Uber-prospect Jeremy Hellickson will make his big league debut on Monday against the Twins as a starting pitcher ( wait, we thought the Rays were “monitoring his workload“?) Marc Topkin reports that the move is just to give the rotation an extra day of rest. Hellickson may just make one [...]
Strange goings on. Decent starting pitching. Awful result. That’s pretty much what Joe feels after watching the Yankmees beat the Rays tonight. It wasn’t like Matt Garza was horrible. He only gave up five hits. Any other night, that’s damn fine pitching. Problem was they were all extra-base hits! If [...]
There were a lot of crazy (and highly exaggerated) stories floating around about Grant Balfour following last night’s game. And today, Balfour was placed on the DL to make room for Chad Qualls. Now we know why (via The Heater)… Rays reliever Grant Balfour hurt (intercostal strain) as result of a [...]
The Rays already made one move this morning, picking up reliever Chad Qualls from the Diamondbacks. We will use this thread to keep you updated on any rumors the rest of the day. You can also follow us on Twitter where we include all the rumors as well as the [...]
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[UPDATE] The Rays have placed Grant Balfour on the DL with a rib strain. Qualls will take Balfour’s spot on the roster. [UPDATE] The Rays just announced that Qualls will be in uniform tonight. They will announce a corresponding move prior to the game. [6:27am] The Rays have picked up relief pitcher [...]
