![[DOWN ON THE FARM] The Rays Will Not Deviate From Plan For Rocco Baldelli](http://res1.blogblog.com/tracker/25315247-537165146058781700.gif?l=raysindex.blogspot.com)
Durham 2, Louisville 0. Ben Hendrickson pitched 6.1 scoreless innings, allowing only 3 hits and 3 walks. He struck out 4 and hit a batter…Scott Dohmann pitched the 9th for his 14th save…All of the offense came in the first inning on back-to-back home runs by Justin Ruggiano and Dan […]
![[THE HANGOVER] Percival Continues To Struggle](http://farm4.static.flickr.com/3255/2706698314_002779a443_o.jpg)
THE GOOD: Carl Crawford and the Royals defense. With 2 outs and Aki Iwamura on first, BJ Upton hit a lazy bloop to shallow right field that fell in for a double. Aki should have scored, but was held up at third. CC then hit a flyball in foul territory […]
![[DOWN ON THE FARM] Baldelli Homers Again And Plays OF In Rehab Start](http://res1.blogblog.com/tracker/25315247-5255689633379133287.gif?l=raysindex.blogspot.com)
Louisville 5, Durham 3. John Jaso was 3-4 with 2 doubles and an RBI. This was his 3rd 3-hit game since being promoted to triple-A a week ago. Montgomery 8, Tennessee 1. Rocco Baldelli played 5 innings in the outfield. He committed an error on his only fielding chance. At […]
![[THE HANGOVER] Iwamura Saves Game With Glove; Percival Barely Saves Game With Arm](http://farm4.static.flickr.com/3147/2703862384_67ee79e090_o.jpg)
THE GOOD: Even more important than Carlos Pena’s 2-run home run in the top of the 9th with 2 outs that gave the Rays a 3-run cushion, was Akinori Iwamura handling the bad-hop ground ball in the 7th inning. With JP Howell relieving Grant Balfour with 1 on and 2 […]
![[THE HANGOVER] Garza Loses His Control](http://farm4.static.flickr.com/3006/2700695047_2ba2dd255e_o.jpg)
THE GOOD: Akinori Iwamura’s defense. We can’t stop praising how seamlessly he has moved to his new position. If he does not win the gold glove, it would be a bigger injustice than Evan Longoria not winning the rookie of the year. Last night, the Rays turned 2 double-plays in […]
![[THE HANGOVER] Zobrist Gives Boost To Struggling Offense, Gets Demoted](http://farm4.static.flickr.com/3151/2698868958_16b37fe92f_o.jpg)
THE GOOD: James Shields outside of the back-to-back home runs in the 2nd inning. After the 2 home runs, he retired 13 of the next 14 batters and faced the minimum over that span. Other than the 2 solo homers, he allowed only 4 hits and 1 run, striking out […]
![[TRADE DEADLINE] What Do You Like Better..Christmas Or Trading Season?](http://res1.blogblog.com/tracker/25315247-3745949446070883781.gif?l=raysindex.blogspot.com)
Yesterday we presented our updated Trade Value Index (TVI). With a little over a week until next Thursday’s trade deadline, rather than take a look at the players the Rays may target we will take a look at the players most likely to be sent packing should Andrew Friedman and […]
![[THE HANGOVER] Jonny Gomes Might Be Demoted To Durham](http://farm4.static.flickr.com/3162/2695905136_feab693d4e_o.jpg)
THE GOOD: Sometimes you watch a game and you just know early on that it is not the Rays’ night. It is easier on the liver. THE BAD: Andy Sonnanstine against the A’s this season. The Rays have only played the A’s 5 times and yet two of their worst […]
![[DOWN ON THE FARM] Cummings Named To Olympic Team, Opens Spot In Durham For David Price](http://res1.blogblog.com/tracker/25315247-3369122285454045086.gif?l=raysindex.blogspot.com)
Lehigh Valley 4, Durham 3. Ben Hendrickson gave up 4 runs in 5.1 innings…Chris Mason pitched 2 scoreless innings of relief, giving up 3 hits…Fernando Perez was 3-4 with a double. In his last 8 games, he is 16-34 (.471). He is still striking out too much with 14 in […]
![[THE HANGOVER] Balfour Is So Confident Now, He Will Tell Batters What Is Coming](http://farm4.static.flickr.com/3004/2692968898_031507412a_o.jpg)
THE GOOD: Scott Kazmir was at his best and kept his pitch count in check. After needing 18 pitches in the first, he only needed 67 over the next 5 innings and was able to work 7 full innings with 103 pitches… BJ Upton. Upton was 2-3 with 2 walks. […]
