Rule 4 Draft

  • A Peak At The Rays Draft War Room

    A Peak At The Rays Draft War Room

    June 6, 2011 at 8:00 pm 0 comments

    Just a brief look at all the minds that it takes to make 10 picks in one night

     
  • What We Can Expect From The MLB Draft And When We Can Expect It

    What We Can Expect From The MLB Draft And When We Can Expect It

    June 6, 2011 at 1:13 pm 0 comments

    Tonight is the first round and supplemental round of the MLB draft. Of those 60 picks, ten of them belong to the Tampa Bay Rays, starting with pick number 24. If you want an idea of who will be taken by the Rays, you can check in with Keith Law’s [...]

     
  • If Top Players Fall To Rays In Draft, Will They Pull The Trigger?

    If Top Players Fall To Rays In Draft, Will They Pull The Trigger?

    May 12, 2011 at 10:01 am 4 comments

    The 2011 Major League Baseball Amateur (Rule 4) Draft is considered by some to be one of the “strongest and deepest” in years. And it just so happens that the Rays own one of the biggest pool of draft picks in draft history, with 12 of the top 89 picks. [...]

     
  • [THE HANGOVER] The One Where We Discuss Rosenthal’s Reaction, Lopez’ Contract And The 2011 Draft

    [THE HANGOVER] The One Where We Discuss Rosenthal’s Reaction, Lopez’ Contract And The 2011 Draft

    February 3, 2011 at 8:17 am 7 comments

    Yesterday we wrote about Ken Rosenthal’s “thought” that wondered if the Rays should sign Vladimir Guerrero, have him DH, let Manny Ramirez play left field everyday and make Johnny Damon the starting first baseman. Of course, this idea was shot down by a lot of people who know more about [...]

     

  • Keith Law On The Rays Draft

    June 9, 2010 at 12:27 pm 2 comments

    Keith Law did not list the Rays among his “winners” from day 1 of the draft, but he still had nice things to say about the Rays first-day picks and even the top 10 rounds overall… The Rays got very good value all over the top ten rounds, including their [...]

     
  • Rays Take Josh Sale With The 17th Pick Of 2010 Draft

    Rays Take Josh Sale With The 17th Pick Of 2010 Draft

    June 7, 2010 at 7:43 pm 8 comments

    The Rays took high school third baseman Josh Sale with the 17th overall pick of the first round. Keith Law had Sale ranked as the 7th best player available. An absolute monster physically, with hit and power tools, probably destined for the outfield; has to hit his way to the [...]

     

  • Rays Prospects Previews Tonight’s Draft

    June 7, 2010 at 10:30 am 1 comment

    Tonight is the first and supplemental rounds of MLB’s Rule 4 Draft. Head over to Rays Prospects for an in depth preview. [Rays Prospects]

     
  • Heyman Mocks The Upcoming Draft

    Heyman Mocks The Upcoming Draft

    June 3, 2010 at 9:00 am 6 comments

    Major League Baseball’s Rule 4 draft is next Monday and the Rays have 6 of the top 98 picks. Jon Heyman weighs in with his mock first-round… 17. Tampa Bay Rays A.J. Cole, RHP, Oviedo HS (Fla.) Big high school arm has fallen maybe a little. The Rays like young [...]

     
  • Rays Could Have 10 Of Top 70 Picks In 2011 Draft

    Rays Could Have 10 Of Top 70 Picks In 2011 Draft

    May 18, 2010 at 9:00 am 7 comments

    The Rays have nine potential free agents at the end of the year*. The Elias rankings will determine whether the Rays will receive any compensation should these players sign with another team. First a crash course on the Elias rankings and free agency compensation… All free agents are classified as [...]

     

  • Down On The Farm: 14 More Draftees Signed

    June 17, 2009 at 6:00 am 0 comments

    Lehigh Valley 16, Durham 8. James Houser was pounded for 8 runs in 4 innings, including 3 home runs. He is now 3-3 with a 5.54 ERA…The bullpen wasn’t much better giving up 7 runs in the final 2 innings, the final 2 coming off of catcher Alex Jamieson who [...]

     
 
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