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The Tampa Tribune

Published: November 29, 2007

TO THE RAYS

JASON BARTLETT

Position: Shortstop Age: 28

Ht., Wt.: 6-0, 185 Bats: R Throws: R

Notable: Committed 26 errors in 138 games for a .960 fielding percentage in 2007. ...Hit .319 vs. left-handed pitching and .245 vs. righties. ... Was a 13th-round pick of the Padres in the 2001 draft.

Year	Team	Avg.	AB	R	H	RBI	2B	3B	HR	SB
2004	Twins	.083	12	2	1	1	0	0	0	2
2005	Twins	.241	224	33	54	16	10	1	3	4
2006	Twins	.309	333	44	103	32	18	2	2	10
2007	Twins	.265	510	75	135	43	20	7	5	23

MATT GARZA

Position: Starting Pitcher Age: 24

Ht., Wt.: 6-4, 205 Bats: R Throws: R

Notable: Had a .2.49 ERA on the road this season. Struggled against left-handed hitters, allowing a .314 batting average. ... Was a first-round pick (25th overall) by the Twins in the 2005 draft.

Year	Team	Rec	ERA	G	IP	H	ER	BB	SO
2006	Twins	3-6	5.76	10	50	62	32	23	38
2007	Twins	5-7	3.69	16	83	96	34	32	67

EDUARDO MORLAN

Position: Relief Pitcher Age: 21

Ht., Wt.: 6-2, 178 Bats: R Throws: R

Notable: The Cuban-born Morlan was a third-round selection by the Twins in the 2004 draft. ... Had 18 saves in 41 games for Class-A Fort Myers. In 65 2/3 innings, he had a 3.15 ERA, with 17 walks and 92 strikeouts. ... Was promoted to Double-A, where he pitched in four games with a 2.25 ERA.

TO THE TWINS

BRENDAN HARRIS

Position: Infielder Age: 27

Ht., Wt.: 6-1, 200 Bats: R Throws: R

Notable: Hit .345 against left-handed pitching in 2007. ... Had 13 errors while playing second, short and third. ... Selected in the fifth round of the 2001 draft by the Cubs.

Year	Team	Avg.	AB	R	H	RBI	2B	3B	HR	SB
2004	Cubs	.222	9	0	2	1	1	0	0	0
2004	Expos	.160	50	4	8	2	2	0	1	0
2005	Nationals	.333	9	1	3	3	1	0	1	0
2006	Nationals	.250	32	3	8	2	0	0	2	0
2006	Reds	.200	10	2	2	1	0	0	1	0
2007	Rays	.286	521	72	149	59	35	3	12	4

JASON PRIDIE

Position: Outfielder Age: 24

Ht., Wt.: 6-1, 190 Bats: L Throws: R

Notable: Hit a combined .303 in 2007 for Double-A Montgomery and Triple-A Durham with 14 homers and 66 batted in. ... He also stole 26 bases. ... Was a second-round pick by the Rays in the 2002 draft.

DELMON YOUNG

Position: Outfielder Age: 22

Ht., Wt.: 6-3, 215 Bats: R Throws: R

Notable: Hit .300 on the road in 2007 and .302 in night games. ... Was the No. 1 overall pick of the 2003 draft by the Rays. ... Had 16 outfield assists this past season, while committing seven errors.