Earlier tonight we heard some devastating news that prized prospect Hak-Ju Lee had torn ligaments in his knee during a collision at second base and is out for the season. Now we have the video. With the bases loaded, a Norfolk batter hit a slow bouncer to second base. Tim [...]
We all knew Kyle Farnsworth is a paintball afficienado. Well, with Farnsville’s help and the encouragement of a local paintball team, several Rays players went and tried their hand at the sport. In addition to Farnsworth, the players that participated including David Price, Matt Moore, Sean Rodriguez, Tim Beckham, Jeff Niemann, [...]
It is time for our annual Meta-Analysis of the Rays top prospects. In the science community, a meta-analysis is what we do when we take the work of a bunch of other people, tease the data a little, draw some conclusions that nobody had noticed before, and then pawn it off [...]
The Rays thrive on playing match-ups against opposing teams in order to maximize the production of their players. In order to do that, they need guys that can play multiple positions. And there is some evidence that the Rays are grooming former top-pick Tim Beckham to be the next full-fledged [...]
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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 10, Twins 7 (boxscore) THE GOOD: Defense. The Rays are a team that must be good defensively. And after leading the AL in errors last season, [...]
Tim Beckham is still trying to make it to the big leagues, and Reid Brignac is hoping to get back. But on play last night in Durham, the two combined on a play that would impress most major leaguers…
When Reid Brignac was demoted earlier this season, it raised an interesting question concerning two of the Rays’ better prospects. With Tim Beckham playing shortstop at triple-A Durham, and Hak-Ju Lee playing shortstop at double-A Montgomery, would the Rays use the demotion of Brignac as an opportunity to move Beckham [...]
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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. Game 1: RAYS 3, Phillies 2 (boxscore) Game 2: RAYS 7, Phillies 3 (boxscore) THE GOOD: 112. As in 112 pitches from David Price in the [...]
Tim Beckham, the top pick of the 2008 draft, has been suspended 50 games for violating baseball’s drug policy. Beckham tested positive for a “drug of abuse.” It was his second positive test. Examples of “Drugs of Abuse” include cocaine, LSD, marijuana, heroin, ecstacy, and opiates (e.g. morphine). Here’s the [...]
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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 (no game) With the Rays not scheduled to play on Monday, Jeremy Hellickson started in a minor league game in order to stay on normal [...]
