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March 07, 2008

Tony Roth Update

Via Our Sports Central -

The Southern Illinois Miners have acquired infielder Tony Roth from the Evansville Otters in exchange for first baseman Scott Simon and a player to be named later.

Roth hit .378 with a .439 on base percentage in 10 games with the Otters in 2007. The former Yankees prospect spent the majority of the 2007 season with the Texas Rangers organization where he advanced as high as Triple-A.

"Tony is the definition of a 'gamer'," Miners Manager Mike Pinto said. "He can play excellent defense at multiple positions on the infield, and he plays the game all-out all the time. His ability to hit to all fields and his strike zone discipline gives us a lot of options. We really liked what we saw in him on the field against us at the end of last season. He is a great addition to the Miners lineup and I believe he has the skills to be an all-star caliber player for us."

Tony Roth never really had much of a chance in the Yankees system. He was a 2B at Creighton and was signed as a non-drafted free agent (NDFA) by New York in 2005. Maybe the "tools" are not there - but, he seems like a true "ballplayer." I hope he does well in the Indy league and gets another chance in an affiliated chain somewhere.

Posted by WW Staff at March 7, 2008 01:10 PM

Comments

My lasting memory of Roth is when he went 4 for 4 as a 2B one game, 1 for 4 with a walk-off homer as a 1B in another game, and then pitched a perfect frame in extra innings in another game, all in the same week back in 2006.

Posted by: Mike A. [TypeKey Profile Page] at March 7, 2008 01:41 PM

Cool info, Mike.

Posted by: baileywalk [TypeKey Profile Page] at March 7, 2008 04:51 PM