The Tampa Bay Rays are in the midst of a trip to Cuba where they will be the first Major League Baseball team to play on the island since 1999. The trip is being billed as “historic.” It is being said that this is a symbolic moment for the new […]
The Rays are now in Cuba for a game on Tuesday, the first Major League Baseball team to travel to the island in 17 years. Over 140 people were part of the Rays’ travel party, needing two planes to make the trip. MLB officials and national media were in a […]
On Friday, the Rays broke the bad news that Brad Boxberger would miss a good chunk of the regular season after needing surgery to repair a muscle in his abdomen. The initial report estimated that Boxberger would miss eight weeks. However, as we noted earlier, that estimate is really just […]
The optimists that look at the 2016 Tampa Bay Rays often point to the depth of starting pitching and how that will only get better in the second half of the season with the return of Alex Cobb. However, Cobb’s interview with Martin Fennelly of the Tampa Tribune suggests Rays fans […]
Kevin Kiermaier announced his presence with authority in 2015, winning his first Gold Glove as the best defensive center fielder in the AL and the Platinum Glove as the best defensive player overall in the AL. Kiermaier’s greatness with the glove is no secret to Rays fans. He makes tough […]
The Rays announced today that Brad Boxberger will miss significant time after needing surgery to repair a torn abdominal muscle, via Roger Mooney of TBO.com. The initial estimate has Boxberger missing eight weeks, which would mean the last 2+ weeks of spring training and the first 5-6 weeks of the regular […]
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Surprise! Chris Archer is the opening day starter. He will likely be followed by Drew Smyly, Jake Odorizzi, and Matt Moore. The big question is whether the Rays will go with a fifth starter to start the season, which presumably would be Erasmo Ramirez. The Rays have enough off days […]
Entering the 2016 season, pitcher Blake Snell is the unanimous selection as the Rays’ top prospect. Our top prospects list is a meta-analysis that averages the rankings for the Rays’ top prospects from ESPN.com, BaseballAmerica, Baseball Prospectus, MLB.com,and Minor League Ball. Here are the top 17 prospects according to their cumulative score across all of the […]
James Loney is still on the Rays’ roster and that may be a bad thing that could get worse. It is no secret that the Rays have too many bats that are limited to first base or the corner outfield spots. It has long been assumed that the odd-man out […]
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THE JUNKYARD DOGS WEBTOPIA… Only 1 day left to order you Kevin Kiermaier robbing-a-homer t-shirt. [Teespring] The Rays announced they raised $60,000 for the Boys & Girls Club of Charlotte County by getting their heads shaved this weekend. The first round of cuts are expected this week. Marc Topkin […]
