Just what in the name of Derek Shelton is going on here? The Rays have won again on a Friday night, that’s two in a row. Friday used to be a curse for the Rays, now, thus far this season, it’s a blessing. The Rays — after an uncomfortable early [...]
When the Rays sent Matt Garza to the Cubs this off-season, most of the attention was focused on the acquisitions of Chris Archer and Hak-Ju Lee. Those two players are now considered among the best prospects in the Rays’ already deep system. But Phil Rogers of the Chicago Tribune says [...]
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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. click above image for boxscore THE GOOD: 1,256. That is the number of regular season and postseason games Carl Crawford played in a Rays uniform. Last [...]
Yesterday, when we posted the postseason roster, we noted that Dioner Navarro was among those not asked to stay and keep working out with the club in case a player is injured or the team makes changes before the ALCS. Well, it turns out that Navarro was asked to stay. [...]
With the return of Dioner Navarro this week, the Rays now have an interesting dilemma this off-season. When Navi was demoted back in June, we just assumed that he would be non-tendered during the off-season, essentially releasing him. It appeared that the Rays had chosen Kelly Shoppach’s bat over Navi’s defense and familiarity [...]
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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: Kelly Shoppach. This might be the first time all season that Shoppach made an appearance in “The Good.” He came into the game with [...]
In the 6th inning of yesterday’s game, with the Rays trailing 6-0, Kelly Shoppach tried his best Bo Jackson impersonation. There was only one problem: Shoppach is not Bo and the bat laughed… Hey Shoppy…Everybody knows, if you are going to get macho with a wood bat, you have to [...]
After this weekend, all three of the Rays catchers have caught at least 20 games. So we thought it would be a good time to take a closer look at how the catchers have performed defensively. First, let’s take a look at some standard defensive metrics (stats do not include [...]
Following last night’s game, the Rays activated Jason Bartlett from the DL and announced he would start tonight’s game in Atlanta. To make room, Justin Ruggiano was sent back to Durham. This means the Rays will keep three catchers (John Jaso, Dioner Navarro, Kelly Shoppach) for the time being. It [...]
At some point in the next couple of weeks, the Rays will go back to their normal allotment of two catchers. And based on Joe Maddon’s recent comments, those two catchers will be John Jaso and Kelly Shoppach. Defensively the Rays may sacrifice a little, but that pales in comparison [...]
