring training, the team said Monday.

Update 5:41 p.m. Rays executive VP Andrew Friedman said after deciding to pick up Carl Crawford's $10 million option for 2010 that the All-Star leftfielder "is a big part of what we've accomplished and what we will accomplish in the future." Friedman knows the big question is "What does future mean?" and while he said "I don't think anyone can ...

Now that the Yankees are celebrating this year's championship, the Rays can start the real work in trying to win the next one.

's stunning one-man double steal Sunday. Actually, there were several things. The Rays frequently run the same kind of defensive shift against left-handed pull hitters the Phillies got in trouble with .

It was that kind of season from Dioner Navarro. Please don't get his confused as making an excuse for Dioner Navarro 's poor season.

The centerfielder needs to be better. A lot better. The catcher needs to improve, too.

Carla Suarez Navarro of Spain defeated Olga Govortsova of Belarus 6-3, 6-4 Wednesday to reach her sixth quarterfinal of the season at the Generali Ladies.

Acquiring a new catcher is probably the top priority this off-season. Gregg Zaun may not return, Dioner Navarro turned back into a pumpkin, and the other 40-man options are reserves at best.

Of the three most disappointing Rays, DH P at Burrell has the farthest to go, CF B.J. Upton is the most important to the team and C Dioner Navarro poses the biggest question.

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