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Krill Searching to Fill Hot Corner
December 16, 2062 Normally stoic in the Rule V process, Bikini Krill GM Ron Collins broke with tradition and selected a pair of third-basemen from other rosters in one of this Winter Meetings most anticipated events.
Could Buggins Stick?23-year-old Isaac Buggins (40/45) came from the Nashville organization. He's a 6'3", 200 pound right-handed hitter who posted a .276/.332/.463 slash in the AAA-Orlando organization. The team was intrigued by his power--demonstrated by 28 homers last season to go with a stable glove.
26-year-old Pedro Parra was also selected from the Calgary organization, where he put up a .295/.372/.431 slash in 546 plate appearances at the Pioneer's AA-level franchise in Edmonton. He's considered to still have room to grow, but scouts love his discipline at the plate.
"I'm happy to bring both of these guys to spring camp," Collins said. "I'm still expecting Manuel Martinez to be the guy, but it's good to have competition, and I could see either one coming out on top."
Martinez, the heir apparent to the position since Kata Ishibashi was non-tendered during the arbitration phase of the season, has been productive in part-time roles with the team for the past few seasons, but also fell flat in a relatively brief stint as a full-time third baseman. Defensively he should be the superior of the group, and his .779 OPS last year was at least somewhat passable. Initial thoughts are that Buggins has the greatest opportunity to find time on the field, but, of course, the future is uncertain. In addition, some think that one of the two might be a candidate to replace aging veteran Run-ming Gui, who at 35 and in the last year of his contract, carries long-term concerns.
December 16, 2062 Normally stoic in the Rule V process, Bikini Krill GM Ron Collins broke with tradition and selected a pair of third-basemen from other rosters in one of this Winter Meetings most anticipated events.
Could Buggins Stick?
26-year-old Pedro Parra was also selected from the Calgary organization, where he put up a .295/.372/.431 slash in 546 plate appearances at the Pioneer's AA-level franchise in Edmonton. He's considered to still have room to grow, but scouts love his discipline at the plate.
"I'm happy to bring both of these guys to spring camp," Collins said. "I'm still expecting Manuel Martinez to be the guy, but it's good to have competition, and I could see either one coming out on top."
Martinez, the heir apparent to the position since Kata Ishibashi was non-tendered during the arbitration phase of the season, has been productive in part-time roles with the team for the past few seasons, but also fell flat in a relatively brief stint as a full-time third baseman. Defensively he should be the superior of the group, and his .779 OPS last year was at least somewhat passable. Initial thoughts are that Buggins has the greatest opportunity to find time on the field, but, of course, the future is uncertain. In addition, some think that one of the two might be a candidate to replace aging veteran Run-ming Gui, who at 35 and in the last year of his contract, carries long-term concerns.
