Archive for February 5th, 2013

• Rays Officially Announce 1-Year Contracts For Farnsworth And Johnson

  February 5, 2013 at 5:41 pm 8 comments

  Kyle Farnsworth will make $1.25 million in 2013. Kelly Johnson will make $2.45 million. There is still no official word on the contract for Luke Scott.

   
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  Rays Designate Reid Brignac And Elliot Johnson For Assigment

  February 5, 2013 at 5:31 pm 14 comments

  The Rays have announced that they designated Reid Brignac and Elliot Johnson for assignment. The Rays needed to clear up space on the 40-man roster and both players, who were out of minor league options*, were unlikely to make the opening day roster. The Rays have ten days to trade [...]

   
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  Evan Longoria Helps Recreate Famous Album Cover For ESPN The Magazine [VIDEO]

  February 5, 2013 at 2:17 pm 1 comment

  For reasons that are not entirely clear, ESPN the Magazine has an upcoming music issue. And as part of the issue, athletes were used to recreate iconic album covers. Among those were Josh Freeman recreating Michael Jackson’s “Thriller” and the Rays’ own Evan Longoria recreating Devo’s “Freedom of Choice” along [...]

   
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  Dirk Hayhurst’s New Book Is Starting To Feel Like A Gigantic ‘F You’ To The Rays

  February 5, 2013 at 10:00 am 36 comments

  [UPDATE] Hayhurst has responded to this post. You can see his comments at the end. Looking through some more excerpts from Dirk Hayhurst’s upcoming book about his time in the Rays organization, we get an interesting, if not very flattering look at Joe Maddon. We also are starting to get [...]

   
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  Proposal Would Allow Rays To Explore Stadium Sites In Tampa For A $1.4 Million ‘Fee’

  February 5, 2013 at 9:00 am 10 comments

  A St. Pete City Council member wants to amend the Rays’ contract with the city to allow them to look at potential stadium sites outside of Pinellas County. There is just one small big catch: They want a big check first (via TBO.com)… Councilman Charlie Gerdes proposes amending the contract [...]

   
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  Kyle Farnsworth May Or May Not Have Caught An Alligator And Put It In A Minor Leaguer’s Locker As A Form Of Revenge

  February 5, 2013 at 8:00 am 0 comments

  Former Rays minor leaguer pitcher Dirk Hayhurst, who is also a best-selling author, is currently writing a book about his one season in the Rays’ organization. And while he is still working on the book, he is posting rough draft out-takes on his blog, DirkHayhurst.com. The fourth excerpt to make [...]