Former Biscuits first baseman Rhyne Hughes has been sent to the Baltimore Orioles to complete the trade that brought catcher Gregg Zaun to the Rays.Hughes has been assigned to Triple-A Norfolk.
He had a .313 average with 22 doubles, seven home runs, 26 RBIs and 31 runs scored for Triple-A Durham. The 25-year-old was promoted from Montgomery in early June after hitting .252 with 15 home runs and 46 RBIs.
Hughes won a batting title in the Florida State League in 2007 but admittedly struggled last year with the Biscuits and hit .268. He rallied in the Arizona Fall League with a .394 average and a league-high 20 extra-base hits.
g The Rays also recalled shortstop Reid Brignac from Durham and demoted relief pitcher Jeff Bennett.
g Thirdly, the Rays announced signing four more of their Top 10 picks, including fourth-rounder Lucas Bailey, a Georgia high school catcher who had signed with Auburn. (Best place to track all of that, see the raysprospects.com 2009 draft link to the right.) The first- and second-round picks are unsigned and the deadline is Monday.
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