Archive for February, 2012

• Do You Know How Many Teams Will Make The Playoffs This Year?

  February 6, 2012 at 4:05 pm 1 comment

  Don’t worry, neither does Bud Selig? [BI Sports] In other, related news, Rays pitchers and catchers report two weeks from today. Party on.

   
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  Garza And Jackson To Make More Than Rays’ Entire Rotation In 2012

  February 6, 2012 at 11:40 am 2 comments

  Matt Garza avoided arbitration this weekend when he signed a one-year, $9.5 million deal with the Chicago Cubs. Meanwhile, another former Rays pitcher, Edwin Jackson, signed a one-year deal with the Nationals for $10 million, as a free agent. That is For fun, let’s take a look at how much [...]

   
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  Evan Longoria Comes To The Defense Of Some Playboy Bunnies

  February 6, 2012 at 10:29 am 4 comments

  Evan Longoria got into a bit of a spat with CNBC sports business tweet-aholic Darren Rovell over the weekend, albeit, a bit of a one-sided spat. Rovell was at the Playboy Super Bowl party and questioned the quality of the bunnies, even including a picture of some of the ladies [...]

   
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  [THE HANGOVER] The One Where We Discuss Dealing Upton, Lobaton’s Shoulder, And CC’s Ex-Friend

  February 6, 2012 at 9:34 am 0 comments

  Nick Cafardo of the Boston Globe says the Nationals have “cooled on BJ Upton,” noting that they have other options. There has been speculation in the past that the Nationals will just wait until the off-season when Upton is a free agent. At this point, Upton could still be dealt [...]

   

• Four Years Ago On Rays Index

  February 5, 2012 at 3:30 pm 0 comments

  Four years ago on Rays Index we first learned that the Rays were fining bloggers for using the wrong name. One Blogger Is Fined For Using Moniker “Devil Rays” [Rays Index]

   

• Rays Improve To 6-0 In Arbitration Hearings With Victory Over Niemann

  February 3, 2012 at 3:28 pm 3 comments

  The Rays won yesterday’s arbitration hearing with Jeff Niemann, who will now make $2.75 million in 2012. The Giraffe had been seeking $3.2 million. The Rays have never lost an arbitration case, moving to 6-0 overall, and 5-0 since Andrew Friedman was named VP of Baseball Operations. Niemann’s 2012 salary [...]

   
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  Evan Longoria Spotted In The Wild

  February 2, 2012 at 9:47 pm 6 comments

  The crew at tonight’s Tampa Bay Lightning Game caught a familiar face in the stands, Evan Longoria. Still hasn’t found his cap. But it is nice to see that he has gone back to the shaved head. Party on…  

   
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  A Look At What We Can Expect From The Starting Pitchers In 2012

  February 2, 2012 at 9:56 am 10 comments

  Shields and Niemann are the Rays two most consistent pitchers.

   

• One Year Ago On Rays Index

  February 1, 2012 at 3:00 pm 0 comments

  One year ago on Rays Index we were shocked to see that old school Devil Rays gear was now hip. So Now Old School Devil Rays Gear Is Cool? [Rays Index]

   

• Great, Now The Rays Will Have To Trade For Dan Johnson In October

  February 1, 2012 at 2:14 pm 7 comments

  According to Marc Topkin of the Tampa Bay Times, Dan Johnson has signed a minor league deal with the Chicago White Sox. Johnson, who only has 37 career hits with the Rays, is of course best known for hitting some of the biggest home runs in Tampa Bay Rays history. [...]