CALL-UPS: May 10-16, 2016

Photo: Taylor Motter (UT, TAM)

Contributing writers: Jeremy Deloney (JD), Chris Mallonee (CM), Nick Richards (NR) and Matthew St-Germain (MSG).

May 16, 2016

Taylor Motter (UT, TAM)
The Rays recalled the 26-year-old from Triple-A and he’ll serve in a backup capacity despite his sub-par start to the 2016 campaign. Motter is in his second season in Triple-A and his best asset is his ability to play multiple positions. He’s played every position but catcher and pitcher in his career and has seen most of his action at SS in 2016. He’s also played 2B, 3B and RF this year. The right-handed batter has seen an increase in power over the past two seasons, connecting on 16 HR in 2014 and then 43 doubles in 2015. Motter has sufficient bat speed and...

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