August 28, 2008
Three Weeks of Aybar
Willy Aybar hit a home run as part of a three-hit effort as the Rays down the Jays 3-2. That puts them at 81 wins, guaranteeing their first .500 season in their eleven year history.
In the three weeks since Longoria went down, Aybar is batting .306 with a .569 slugging percentage. It's the luck of the Rays this season. Their best hitter goes down with an injury, and his replacement produces a great stretch of hitting. The Rays now lead the Red Sox by 4 1/2 games, five in the loss column.
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Luck of the Rays? Aybar had struggled for two months and was due to come out of his funk. I guess you could call it luck that he came out of it at the time of Longoria's injury - but I think it's more due to solid planning of roster management providing depth. Friedman created that luck through good work by robbing the Braves.
Aybar produced when he got the opportunity to play everyday - hardly luck. Since 7/29 DRays are 20-7. That's not luck.