With just two weeks until opening day, the Rays opening day roster is nearly set. Let’s take a look (notes on the projection are below)… A few notes on this projection… LINEUP: Obviously Joe Maddon will still play matchups this season, but SS and C would appear to be the [...]
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The One Where We Discuss More Magic, McGee’s Bad Matchup, And Price’s Lack Of Control
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The One Where We Discuss Another Reliever, Another Injury, And Dealing With Rumors
Joe was simply galled at the play of the Rays tonight. First, there was Dirtbag playing like he had his head in a trendy Fourth Street hotspot filled with nubile, scantily clad young lasses and not a baseball game at the Fruitdome. But Longo was hardly alone. Still with the game [...]
Wow, what a return by the big righty, Jeff Niemann, in what will be a memorable game. Sure, Niemann was strong in his first start since coming off the disabled list. Niemann, for reasons not entirely known, really hasn’t been the same pitcher since he went on the disabled list last [...]
Yeah, yeah, yeah, Joe knows a bullpen is not perfect. And sans son-in-law last year, the Rays bullpen was almost just about that before this series: perfect. So it was jolting to Joe when he saw Alex Avila belt a two-run homer in the bottom of the eighth off César [...]
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The GBT – The Good, The Bad and The Telling sandwich, where The Bad is nice and lean and the The Telling is ripe. click above image for boxscore THE GOOD: New Bullpen. Joel Peralta and Juan Cruz combined this spring for 20 innings, giving up just a single run. [...]
Finally, the Jason Bartlett trade to the Padres is official. The Rays will send Bartlett and a player to be named later to the Padres for four players. In addition to Adam Russell and Cesar Ramos, who were the original participants, the Rays will also receive infielder Cole Figueroa and [...]
