February 18, 2008
And Sid Bream Tries Out for the Rays…
By Mike McClary in Miscellaneous | 3 comments
I prefer to blame it on a foggy-brained Monday morning and not my advancing age. When I saw this headline today — Nixon auditions for Arizona, other MLB clubs at D-backs’ camp — my first thought was: Otis Nixon is trying out for the Diamondbacks?!
Not quite.
Veteran outfielder Trot Nixon, still hoping to latch on with a big-league club as a free agent, auditioned for the Arizona Diamondbacks at the team’s spring training complex in Tucson on Sunday.
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Arizona opened up Nixon’s workout so other interested teams could take a look. Toronto, Seattle and the Los Angeles Dodgers all had scouts on hand to watch him.
More coffee…
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Ian Casselberry | Feb 18, 2008 | Reply
Any other Indians cast-offs working out for the D-Backs this winter?
Let’s see, they already tried Bob Wickman last season…
Kenny Lofton’s agent is probably calling Josh Byrnes as we speak.
Deaner | Feb 19, 2008 | Reply
I think the Pirates may be trying to “reverse the curse” by hiring Bream as the hitting instructor for their Class-A team in State College, PA. At least he’s not the baserunning coach.
Deaner | Feb 19, 2008 | Reply
Here’s the link: http://statecollegespikes.com/news/index.html?article_id=456