The Tampa Bay Rays place Justin Ruggiano on the D.L.
The Rays have placed 29-year old righty swinging outfielder Justin Ruggiano on the 15-day disabled list retroactive to August 7th with left knee bursitis. Ruggiano has played in 38 games for the Rays so far this year and he is 24 for 94 (.255 avg, .708 OPS) with 11 runs scored, 4 homers, 13 RBIs and 1 stolen base. The Rays have brought 25-year old shortstop Reid Brignac to replace Ruggiano on the active roster. Brignac has played in 68 games for the Rays already this year and he was 36 for 187 (.193 avg, .453 OPS) with 15 runs scored, 1 homer, 10 RBIs and 3 stolen bases. Brignac played in 11 games in AAA-ball after his demotion and he was 9 for 39 (.231 avg, .758 OPS) with 7 runs scored, 1 homer and 4 RBIs. He should get some P.T. at SS again as neither Sean Rodriguez or Elliot Johnson have stepped up while he was in the minors.