![[THE HANGOVER] The One Where We Discuss Jeter To The Rays, Howell Going Nowhere And Burrell’s New Deal](http://www.raysindex.com/wp-content/uploads/2010/12/hangover11-150x150.jpg)
In one of my recent pieces at Business Insider, I examine the possibility of the Rays signing Derek Jeter. While the Rays usually shy away from players like Jeter, this is a special circumstance. He represents the one player that could help convert some of the local Yankees fans. The [...]
![[THE HANGOVER] The One Where We Discuss Minor League Free Agents, Crawford’s LA Fantasy And Zim Chiming In](http://www.raysindex.com/wp-content/uploads/2010/11/357100219270_Rays_Spring_Training-150x150.jpg)
Baseball America has the complete list of Rays minor league free agents. The list includes Winston Abreu (right), Dale Thayer, Carlos Hernandez, Brian Shouse and Joe Dillon. THE JUNKYARD DOGS WEBTOPIA… Buster Olney lists the Angels, Red Sox and Tigers as the three teams that need Carl Crawford the most. [...]
![[THE HANGOVER] The One Where We Discuss Soriano’s Revenge, Shields Performance And The Return Of Shouse](http://www.raysindex.com/wp-content/uploads/2010/07/hangover31-150x150.jpg)
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: Devil O’sian? With one out in the 8th with the potential tying run on second, Scott Moore broke for third despite a groundball being [...]
![[THE HANGOVER] The One Where We Discuss CC’s Golden Glove, Maddon’s Papi Reversal And The ’96 Yankees](http://www.raysindex.com/wp-content/uploads/2010/07/hangover2-150x150.jpg)
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: John Jaso. Recently, any time the Rays would get the bases loaded with no outs, our initial reaction has been “oh crap.” But JJ [...]
[Update] Marc Topkin reports that the Rays will not receive compensation for Shouse even if he is added to the 40-man roster at some point. [4:11pm] Although no official announcement has been made, it appears that Brian Shouse has signed a minor league deal with the Red Sox with an [...]
![[THE HANGOVER] The One Where We Discuss A New Place To Discuss, Shouse’s Arb Offer And Of Course, Burrell-For-Bradley](http://www.raysindex.com/wp-content/uploads/2009/12/hangover6-150x100.jpg)
Over the years we have received many requests to make RI more discussion friendly by adding a forum and many more have asked for recommendations on where the best places are to discuss the Rays. Quite frankly, before now we didn’t think a good discussion forum existed for the Rays. [...]
[Update] The Rays chose not to offer Russ Springer arbitration (via Marc Topkin’s Twitter). [7:37pm] Marc Topkin of the St. Pete Times is reporting that the Rays have offered arbitration to both Gregg Zaun and Brian Shouse. They are still undecided on Russ Springer. As we mentioned earlier today, offering [...]
Today is the deadline for teams to offer arbitration to their free agents. Gregg Zaun, Brian Shouse and Russ Springer are the only Rays to receive either Type A or Type B free agent status (all are type B). If any of the three signs with another team, the Rays [...]
The Rays made several moves today including picking up Carl Crawford’s option. The team also decided not to puck up the options for Gregg Zaun and Brian Shouse. None of these moves are surprising, however there was some suggestion that the Rays could have picked up Zaun’s option. In addition, [...]
Before we jump into the 25-man and 40-man roster projections next week, let’s take a look at the one area where we can expect the most change, the bullpen. But before we start thinking about who the Rays may add to the mix, let’s take a look at who might [...]
