Ken Rosenthal of FoxSports.com has written a fascinating piece on what it took to make the trade that sent James Shields and Wade Davis to the Royals for Wil Myers and three other prospects. While we will never know the entire story from the perspective of the Rays (they are far [...]
Joe Maddon and Andrew Friedman sat down with Peter Gammons for a tag-team interview. You can see the highlights below in which they spend a good deal of time discussing how Maddon ended up with the Rays, why he stays with the team, and what the organization’s philosophies are. But [...]
[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 [...]
Many of us have already given up hope of David Price signing a long-term extension beyond the 2015 season when he would become a free agent for the first time. However, in discussing the prospects of an extension for Price, Andrew Friedman did tell Marc Topkin of TampaBay.com that there [...]
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Matt Silverman recently completed the purchase of a $1.5 million home (see right). And for those of you that always like to look for deeper meanings that might not exist, the “mansion” is in St. Pete near the Renaissance Vinoy Golf Club. You can see more images of the home [...]
We’ve got Evan Longoria’s curtain call, James Shields’ neck brace, and BJ Upton’s tearful farewell. We’ve got the highlights you won’t see on SportsCenter…
We’ve got Hak-Ju Lee in the house, Todd Kalas’ grooming habits, and a calm Joe Maddon. We’ve got the highlights you won’t see on SportsCenter…
Andrew Friedman joined Rick Stroud and Marc Topkin on 620-WDAE yesterday morning, and dropped a bit of a bombshell with regards to the return of Evan Longoria. Friedman still sounds optimistic that Longo will return at some point. But, for the first time, he admits it is possible that Longoria won’t. [...]
Andrew Friedman recently went on the MLB Network and discussed a number of topics, including the team’s injuries, the trade deadline, and whether or not James Shields is on the market. Here is the video. You can read his answers to a few of the more important questions below… On [...]
How many other team’s have a clubhouse atmosphere where it is OK for a player to tell his vertically-challenged team vice president to “stand up!”? Well, that’s exactly what David Price says to Andrew Friedman, whom Price sarcastically referred to as the “tallest GM in the league.” This is just [...]
