Manager Rick Forney announced a trio of signings today, among
them infielders Scott Schade (pictured) and Jeff Beachum and
outfielder Brian Aragon. There are now a dozen players on the
Goldeyes roster, seven of whom are pitchers.
Schade, 25, was
on the opening day roster last year and split his time between
third and first. Solid on defense, he was a career .235 hitter
coming into the 2007 season and was batting a solid .301 when he
injured his ankle in a June 20 game against Edmonton.
Never
able to fully rest and recover, his average dropped to .244
before he was placed on the Inactive List in early August.
Beachum, 24, returns to action after taking the 2007
season off. He was signed by the Yankees in 2006 out of NCAA Div.
I Middle Tennessee State and made four stops in their system that
year, batting .202 in 37 games.
Aragon, 24, played the
last two years in the Yankees system after New York drafted him
in 2006 out of NCAA Div. I North Carolina State. A career .237
hitter in 95 games, he is primarily an outfielder but has also
seen action at first.