Gabe Kapler’s lucky 18

Two years ago Gabe Kapler retired from baseball and was coaching in the minor’s. Last year he was given a second chance with the Milwaukee Brewers and made a comeback. They were without Mike Cameron for the first 50 games of the season while he was serving a suspension and needed an extra body. He made the roster out of spring training and everyone thought he would get cut when Cameron returned. He wasn’t though and had a very good season for a guy who took a year of to coach. He was a very good role player and did a good job hitting left-handed pitching while playing all three outfield spots.

This led him to sign a guaranteed contract with the Tampa Bay Rays last week. He will be a backup outfielder and could get a lot of playing time to start the season if B.J. Upton is not ready to go. What’s interesting about the contract is the salary. He will be making $1,000,000.18. He wanted the 18 cents because his lucky number is 18 for Chai. If he was really Jewish he would have made it 18 dollars!