Ross is Cincinnati’s Loss… And Boston’s Gain?
by Texy
2008 August 21 at 12:13 pm
Ken Rosenthal is reporting that the Red Sox signed veteran catcher David Ross to a minor-league deal… with an eye to grooming him to be the third catcher behind Jason Varitek and Kevin Cash.
Ross was DFA’ed by the Reds a short while ago, and released on August 18th (is my birthday unlucky for ballplayers or what?). He’s another Georgia boy, so I’m sure J.D. is psyched about this latest development. I am choosing to overlook the fact that he went to the University of Florida – nobody’s perfect, I suppose.
I know a certain Reds pitcher who is probably mighty jealous of David Ross right about now…
Ross was actually Bronson’s “personal catcher” (do with that what you will). He’s a good acquisition for the Sox. The Reds just didn’t have a place for him with Bako already there and their new “youth movement”.
The one thing I remember the most from David Ross is that he got his first career HR off of Mark Grace when Grace went to fill in in a giant blowout game. How many players have gotten their first career HR off of a non-pitcher?
LOL. That car commercial with Arroyo is actually very funny, Do you think it really aired?