Andrew Friedman Talks With The Big Dog
Andrew Friedman went on 620 WDAE yesterday to talk with Steve Duemig. You can catch the interview on their website. Go to the podcast widget on the left side of the page. [WDAE 620]
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Did Rays Trade Garza To Get Better Or Save Money: Yes
We made several radio appearances yesterday and the most common question we were asked was whether the Rays traded Matt Garza to make the team better or to save money. The answer was simple: Both. We have Garza projected to make $5.25 million in 2011 (through arbitration). If he is [...]
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[THE HANGOVER] The One Where We Discuss Scouting Versus High Picks
Paul Singman of The Hardball Times takes a gander at the Rays deep farm system. He attributes the depth to “many high draft picks and good scouting.” And then he proceeds to profile a fourth round pick (Jeremy Hellickson) and tenth round pick (Desmond Jennings). Good scouting? Yep. Two of [...]
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How Good Are The Rays At Signing “Under-The-Radar” Free Agents?
Andrew Friedman and Co. are neck deep in their sixth hot stove season. We know the Rays are great at making trades. And we have a sense that they are pretty good at drafting. But how good are they at free agency? The Rays are well-known for picking up hidden [...]
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Maddon On Crawford And Friedman On Pitching
Great read by Tyler Kepner in the New York Times on the Rays’ recent losses and what it takes to compete in the AL Ease [New York Times]… Joe Maddon on Carl Crawford: “He’s like our first organically grown Ray…He was fertilized here, he grew here, he became a superstar [...]
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The 2010 Rays Were Built Through Trades And The Draft
Yesterday over at Business Insider, I showed that the Giants built their championship roster by drafting pitchers and signing free agent hitters. Very little of their roster was built through trades. This got us wondering, how were the 2010 Rays built? Here is the full roster breakdown… What we see [...]
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Odds And Ends From Ken Davidoff
Ken Davidoff of Newsday has a few interesting nuggets on the Rays… Johnny Damon is eyeing the Braves, Orioles and Rays, noting that Damon calls Florida home. The Rays do need a DH, and Damon fits the Rays M.O. Davidoff says it is unlikely that BJ Upton will be traded, [...]
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Friedman: Rays In No Hurry To Trade A Starting Pitcher
This off-season could turn out to be the busiest of Andrew Friedman’s career. With so many free agents, the Rays have a number of holes to fill. And with the payroll expected to be slashed by ~$20 million, Friedman will have his hands tied in the free agent market. If [...]
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Chris Rock Rockin’ The Rays Lid
Not sure how this flew under our radar, but back in July, Chris Rock took in a Rays game from Andrew Friedman’s box… No word yet on whether or not Rock called Friedman a Cracka-ass cracka. And with that, Rock becomes the most famous celebrity to don a Rays lid [...]
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Hunsicker Likely To Remain With Rays
Back in June we learned that Nolan Ryan and the Rangers had set their sights on Gerry Hunsicker to be their next General Manager. But in a recent interview with The Wall Street Journal, Hunsicker said he is happy with the Rays and doesn’t have a strong desire to be [...]
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