So, how about these new guys?
Specifically, how about Eric Sogard, who played his very first home game at Tropicana Field today, and managed to hit two home runs and collect the first five RBIs of the game? Not bad for a trade that barely got mentioned in most trade deadline rundowns.
Other newbie moments worth mentioning were a walk to Jesus Aguilar (who pinch hit for Sogard in the seventh, and Nick Anderson who pitched a scoreless eighth inning and collected two strikeouts against his former team.
Let’s go back to the beginning, shall we?