For those that follow the minor league system, it always fun to project the Rays lineup 2-3 years down the road. Baseball America does just this with the release of their Top 10 Rays prospects list. And while projecting a lineup 2-3 years into the future is akin to guessing [...]
Baseball America has released their annual list of the Rays Top 10 prospects. The number in parentheses is that player’s 2009 ranking… 1. Desmond Jennings, of (5) 2. Jeremy Hellickson, rhp (8) 3. Wade Davis, rhp (3) 4. Matt Moore, lhp (6) 5. Reid Brignac, ss (4) 6. Tim Beckham, [...]
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Just a few links on Steve Garvey’s and Steve Carlton’s birthday… DEVIL DOGS WEBTOPIA… Little surprise here…Mitch Talbot was sent to the Indians to complete the Shoppach deal. Several writers have suggested the Indians ended up with the better player in this deal. But keep in mind that Talbot is [...]
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59 days until pitchers and catchers report. DEVIL DOGS WEBTOPIA… Joe Dillionaire is back! The Rays have re-signed Joe Dillon to a minor league deal. They have also added Ryan Shealy, a first baseman. Shealy has played 164 games with the Rockies and Royals in parts of 4 seasons. His [...]
Tonight is the second annual St. Petersburg Bowl to be played at Tropicana Field. The game will match Rutgers and Central Florida. And the game is…sold out? There can be only one explanation for a sold out sporting event at Tropicana Field: There must be a post-game concert featuring Smashmouth.
Two years ago on Rays Index we broke the news of Raymond’s makeover and how he suddenly looked a lot less Wilford Brimleyish. Raymond’s Makeover Raises Questions Of MPEDs [Rays Index]
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Just a couple of links as we need to get back to the kitchen and celebrate National Maple Syrup day. Yummy… DEVIL DOGS WEBTOPIA… Forbes lists the Rays as the 26th most valuable franchise in baseball at $320 million. That is a 10% increase over last year. Not a bad [...]
Earlier today we projected the 2010 25-man roster. Now let’s look at what that means for the 40-man roster and the opening day payroll. 40-Man Roster Projection (notes and explanations on the projection can be found following the roster)… Notes on the 40-man roster projection Ages are as of today. [...]
Now that the Winter Meetings, the Rule 5 Draft and the non-tender deadline have come and gone, let’s take another look at the 25-Man Roster Projection (notes and explanations on the projection can be found following the roster)… Notes on the 25-man roster projection… LINEUP: The key to the lineup [...]
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Akinori Iwamura took out a full-page ad in the Sunday St. Pete Times (click on image to see a larger versions), thanking the Tampa Bay Rays and their fans. Classy move by a classy guy. In related news, the guy that sold the full-page ad was taken to the hospital [...]
