The Rays Tank: Two chances for W’s, two L’s insteadDRaysBay (Saturday, 23 March) - Half the team traveled up to Bradenton to take on the Pirates, while the rest stayed in Port Charlotte to play the Orioles, but both squads were defeated Friday afternoon.Alex...
AL East Team Preview: The New York YankeesDRaysBay (Friday, 22 March) - In a normal world the following quote would immediately be attributed to Andrew Friedman, Matt Silverman, or Stu Sternberg:"I’m a finance geek, I guess I always have been. That’s my...
Why the Rays Should Trade Jeff NiemannThe Rays Way (Tuesday, 19 March) - Jeff Niemann has been the subject of a number of trade rumors for years now, and the possibility of the Tall Texan being dealt has resurfaced once again. The Colorado Rockies have...
Archer sent to DurhamTBO Rays (Tuesday, 12 March) - RHP Chris Archer was a little surprised to be called into manager Joe Maddon's office Tuesday and told he was being optioned to Triple-A Durham. But after what he called...
How the Rays Improved BABIP by Fortifying the InfieldDRaysBay (Thursday, 7 March) - In our most recent Roundtable, the masthead discussed the Rays' recent struggles with BABIP (batting average on balls in play) and in-field flyballs (IFFB%).The Rays offense was near league worst...
Front Office reflections on the Shields-Myers tradeDRaysBay (Friday, 1 March) - Ken Rosenthal recently made his best effort to describe the mentality of Dayton Moore.The general manager of the Kansas City Royals traded four of his fifteen best prospects -- including...
The Rays Tank: Rays Crushed By TigersDRaysBay (Friday, 1 March) - Battling to win the fifth starter's job, Roberto Hernandez pitched well yesterday in Port Charlotte. One run and two walks in 2.1 innings doesn't seem like a good outing, but...
Rays Links: Price, Friedman, Baggage, BeckhamYahoo Sports (Thursday, 28 February) - Happy birthday to Rays right-hander Jeff Niemann, who turns 30 years old today. Niemann, the fourth overall pick of the 2004 draft, is looking to rebound from an injury-shortened 2012...
Today in the Papers....Shadow of the Stadium (Thursday, 28 February) - Today in the papers, a story about another Downtown Tampa apartment tower going up. I've never said Downtown Tampa wouldn't benefit from a baseball stadium, but once again, I'd ask...