Mugshot Purgatory: New Faces #2

Posted by AMR on Thursday, March 13th, 2008 at 7:41 am

In the offseason, there were a few free-agent signings, and minor trades.

Don't know how former Royal Brian Bass came to the team, but he's here now, as a NRIT. Former Astros Adam Everett and Mike Lamb were signed in succession.
bass_brian_2008 everett_adam_2008 lamb_mike_2008
bass_brian_2006 everett_adam_2007_min
(Bass '08, '06; Everett '08, '07-PS; Lamb '08)

Also, the team got Livan Hernandez, Craig Monroe, and Matt Macri (NRIT). Macri came late last season via the Ramon Ortiz trade.
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(Hernandez '08, Monroe '08, Macri '08)
I saw Monroe play CF for a few innings at a Cubs game last September. Jaque Jones played CF in that game, too. He looks really happy, as if someone made a $2 Million error in his favor.

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SBG replied on March 13th, 2008 at 8:01 am

as if someone made a $2 Million error in his favor

I don't know whether to laugh or cry.

kg2005 replied on March 13th, 2008 at 8:30 am

Contracts like Monroe's and Livan's are the only things that make Nick Punto not seem so bad.

Andrew replied on March 13th, 2008 at 8:04 am

Lamb looks like someone in his general vicinity farted.

AMR replied on March 13th, 2008 at 8:07 am

I could swear that Bass and Macri were NRITs when I grabbed the photos, but they're both on the 40-man now. No sign of it on the transactions page... seems they've been on the 40-man all along.

Also, I was pretty sure that the "T" in "NRIT" stood for something... Non-Roster Invite T, Perhaps?

Rhubarb_Runner replied on March 13th, 2008 at 10:22 am

I think what you mean is "NRPT", as in Not Ready for Prime Time

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