Rays invite 3 more to spring training http://tinyurl.com/yh5k2em The Tampa Bay Rays picked up right-handed pitcher Mike Ekstrom off waivers from San Diego and added him to the 40-man roster. Also, the team signed catcher Alvin Colina and left-handed pitcher Heath Phillips to minor league contracts with an invitation to major league spring training. The 26-year-old Ekstrom made 20 relief appearances during the past two seasons for San Diego. Last year, he pitched in 12 games. He spent the remainder of the season with Triple A Portland, where he went 4-2 with a 1.73 earned run average in 42 appearances, one start. A four-time minor league all-star, Ekstrom was the Padres minor league Pitcher of the Year in 2006 after being selected in the 12th round of the 2004 draft. The 28-year-old Colina spent the last season with Triple A Gwinnett in the Atlanta organization. He hit .262 with eight home runs and 42 runs batted in during 67 games. He previously appeared in the majors in 2006 with Colorado. The 27-year-old Phillips spent all of last season with Triple A Omaha in the Kansas City organization. He went 8-7 with a 4.99 ERA in 27 appearances (25 starts). He previously pitched in the majors in 2007 with the Chicago White Sox, who selected him in the 10th round of the 2000 draft. Phillips pitched in nine games with the Rays’ Triple A team at Durham in 2008. 這三位新加入的球員中以Mike Ekstrom最為出名，四次加入小聯盟的明星賽。 並且09年在3A寫下 4-2 1.73 ERA 的優秀成績，可以加強球隊右手牛的深度。 教士為了騰出空間給Jon Garland只好將他DFA。 左手牛Heath Phillips去年以先發身份在小聯盟打滾，成績並不是很理想，今年 可能會在3A以救援投手的身分上場投球，對於缺乏的左手牛的我們來說是一利多。 捕手Alvin Colina 去年則是在3A打出了.262的打擊率以及8發全壘打。 基本上簽下Mike Ekstrom後牛棚的補強大致已經結束，所有補強差不多也告一個段落。 --

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