![[THE HANGOVER] Pat Burrell And The Rays Could Be A Marriage Of Convenience](http://farm4.static.flickr.com/3243/3127560917_26c065dd71_o.jpg)
Nick Cafardo of the Boston Globe feels the Rays will add one of Jason Giambi, Milton Bradley, Pat Burrell or Adam Dunn. Seems as if the prices for these guys are dropping rapidly, and the Rays might be able to add a pretty good hitter to replace Cliff Floyd and/or [...]
![[THE HANGOVER] Rhode Island TV Station: Baldelli Misdiagnosed](http://farm4.static.flickr.com/3022/3113695293_dc5fed7f95_o.jpg)
[Update: 10:12am] The misdiagnois is also being reported by WPRI in Rhode Island (via MLB Trade Rumors). Eyewitness News spoke with Baldelli’s father Tuesday, and he says iIt turns out Baldelli actually has a condition known as channelopothy. This is certainly great news for Rocco and his family. If Baldelli [...]
![[EDWIN JACKSON] What They Are Saying About The Edwin Jackson-Matt Joyce Trade](http://res1.blogblog.com/tracker/25315247-2950411105595066435.gif?l=raysindex.blogspot.com)
Last night the Rays traded Edwin Jackson to the Tigers for Matt Joyce. We have long said that Jackson needed to be moved and we like the addition of Joyce. But we have to admit, given the demand for young, cheap starting pitchers, we were a little surprised the Rays [...]
![[THE HANGOVER] The One Where We Look At What The Edwin Jackson Trade Means For The Rays](http://farm4.static.flickr.com/3248/3098565955_4642f8513f_o.jpg)
Last night the Rays acquired outfielder Matt Joyce from the Detroit Tigers for Edwin Jackson. What this trade means for the rotation…Since the end of the World Series it seemed obvious that the Rays were going to trade either Andy Sonnanstine or Edwin Jackson. To most, Jackson seemed to be [...]
![[THE HANGOVER] Sabathia To Sign With Yankees For $160MM](http://farm4.static.flickr.com/3158/3096897532_70dcefeaa1_o.jpg)
DEVIL DOGS WEBTOPIA… CC Sabathia will sign with the Yankees for seven years and $160 million. Four or five games in 2009 just got a lot harder for the Rays. [MLB Trade Rumors] The Rays are adding a second rookie-level minor league team that will play in Port Charlotte as [...]
![[THE HANGOVER] Silent Gerry Appears To Be Staying Put](http://farm4.static.flickr.com/3194/3082835288_fb0f42536c_o.jpg)
Back in September we heard rumblings that the Rangers might be interested in Gerry Hunsicker to be their new general manager. The feeling was that if the Rangers decided to make a change, team president Nolan Ryan, would look to Hunsicker, with whom he has worked in the past with [...]
![[THE HANGOVER] Percival Set For Surgery, Out Until At Least March](http://farm4.static.flickr.com/3205/3074432915_2b90580c6d_o.jpg)
Troy Percival will have surgery on his back after all. The surgery is scheduled for today and he should be back throwing by early March. In other words, Percy took a month to figure out if he needed surgery. Two months if you consider he was back home in California [...]
![[HOT STOVE] George King Would Love To See Jason Giambi In A Rays Uniform](http://res1.blogblog.com/tracker/25315247-8203537662167436884.gif?l=raysindex.blogspot.com)
George A. King III of the New York Post speculates today that free agent Jason Giambi could end up with the Rays as a left-handed hitting DH to replace Cliff Floyd. King does not list any sources. Rather, he is just matching needs. Also, keep in mind that the story [...]
![[THE HANGOVER] Joe Resnick Knows Little About Rays, Still Pens Column](http://farm4.static.flickr.com/3228/3006050936_77c067948f_o.jpg)
Joe Resnick talked to Joe Maddon at the GM meetings about his upcoming honeymoon and about the Rays offseason plans. Joe Resnick didn’t do his homework. A couple of the idiotic things written by Resnick: “The Rays’ top priorities are to settle their bullpen, find a regular right fielder and [...]
![[THE HANGOVER] Friedman Takes Home Top Executive Honor](http://farm4.static.flickr.com/3190/2999997943_074183d4b5_o.jpg)
DEVIL DOGS WEBTOPIA… The Sporting News has named Andrew Friedman their Executive of the Year for 2008…So let this be a warning to all. If you are about to join a fantasy baseball league and one of the teams is named “World B. Friedmans”, don’t do it. He’ll kick your [...]
