Bucs Claim Rule 5 Player From Athletics

Bobster21 · Post by **Bobster21** » Tue Apr 27, 2021 2:48 pm

Tom has been activated and Castro optioned.

fjk090852-7 · Post by **fjk090852-7** » Tue Apr 27, 2021 7:28 pm

624F42535445521211200 wrote: Tom has been activated and Castro optioned.
I am a little surprised Tom is not in the starting lineup tonight. Evans has been slumping, and I thought he might get a couple days off.

2drfischer@gmail.c · Post by **2drfischer@gmail.c** » Tue Apr 27, 2021 8:28 pm

7E7273282128202D2A352F180 wrote: Tom has been activated and Castro optioned.
I am a little surprised Tom is not in the starting lineup tonight. Evans has been slumping, and I thought he might get a couple days off.

I can see him getting a pinch hit appearance and then put in one of the OF spots in the late innings just so he can get first game jitters behind him, then he'll get the start tomorrow.

Bobster21 · Post by **Bobster21** » Wed Apr 28, 2021 12:17 pm

There's an article in the PG today that says Bucs hitting coach Rick Eckstein was the hitting coach at Kentucky when Tom was the star hitter there. So hopefully, he will help develop him at the MLB level.

https://www.post-gazette.com/sports/pir ... 2104270124