The Rays have acquired catcher Curt Casali from the Detroit Tigers in a trade. Casali, a 10th round pick in the 2011 draft, split the 2012 season between single-A and high-A where he hit .270 with a .365 OBP, 9 home runs, and a solide 46-to-38 strikeout-to-walk ratio. Casali was [...]
TheRays lost minor league pitchers Kyle Lobstein and Braulio Lara in this morning’s Rule 5 Draft. Lobstein was taken by the Mets with the 10th pick and Lara was drafted by the Marlins in the second round (via MLBTR). The Rays did not draft any players in the draft. Lobstein [...]
Durham. (no games scheduled) Montgomery. (no games scheduled) Charlotte. (no games scheduled) Bowling Green 7, Lakewood 4. Hudson Valley 4, Batavia 3 (10). Princeton. (no games scheduled) Notes from Down on the Farm… Kyle Lobstein missed his last start with a hamstring strain, but is expected to make his next [...]
Pawtucket 5, Durham 3. James Houser struggled with his control, walking 6 and hitting a batter in 4 innings. He allowed 4 hits and 4 runs, striking out 1. In his last 8 starts covering 37.2 innings, Houser has walked 31 batters and struck out 22…Reid Brignac was 1-4 with [...]
With the 2009 MLB draft next Tuesday, the Tampa Bay Rays front office is busy preparing for their fourth rodeo. Now is a good time to take a look back and gauge the early returns from players selected in last year’s draft. Without further ado, we present you the Tampa [...]
![[THE HANGOVER] Garza Saves Overworked Bullpen With 2-Hit Shutout](http://farm4.static.flickr.com/3075/2767644793_2a7ec3ec17_o.jpg)
THE GOOD: The “Good” starts and ends with Matt Garza who pitched a 2-hitter for his second shutout of the season. One night after Joe Maddon was forced to use all 7 of his relief pitchers in an extra-inning contest, it was imperative Garza work deep into the night and [...]
![[THE HANGOVER] Rays Magic Number For Playoffs Now 38; Yankees Are Roadkill](http://farm4.static.flickr.com/3282/2762006551_acf410a4b4_o.jpg)
THE GOOD: Looonnnggggg home run by Carlos Pena in the 1st inning. That is 7 in the last 18 games. Pena’s bat couldn’t have woken up at a better time…Great relay to end the 3rd inning. With a runner on second, a single to left was sent home by Eric [...]
![[DOWN ON THE FARM] Rocco Baldelli Is A Lumberjack And He’s OK](http://farm4.static.flickr.com/3068/2681728547_f487500cd5_o.jpg)
If you are having trouble recognizing the individual above…That is Rocco Baldelli. The beard is now officially lumberjacktastic. Rocco…He is a Lumberjack, and he is OK. Durham 2, Syracuse 1. Mitch Talbot struck out 8 in 6 innings, allowing 1 run on 5 hits and 2 walks…Chris Mason pitched 1 [...]
