![[THE HANGOVER] The One Where We Discuss Injury Updates, The Lineup And Weber’s Shot At Pinstripes](http://www.raysindex.com/wp-content/uploads/2010/03/hangover39-150x150.jpg)
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: Dioner Navarro. Navi is expected to play on Tuesday and all indications are that he will be on the opening day roster…James Shields. In [...]
Three years ago on Rays Index we learned that Matt Silverman was exploring the possibility of giving Vince Naimoli a more prominent and public role with the organization. We can only assume that since we have not heard Naimoli’s name since, that Silverman came to his senses. The Impending Return [...]
JP Howell will begin the season on the DL and will miss at least the first month of the season (we blame Peggy Fleming). And whenever he returns there is no guarantee that he will be 100%. As a result, Joe Maddon will lean even more on Grant Balfour in [...]
![[THE HANGOVER] The One Where We Discuss Ashley’s Big Day, Overlooking Brazelton And Sleeping Wilking](http://www.raysindex.com/wp-content/uploads/2010/03/hangover38-150x150.jpg)
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: Nevin Ashley. With Dioner Navarro injured, the Rays may need a backup catcher for the first week or two. Alvin Colina would appear to [...]
The Orioles haven’t made an official announcement on their rotation. But the way they are set up now, the Rays will face Kevin Millwood on opening day, followed by Jeremy Guthrie and lefty Brian Matusz. Also, the Yankees announced today that Phil Hughes will be their fifth starter. He will [...]
Will Carroll has released his “Team Health Report” for the Tampa Bay Rays on Baseball Prospectus. Here are a few of the key points… Injuries cost the Rays over $12 million in 2009. That was more than 2007 and 2008 combined. Carroll calls David Price “The Big Risk,” wondering if [...]
![[THE HANGOVER] The One Where We Discuss Unbalanced Schedules, Brignac Or Blalock And Big Dub’s Rotation Spot](http://farm3.static.flickr.com/2744/4461614225_d1d8310ee6_o.png)
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: Jason Bartlett. Bartlett will try to prove that his new-found ability to keep the ball in the air and drive the ball was not [...]
File this one under “Bad signs for the future of baseball in St. Pete.” Buried in the very last line of Roger Mooney’s list of Rays tidbits this morning was this little doozy… Tickets still remain for the April 6 season opener against the Orioles at Tropicana Field. We know [...]
![[THE HANGOVER] The One Where We Discuss Garza’s Control, Balfour’s Lack Of Control And BJ’s Off-Day Duties](http://www.raysindex.com/wp-content/uploads/2010/03/hangover35-150x150.jpg)
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: Justin Ruggiano. We completely ignored Ruggy in our roster projection yesterday. But with 2 more hits yesterday he is now 17-38 with 7 extra-base [...]
Earlier today, Joe Maddon raised some eyebrows by indicating that Hank Blalock now has a shot at making the opening day roster. With a decision on the final rotation spot expected tomorrow, and several key players still nursing injuries, let’s see what these decisions mean for the opening day roster [...]
