The Edmonton Capitals of the independent North American League have signed Willy Aybar, the league announced. The Rays non-tendered the 28-year-old switch-hitter in December and he remained a free agent until today without drawing any reported interest.
The five-year veteran appeared in 100 games for the Rays last season, his third in Tampa. He finished the season with a .230/.309/.344 line through 309 plate appearances as a utility infielder. Aybar has a .258/.341/.399 career line and experience at all four infield positions since breaking in with the Dodgers in 2005.
mhunke
dayum! how low can you go
Jeff McCoy
What do you do for a living?
ryankrol
It’s not about status, it’s about playing the game that these players love.
Blue387
The Mariners could use someone like him. You know, a batter.
Dan Mazzaro
Erick > Willy
Gumby65
Needs to change pronunciation to Willy Eh-bar now.
MetsORnothing
Thats a shame
Metsfan4life5
too bad this guy would have been better than Hu
MetsORnothing
I was wondering why he didnt get signed honestly.
TimotheusATL
Am I the only person who thought Aybar had made a foray into hockey until actually reading the post?