A few notes from the first day of camp… The only thing Joe Maddon has decided about the batting order is that Desmond Jennings will bat leadoff, something he did 107 times in 2012. Joe Maddon says the top four pitchers in the rotation are pretty much set, with David [...]
The Rays and Jeff Niemann have avoided arbitration and agreed to a 1-year, $3 million deal (via Jon Heyman). The two sides had until 1pm this afternoon to reach an agreement or the two sides would have gone to an arbitrator to determine Niemann’s 2013 salary. Niemann was projected to [...]
Earlier this week we mentioned that James Shields’ start against the Orioles was the best pitching performance in Rays history. The start, in which he allowed just 2 hits and struck out 15 with no walks, registered a 94 on the Game Score meter (Game Score measures an overall pitching [...]
Will the Rays have to shut down Jeff Nieman and Alex Cobb? The absolute answer at this point is that we don’t know, but both are possible. And amazingly, Niemann may have a better shot of pitching in the postseason if the Rays make it that far. But if not, [...]
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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. RAYS 5, Yankees 2 (boxscore) THE GOOD: Big Bats Bangin’. The Rays only had 5 hits, but the Rays’ big bats made them count, with home runs [...]
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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. RAYS 4, Yankees 3 (boxscore) THE GOOD: James Shields. Defensively, the Rays tried to give this game away. But thanks to a workmanlike performance from James [...]
Joe is back with his postgame thoughts…. Joe’s going to take a few seconds to lament that B.J. Upton surely will play his last game in a Rays uniform next month. There’s just no other player that’s as all over the place as Upton, and in all it’s been a fun [...]
In addition to the September call-ups, the Rays also activated Jeff Niemann from the disabled list. And to make room on the roster, the Rays designated Will Rhymes for assignment (via Marc Topkin). Rhymes will now have to clear waivers in order to remain in the Rays organization. Players on [...]
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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. Rangers 1, RAYS 0 (boxscore) THE GOOD: James Shields. Another 1-0 loss (4th in August) means another strong pitching performance wasted. His lone blemish was a [...]
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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. Rangers 6, RAYS 5 (boxscore) THE GOOD: Longo’s Mojo. After being openly concerned about his lack of power coming off the disabled list, Evan Longoria hit [...]
