![[THE HANGOVER] The One Where We Discuss Joyce Against Lee, Road Squads And A 5-Man Infield](http://www.raysindex.com/wp-content/uploads/2011/03/357110303027_Yankees_at_Rays-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: Sweet Swingin’. Matt Joyce got the start in right field against Cliff Lee, maybe the best left-hander in baseball. And in his first at [...]
![[THE HANGOVER] The One Where We Discuss Losing Two Of The Best, Another Honor For Hellboy And Zaun’s Wish To Return](http://www.raysindex.com/wp-content/uploads/2010/11/357100626112_Diamondbacks_at_Rays-150x150.jpg)
Keith Law calls Rafael Soriano, Mariano Rivera and Joaquin Benoit the three free agent relief pitchers most in demand. And with Rivera almost certainly re-signing with the Yankees, that makes Soriano and Benoit the two best relief pitchers on the free agent market. On Soriano: “You can make an argument [...]
Buster Olney is reporting that Gregg Zaun has agreed to a 1-year deal with the Brewers for a guaranteed $2.15 million. He will receive $1.9 million in 2010 with a $2.25 million team option in 2011 with a $250K buyout. We feel like we did not appreciate Zaun enough while [...]
[Update] Adam McCalvy is reporting that Zaun is close to signing with the Brewers. [10:56] Gregg Zaun appeared on Toronto radio station 590 this morning. On when he would sign with a new team: “Possibly by the end of the day.” On why he couldn’t say who is signing with: [...]
![[THE HANGOVER] The One Where We Discuss The Farm System Rankings, The Ramon And Longo Versus Gordon](http://www.raysindex.com/wp-content/uploads/2009/12/hangover4-150x150.jpg)
The Rays jumped back up a couple of spots in this year’s rankings of the top farm systems by Baseball America. The Rays are second, behind only the Rangers, who repeat in the top spot. The Rays will need a strong draft next summer if they want to stay near [...]
Yesterday, the Rays acquired Kelly Shoppach from Cleveland. The move did nothing to clear up the catching position for 2010. In fact, it just made the situation a bit more complicated. Assuming Shoppach is one of two catchers on the opening day roster, the question then becomes: Who will be [...]
[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 HANGOVER] The One Where We Discuss McGee’s Fastball, Hellboy’s Changeup And Crawford’s Clubhouse Presence](http://www.raysindex.com/wp-content/uploads/2009/11/hangover12-150x150.jpg)
Before the Webtopia, Joe Smith gives us several great tidbits in his latest column… On Jake McGee: “McGee feels he’s back to 100 percent. He said he’s throwing 95 mph, and his changeup is better than ever.” Andrew Friedman adds that the Rays “haven’t given up on McGee as a [...]
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, [...]
