First it was his cap, then it was his classic Camaro, and now it was Evan Longoria’s house. Marc Topkin reports that a home in Port Charlotte where Longoria, David Price and Reid Brignac are staying was burlarized on Saturday… Among the items taken were a 60-inch flat screen TV, [...]
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The GBT – The Good, The Bad and The Telling sandwich, where The Bad is nice and lean and the The Telling is ripe. click above image for boxscore THE GOOD: David Price. The next time Price throws a pitch for the Rays, it will be the first pitch of [...]
Click “Read the rest of this entry” below to look at all the playing time that has been logged by the Rays during Spring Training. The amount of playing time the players receive and when that playing time is logged, gives us some insight into what Joe Maddon is thinking [...]
Yesterday, the Rays demoted two relievers, Rob Delaney and Cory Wade. And today, seven more position players were reassigned, including Casey Kotchman, Felipe Lopez, Joe Inglett, Chris Carter, Ray Olmedo, Craig Albernaz and Justin Ruggiano. [Update] The Rays have also reassigned Jose Lobaton. SEE THE UPDATED OPENING DAY ROSTER AT [...]
Four 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 Of Vince Naimoli [...]
If you have read Jonah Keri’s new book on the Rays, The Extra 2%, you know the Rays business model is centered around exploiting “market inefficiencies.” That is, finding value where other teams don’t. And if Manny Ramirez thrives with the Rays, “clubhouse cancers” may be the Rays’ next “2%.” [...]
Carl Crawford will be writing a diary for ESPN.com this year. Yes, Carl Crawford. Amazing how a nine-figure contract can change a man. Here are a few of our favorite nuggets from CC’s first endeavor into the public domain… On dealing with the media (keep in mind that the season [...]
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The GBT – The Good, The Bad and The Telling sandwich, where The Bad is nice and lean and the The Telling is ripe. click above image for boxscore THE GOOD: Elliot Johnson. The Rays likely backup infielder and Zobrist-lite utility player, stole 3 bases. His 11 steals this spring [...]
Now we’re talkin’ (thanks Julie, again). We’re so stoked, we’ll forgive them for calling them the “Tampa Rays”. It is also nice to see that Vicky’s “Big League Love” line only includes 23 teams, and the Rays are actually not one of the teams left out. [VICTORIA'S SECRET]
Forbes.comhas released their annual list of Major League Baseball team valuations. The Rays are 28th on the list at $331 million, ahead of only the A’s ($307M) and Pirates ($304M). The Yankees top the list at $1.7 billion, or more than five times the value of the Rays. The Mets [...]
