Yesterday, the Rays placed Jason Bartlett on the DL and recalled Kelly Shoppach. For the time being the Rays will go with three catchers. When Bartlett returns from the DL on June 14, the Rays will have to make a decision on who the two catchers will be. Joe Maddon [...]
![[THE HANGOVER] The One Where We Discuss A Strong Catching Platoon, Big Dub’s Big Implosion And Another Cuban Signing](http://www.raysindex.com/wp-content/uploads/2010/06/hangover8-150x150.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: BJ Upton. He was 0-3, but he drew 2 more walks. And in 3 games as a leadoff hitter, Bossman has been on base [...]
Earlier today we took a look at the hitters and luck. Now let’s take a gander at the pitchers. For pitchers we will use Fielding Independent Pitching (FIP) and expected FIP (xFIP). In very basic terms, think ERA but better. FIP looks at the statistics for which pitchers are most [...]
Earlier today we took a look at which Rays are hitting well and who isn’t. Now let’s look at who has been lucky and who could use an adjustment to their superstitious routines. To do this, we are going to compare BABIP (Batting Average on Balls In Play) to each [...]
We are one-third of the way through the season. Let’s take a look at how some of the Rays hitters are performing in terms of wOBA. If you are not familiar with wOBA, just think OPS, but better (check this link for a quick explanation). Notes on the table are [...]
![[THE HANGOVER] The One Where We Discuss Shoppach’s Return, Soriano’s Strong May And The Proper Way To Handle A Blown Call](http://www.raysindex.com/wp-content/uploads/2010/06/hangover7-150x150.jpg)
The GBT – The Good, The Bad and The Telling sandwich, where The Bad is nice and lean and the The Telling is ripe. Today we have several stories planned that will include a lot of numbers. We will also be using stats like wOBA and FIP. Please don’t panic. [...]
Major League Baseball’s Rule 4 draft is next Monday and the Rays have 6 of the top 98 picks. Jon Heyman weighs in with his mock first-round… 17. Tampa Bay Rays A.J. Cole, RHP, Oviedo HS (Fla.) Big high school arm has fallen maybe a little. The Rays like young [...]
![[THE HANGOVER] The One Where We Discuss Another Blown Call, CC’s Slam And A Little Help From The Jays](http://www.raysindex.com/wp-content/uploads/2010/06/hangover6-150x150.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: Little Help From The Jays. With runners on 1st and 3rd with 1 out and trailing by 1 in the 9th. Dioner Navarro came [...]
Here is another video via Sportsnet Canada of several Rays talking about their hockey knowledge (or lack there of). We also got to see Evan Longoria, who was noticeably absent from the team hockey photo, in his own personalized Lightning jersey…
Joe Maddon spent a couple of moments talking with Sportsnet Canada…
