Marc Topkin reports that the Rays activated Gabe Kapler from the DL following tonight’s game. To make room for Kapler, the Rays designated Hank Blalock for assignment, in all likelihood ending his brief stint with the Rays. Blalock hit .254 with just 1 home run in 26 games (63 at [...]
![[THE HANGOVER] The One Where We Discuss The Struggling Offense, Upton’s Latest Brainfart And Blalock’s Future](http://www.raysindex.com/wp-content/uploads/2010/06/Hangover6-150x150.jpg)
The GBT – The Good, The Bad and The Telling sandwich, where The Bad is nice and lean and the The Telling is ripe. Diamondbacks 2, Rays 1 THE GOOD: Wade Davis. Nice strong start from Big Dub. The 7.1 innings was his longest outing of the year and only [...]
Joe Maddon had some strong words on Matt Joyce’s recent domination of triple-A… “He’s pounding on the door pretty loudly right now,” Maddon said. “So we’re paying attention.” So the Rays have taken notice of Joyce’s production (.343 in 18 games, 7-16 vs LHP), but is there room for Joyce [...]
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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: Joe Maddon. With the Rays trailing by 2, Carlos Pena struck out looking for the second out even though he attempted to call time [...]
![[THE HANGOVER] The One Where We Discuss Jaso’s Big Day, Typical Zobrist And Benoit’s Dominance](http://www.raysindex.com/wp-content/uploads/2010/05/hangover28-150x150.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. With Evan Logngoria getting the day off, Jaso batted third and the Rays didn’t miss a beat. Jaso went 2-4 with a [...]
![[THE HANGOVER] The One Where We Discuss The Bullpen’s Delight, More Blalock And Burrell And Maddonology](http://www.raysindex.com/wp-content/uploads/2010/05/hangover18-150x150.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: The Bullpen. It has been a while, but most remember that the key to the ’08 Rays was the bullpen. The outstanding bullpen in [...]
Per Marc Topkin: The Rays have designated DH Pat Burrell for assignment, and selected Hank Blalock from Triple-A Durham. Burrell, who signed a two-year, $17 million deal before last season, had been a disappointment, with his struggles continuing this season (hitting .202). Blalock is expected to be here at the Trop around [...]
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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: PECOTA gives the Rays a 91.2% shot at making the playoffs including a 62.3% chance of winning the AL East. The Red Sox only [...]
![[THE HANGOVER] The One Where We Discuss Pena’s Funk, Burrell’s Role And Jaso’s Future](http://www.raysindex.com/wp-content/uploads/2010/05/hangover15-150x150.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: Carlos Pena. Yes he has been in a funk (a realllly bad funk) but he has always been streaky and the defense will always [...]
Scott Boras is forcing the Rays hand, stating that Hank Blalock will ask for his release within the next week if the Rays do not promote him to the big leagues… Agent Scott Boras indicated Tuesday that Blalock would activate the out clause in his Triple-A contract within the next [...]
