Archive for November 9th, 2009

  • 2010 Options: Crawford Yes, Shouse And Zaun No; Rays Claim Ramirez Off Waivers

    November 9, 2009 at 3:57 pm 8 comments

    The Rays made several moves today including picking up Carl Crawford’s option. The team also decided not to puck up the options for Gregg Zaun and Brian Shouse. None of these moves are surprising, however there was some suggestion that the Rays could have picked up Zaun’s option. In addition, [...]

     
  • Free Agency: Measuring How Well Rays Play The Market

    Free Agency: Measuring How Well Rays Play The Market

    November 9, 2009 at 7:46 am 11 comments

    Andrew Friedman and Co. are about to enter their fifth Hot Stove Season. Let’s take a look at the four previous seasons and see just how well the Rays fared with their free agent signings. Using Fangraphs‘ WAR Value system, we looked at every player that has been signed (as [...]