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 today announced that they have optioned Brandon Guyer and Josh Lueke to the minors and reassigned Wil Myers, Juan Sandoval, Wil Inman, and JD Martin to minor league camp*. Myers is not a surprise. The only question is when will he be back. Lueke’s demotion does clear up […]
John Tomase of the Boston Herald spoke with Rays’ top prospect Wil Myers about how he nearly ended up with the Red Sox on more than one occasion. And Myers’ response suggests he is either overly polite or hasn’t quite embraced being a Ray yet… “I definitely wouldn’t have minded […]
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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. THE GOOD: Starting Pitchers. In the three games this weekend (Fri-Sun), David Price, Alex Cobb, and Chris Archer combined to throw 9 shutout innings, giving up just 3 […]
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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 (boxscore) THE GOOD: Leslie Anderson. Two more hits for Anderson, who is now 7-13 early on. Of course, this is only going to make 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 8, Pittsburgh 2 (boxscore) THE GOOD: Jeff Niemann. Niemann looked good in his second appearance of the spring, retiring all 3 batters he faced. But […]
Ken Rosenthal of FoxSports.com has written a fascinating piece on what it took to make the trade that sent James Shields and Wade Davis to the Royals for Wil Myers and three other prospects. While we will never know the entire story from the perspective of the Rays (they are far […]
George Brett recently attended an event hosted by the Kansas City Baseball Historical Society and offered his thoughts on various topics, including Wil Myers. And let’s just say Brett is not worried about the Royals losing their top prospect (via KingofKauffman.com)… “You gotta remember, Wil Myers is only 22 years […]
Here are some links to start the day… Carl Crawford admits that he regretted signing with the Red Sox while he was still in Boston. [LA Times] Joe Maddon says he considers Roberto Hernandez to be a starting pitcher “right now.” [TampaBay.com] Looks like David Price picked up a new […]
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Kaenon eyewear released some pictures of Joe Maddon trying on some new glasses. Will we see one of these models next season? THE JUNKYARD DOGS WEBTOPIA… Luke Scott’s $2.75 million contract includes $750,000 in incentives (likely tied to number of plate appearances). [Don Connolly] Meanwhile, Kyle Farnsworth can make up […]
