![[THE HANGOVER] The One Where We Discuss Mayor Foster’s Wikipedia Page And A BJ In Pinstripes](http://www.raysindex.com/wp-content/uploads/2010/05/hangover-300x223.jpg)
Voting is nearly closed on the Rays Moment of the Year over at BRaysballTalk. Personally, I think there are 2-3 legit contenders, but ultimately settled on A. [Moment of the Year] THE JUNKYARD DOGS WEBTOPIA… Somebody had some fun with Mayor Bill Foster’s Wikipedia page (first sentence under “Mayor of [...]
![[THE HANGOVER] The One Where We Discuss A Championship Ring, Price’s Golf Skills, And Hot Stove News](http://www.raysindex.com/wp-content/uploads/2012/04/137.jpg)
We’ve had a few people bring to our attention this weekend a Rays 2008 AL Championship ring that is currently up for auction on eBay. Most want to know: a) is it real?; b) whose ring is it? First of all, it is not a player’s ring. Coincidentally, we wrote [...]
Ken Rosenthal of FoxSports.com is reporting that the Rangers may no longer be a serious bidder for Justin Upton. And if that is true, the Rays may now be the front-runner to trade for the Diamondbacks outfielder. Rosenthal notes that the Rays matchup well as a trade partner, as the [...]
No surprise here, but according to Marc Topkin, BJ Upton has declined the Rays qualifying offer. Upton is now a free agent and free to sign with any team. When he does, the Rays will receive a draft pick as compensation. Here are a few other leftover links to get the [...]
It is looking more and more like the Diamondbacks will trade Justin Upton. And according to Joel Sherman of the New York Post, the Rays are one of the teams actively trying to acquire BJ’s brother… Strong feeling here Justin Upton will be dealt. Rangers a frontrunner. Watch Rays…wanted to [...]
Jon Heyman mentioned earlier this week that Jeremy Hellickson is drawing a lot of interest from other teams looking to trade for a starting pitcher. And now he specifically mentions the Cubs as one team that would love to have Hellboy in their rotation. However, Heyman is also quick to [...]
The Dodgers were considered by some to be a favorite to land James Shields if the Rays decided to trade their co-Ace. But according to Dylan Hernandez of the L.A. Times, the Dodgers are now “unlikely” to trade for a starting pitcher. Just last week we heard that James Shields [...]
The New York Mets announced today that they have agreed to part ways with Jason Bay, allowing him to become a free agent despite having a year left on his deal. And you can be certain the Rays will be interested in signing Bay if the price is right. Bay [...]
Back in September, we took a look at some similar players and speculated that BJ Upton might command a 5-year, $75 million contract ($15M per year) as a free agent. The feeling at the time was that if the numbers were correct, there is no reason to think Upton would [...]
The Philadelphia Phillies recently hired Steve Henderson to be their hitting coach and Bart Braun as a special assistant to the General Manager. What is interesting about those to moves is that both men were formerly in the Rays organization. And according to Ken Rosenthal, some think the moves were [...]
