Jeff Niemann

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  Rays 2012 Opening Day Roster Nearly Set

  March 23, 2012 at 12:10 pm 0 comments

  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 HANGOVER] The One Where We Discuss A Crime Cat, A Giraffe, And So Long Gateway

  March 7, 2012 at 7:00 am 1 comment

  The GBT – The Good, The Bad and The Telling sandwich, where The Bad is nice and lean and the The Telling is ripe. Twins 3, RAYS 2 (boxscore) THE GOOD: The Crime Cat. Carlos Pena made his Rays re-debut. He only played three innings, and was 0-2. But how [...]

   
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  [THE HANGOVER] The One Where We Discuss Why Longo’s Girlfriend Matters, Briggy’s New Muscles, And Gomes’ New Back

  February 22, 2012 at 8:39 am 11 comments

  OK, it was more fun when we were just putting the pieces together, but somebody actually went and asked Evan Longoria if he is dating Jaime Edmondson. He said yes. And it sounds kinda serious. On a “why does this flippin’ matter?” note, we have a couple of thoughts… First [...]

   
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  Wade Davis Might Ask To Be Traded If He Is Moved To The Bullpen, But Understands The Situation

  February 21, 2012 at 2:18 pm 5 comments

  The biggest storyline of the spring for the Rays will likely be the rotation and how the Rays will handle their seven big league starting pitchers. And the early favorite to be replaced in the rotation is Wade Davis. We have already shown you that Davis is probably the weakest [...]

   
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  [HAPPY HOUR] The One Where We Discuss Prospects, Trading Niemann, And Butch With The Bucs

  February 10, 2012 at 3:41 pm 0 comments

  Off-Season (click image for random Wikipedia page) Here are a few leftover links to get your weekend started… In addition to the six Rays on ESPN.com’s list of the top 100 prospects, they also released the Rays Top 10 prospects list. Matt Moore Hak-Ju Lee Chris Archer Enny Romero Mikie [...]

   

• Rays Improve To 6-0 In Arbitration Hearings With Victory Over Niemann

  February 3, 2012 at 3:28 pm 3 comments

  The Rays won yesterday’s arbitration hearing with Jeff Niemann, who will now make $2.75 million in 2012. The Giraffe had been seeking $3.2 million. The Rays have never lost an arbitration case, moving to 6-0 overall, and 5-0 since Andrew Friedman was named VP of Baseball Operations. Niemann’s 2012 salary [...]

   
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  A Look At What We Can Expect From The Starting Pitchers In 2012

  February 2, 2012 at 9:56 am 10 comments

  Shields and Niemann are the Rays two most consistent pitchers.

   

• Jeff Niemann Asking For $3.2 Million Through Arbitration

  January 17, 2012 at 7:22 pm 4 comments

  The Rays are 4-0 in arbitration.

   
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  The Rays Rotation Has Been Set Up To Dominate In 2012

  January 10, 2012 at 10:34 am 12 comments

  The Rays rotation won’t have limits in 2012

   
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  James Shields Could Soon Be Headed To Cincinnati

  December 9, 2011 at 11:03 am 14 comments

  Teams are still discussing a potential trade