One year ago on Rays Index we realized that the Rays have their own David Eckstein, that is, a player that is able to overcome a deficiency, beat the odds and become a major league baseball player. Rays Prospect Overcomes Handicap [Rays Index]
In the spring, with so many players in the lineup everyday, it is difficult to learn anything about playing time from the boxscores and statlines. What we really need to know is how much playing time each player gets at each position, and more importantly, when are they in the [...]
The Rays tend to keep things close to the vest and that is by design. But if you listen carefully, sometimes you can deduce pieces of their master plan for world domination. We recently saw this with quotes from Joe Maddon and Andrew Friedman about Jeff Niemann that suggested they [...]
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Time to bring back the GBT – The Good, The Bad and The Telling sandwich, where The Bad is nice and lean and the The Telling is ripe. THE GOOD: Mitch Talbot. After giving up 7 runs in his first 4 spring innings, including 4 home runs, Talbot looked solid [...]
