The Rays’ top pick in this year’s draft made his pro debut this week with the short-season Hudson Valley Renegades. The Poughkeepsie Journal caught up with the youngin’ and asked him about taking his first steps towards the big leagues…
![[THE HANGOVER] The One Where We Discuss Mikie’s Promotion, The Return Of Super Sammy, And Darth Vader](http://www.raysindex.com/wp-content/uploads/2012/07/uspw_4711726-150x150.jpg)
As we mentioned last night on Twitter, 2011 first-round draft pick Mikie Mahtook has been promoted to double-A Montgomery. Mahtook was hitting .290 with a .358 OBP, 5 home runs, and 19 stolen bases. If there is a red flag, it is the 71 strikeouts and just 29 walks for [...]
The GBT – The Good, The Bad and The Telling sandwich, where The Bad is nice and lean and the The Telling is ripe. Red Sox 3, RAYS 1 (boxscore) THE GOOD: The Bullpen. It wasn’t the bullpen’s fault, with four guys combining to keep the Rays in it late. [...]
![[THE HANGOVER] The One Where We Discuss Comebacks, A Briggy Return, And A Deal For The Top Draft Pick](http://www.raysindex.com/wp-content/uploads/2012/07/uspw_6196808-150x150.jpg)
The GBT – The Good, The Bad and The Telling sandwich, where The Bad is nice and lean and the The Telling is ripe. RAYS (off-day) We’re back from our mini Hangover vacation and we have a bunch of links, so let’s get to it. THE JUNKYARD DOGS WEBTOPIA… Sam [...]
With the 25th pick of the first round in this year’s draft, the Rays selected Richie Shaffer, a third baseman from Clemson. With the new rules in place that restricts spending on the draft, we wondered aloud if the Rays might draft more college players this year, especially on the [...]
