The Rays designated catcher Nevin Ashley for assignment today, removing him from the 40-man roster. The move was necessary to open a spot for Luke Scott. In all likelihood, we haven’t seen the end of Nevin, or his wife Ashley Ashley. Chances are he will clear waivers and accept an [...]
Our correspondent Jordi Scrubbings is back with his latest… There are very few Rays players more fascinating than Ben Zobrist. We in the Rays community know his story: marginally successful utility player tinkers with his swing and becomes one of the most under the radar versatile all-round all-stars in baseball [...]
Personal injury attorney Matt Dolman leads Dolman Law Group, with offiices in Clearwater, Bradenton and Melbourne. Click to visit DolmanLaw.com.
The Rays recently held their Winter Development program at Tropicana Field. And it allowed us to get our first look at some of the Rays top draft picks from the 2011 draft, as well as some other top prospects. How good does it feel to see players in TB caps [...]
No team relies more on player development than the Tampa Bay Rays. For example, in 2011, the Rays were the only team in which every game was started by a pitcher that they drafted. And yet, the following stat still came as a bit of a surprise: No organization played [...]
Wade Boggs likes to drink beer. He likes to drink a LOT of beer. [Seriously, if you have never read the story about Boggs and drinking 70 beers, go read it right now, we'll wait] Anyway, Boggs recently had a drink or 30 in a Key Largo bar and decided [...]
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Off-Season (click image for random Wikipedia page) According to Marc Topkin, Joe Maddon’s contract talks are “progressing.” Maddon is in the final year of a contract that will pay him approximately $1.3 million in 2012. And like the Rays key players, Maddon is due for a significant raise. We have [...]
