Archive for January, 2012

• One Year Ago On Rays Index

  January 21, 2012 at 10:00 am 0 comments

  Rays To Sign Johnny Damon And Manny Ramirez

   

• Rays Re-Sign Pena

  January 20, 2012 at 1:59 pm 73 comments

  According to Jon Heyman of CBSSports.com, the Rays have brought back Carlos Pena on a 1-year, $7.25 million deal.

   

• Rays Sign Three Former Big Leaguers To Minor League Deals

  January 19, 2012 at 2:10 pm 6 comments

  According to Matt Eddy of Baseball America (via MLB Trade Rumors), the Rays have signed Jesus Feliciano, Will Rhymes, and Romulo Sanchez to minor league deals. It is not mentioned in the report, but we assume all three will be invited to spring training. [UPDATE: Marc Topkin confirms that all [...]

   
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  Let’s Speculate On Compensation For The City Of St. Pete To Ease The Pain Of Losing The Rays

  January 19, 2012 at 12:00 pm 27 comments

  Getting out of the contract with the city of St. Pete is going to cost the Rays a lot of money. Remember, the Rays have a “use agreement” contract, not a lease. So it is more complicated than just “buying out” what is left. The city of St. Pete is [...]

   
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  Will Jeff Vinik Be The Next Owner Of The Tampa Bay Rays?

  January 19, 2012 at 11:00 am 8 comments

  Jeff Harrington of the Tampa Bay Times wrote an interesting column on Tampa Bay Lightning owner Jeff Vinik and the possibility that he might invest in the Channelside entertainment complex near the Tampa Bay Times forum. And in his column, Harrington brings up an old rumor with a new twist… [...]

   
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  Jeremy Hellickson And The Red Flag Above His Head

  January 19, 2012 at 10:00 am 17 comments

  Last week we expressed some concern over Jeremy Hellickson and the 24 percent increase in innings pitched he had last season over the year before. When young pitchers show that large of an increase in workload, there is some evidence to suggest that they are more at risk for a [...]

   
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  VIDEO: Bruins Fan Ejected After Attacking Bolts Mascot

  January 19, 2012 at 9:18 am 0 comments

  Stupid fans do stupid things.

   
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  Sternberg May Be Concerned That The Tampa Bay Region Can’t Support Three Pro Sports Teams

  January 19, 2012 at 9:00 am 4 comments

  Yesterday we discussed why we should be worried about the future of the Rays after the meeting between Stuart Sternberg and Mayor Bill Foster. Now we have a reason to be worried about Mayor Foster’s sanity. In an exclusive interview with BayNews9.com, Mayor Foster now thinks the Rays will stay [...]

   
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  [THE HANGOVER] The One Where We Discuss Pregame Shows, Ashley Ashley’s Husband, And CC’s Wrist

  January 19, 2012 at 7:30 am 0 comments

  Off-Season (click image for random Wikipedia page) Apparently Fox Sports Florida and Sun Sports have new studios. And one person close to the situation, who asked not to be mentioned by name, says this could mean pre-game shows for all 150 Rays games on those networks this season. Previously, only [...]

   

• One Year Ago On Rays Index

  January 19, 2012 at 7:00 am 0 comments

  Why David Price Might Regress In 2011