Playing A Little Pepper… Does the performance by Chris Archer make it more likely for the Rays to trade a pitcher this winter? As I always say, all Rays players are always available as long as somebody is willing to overpay. And if nobody is willing to meet the Rays’ [...]
Playing A Little Pepper… According to Marc Topkin, Joe Maddon is trying to keep things relaxed by telling the players that they are not required to report until 6:00 for the 7:10. Good move? Why not just make the game optional? It’s been almost two weeks since they showed up [...]
Playing A Little Pepper… No pepper today. Game Graph… [Will be up at game time] Source: FanGraphs Lineup… Flash Jennings, LF BJ Upton, CF Ben Zobrist, SS Evan Longoria, DH Jeff Keppinger, 1B Ben Francisco, RF Ryan Roberts, 2B Chris Gimenez, C Sean Rodriguez, SS Jeremy Hellickson, SP Song to [...]
Playing A Little Pepper… With 16 games remaining, how many wins will the Rays probably need after dropping 5 of 6 to the Orioles and Yankees? Let’s ignore the Angels who are 1 game ahead of the Rays in the loss column and just hope they don’t go on a [...]
No Pepper Today… Game Graph… [Will be up at game time] Source: FanGraphs Lineup… Flash Jennings, LF BJ Upton, CF Ben Zobrist, SS Evan Longoria, DH Ben Francisco, RF Jeff Keppinger, 3B Ryan Roberts, 2B Luke Scott, 1B Chris Gimenez, C Jeremy Hellickson, SP Song to get you pumped up…
Playing A Little Pepper… Is tonight’s game a must-win? We’re not at must-win levels yet. But the Rays are in a world of trouble if they lose this game and both the Yankees and Angels win their games. The Rays would then be 3 games back in the Wild Card [...]
Playing A Little Pepper… We know Matt Moore, Alex Cobb, and Jeremy Hellickson will pitch against the Orioles. But how will the rotation shake-out after that and when will we see Chris Archer pitch again? We got the first answer today, now that it sounds like David Price will be [...]
Playing A Little Pepper… David Price will not make his start on Saturday and Chris Archer will take his place. Should we be worried? Price is being skipped for what is being called “general soreness” and is expected to make a start during the Yankees series next weekend. What is [...]
Playing A Little Pepper… Fernando Rodney is having one of the best seasons ever for a relief pitcher. Can he win the Cy Young Award? According to ESPN.com’s Cy Young Predictor (which is based on how voters chose Cy Young winners in past years) David Price is the favorite and [...]
Playing A Little Pepper… The Rays are 74-61 with 27 games remaining. How many wins do they need to make the playoffs? Looking at just the Wild Card standings, there are 5 teams with 58-63 losses, with the Rays sitting right in the middle. If the O’s and the A’s [...]
