![[THE HANGOVER] The One Where We Discuss Trading With The Enemy, The Battle At Second And The Dude Chillin’ In The Spring](http://www.raysindex.com/wp-content/uploads/2010/03/hangover-150x150.jpg)
Marc Topkin bring up an interesting question that on the surface would seem like a resounding “no.” Would the Rays trade Carl Crawford to the Red Sox or Yankees during the season? Would they trade him to the rival Yankees or Red Sox? (The guess here is yes, if they [...]
![[THE HANGOVER] The One Where We Discuss The Florida State Fairgrounds, Aybar’s Wrist And A Cuban Pitcher](http://www.raysindex.com/wp-content/uploads/2010/02/hangover34-150x150.jpg)
Michael Sasso has more details on the proposed development of the Fairgrounds… The developer proposing a massive entertainment complex at the Florida State Fairgrounds envisions a project worth up to $1 billion, with professional baseball and soccer stadiums and up to 2,600 hotel rooms, state and Florida State Fair Authority [...]
![[THE HANGOVER] The One Where We Discuss Crawford’s Next Deal, Burrell’s Neck And Cliff’s New Gig](http://www.raysindex.com/wp-content/uploads/2010/02/hangover25-150x150.jpg)
Carl Crawford was asked yesterday if he would be willing to give the Rays a home-team discount. His answer was a less-than-emphatic “you never know,” in which he deferred to his agent. Maybe more telling was this quote from the St. Pete Times in which CC was asked about his [...]
![[THE HANGOVER] The One Where We Discuss The New Bossman, Dirtbag’s Hamstrings And Burrell’s New Shape](http://www.raysindex.com/wp-content/uploads/2010/02/hangover23-150x150.jpg)
Our occasional disappointment in BJ Upton is often misconstrued as a dislike for the player. Nothing could be further from the truth. We are huge Bossman fans. So you can understand our excitement when we read Marc Topkin’s piece on Upton. A few of the bigger points… Upton added 7 [...]
Pitchers and catchers haven’t even reported for the 2010 season and the Rays are already on the offensive (or is it defensive) about Carl Crawford’s and Carlos Pena’s futures with the team as well as the 2011 payroll. First it was Matt Silverman… We extended last year, we’re over-extended heading [...]
![[THE HANGOVER] The One Where We Discuss The Opening Day DH, Zim’s Honor And Upton’s Hearing](http://www.raysindex.com/wp-content/uploads/2010/02/hangover12-150x150.jpg)
According to Jayson Stark, the Rays are still in the running for Johnny Damon. The Atlanta Braves and Tampa Bay Rays have also remained in the bidding, with both teams talking about one-year contracts for fewer total dollars than the Tigers’ offer. MLB.com reported that the Braves’ offer was for [...]
![[THE HANGOVER] The One Where We Discuss What It Would Take To Sign Johnny Damon](http://www.raysindex.com/wp-content/uploads/2010/02/hangover8-150x150.jpg)
Earlier this week, Andrew Friedman said the Rays will continue to monitor the market. The big name that the Rays have been linked to is Johnny Damon. Recently we speculated that this was evidence that the Rays are still trying to trade Pat Burrell, as the Rays would not be [...]
![[THE HANGOVER] The One Where We Discuss Hudson Valley And New Media, King David’s Stalkers And The Bat’s New Shape](http://www.raysindex.com/wp-content/uploads/2010/02/hangover4-150x150.jpg)
The Rays short-season affiliate, the Hudson Valley Renegades have introduced a new blog, The Renegades Rundown… Here you’ll get a glimpse into what the Renegades are doing on and off the field. By keeping up with the blog you’ll get the latest news regarding players, schedules, promotions, events, and more! [...]
![[THE HANGOVER] The One Where We Discuss A Caveman Discount, One In The Bush And Joyce’s Job To Lose](http://www.raysindex.com/wp-content/uploads/2010/01/hangover29-150x150.jpg)
In an interesting twist to the Johnny Damon situation, Jon Heyman of SI.com says Damon turned down a $6 million offer from the Yankees. In a last-ditch effort late last week after Damon himself called the team, Cashman, one of baseball’s best dealmakers, tried floating a contract of $6 million [...]
Recently, we have heard the Rays linked to Jim Thome and Johnny Damon. The common denominator in these rumors is Pat Burrell. Thome (who has since signed with the Twins) and Damon are DH-types at this point in their careers, and the Rays are only adding a DH if they [...]
