Down on the farm June 19: Linsky's struggles continueDRaysBay (Today) - The Hot Rods playing in the Midwest League All-Star Game didn't do anything exciting, and they'll get back to real games tomorrow.Triple-A Durham Bulls (45-27) After going up 2-0 in...
Building a Better Lineup with Wil MyersDRaysBay (Yesterday) - Lineup optimization is a bit of an overrated task for a statistician. There's no denying that what order the players perform in can have significant influence on the game, but...
Deep thoughts: Post-draft talkDRaysBay (Yesterday) - In this edition of deep thoughts, Michael and I will focus mainly on where some of the new picks might fit into the organizational rankings as well as some of...
Down on the farm June 17: Rays demote Ryan RobertsDRaysBay (2 days ago) - Hudson Valley begins their title defense today.Triple-A Durham Bulls (44-26) Early offense supported J.D. Martin in a 5-2 win over Indianapolis. The Bulls were off and running in the first...
Wil Myers promoted by the Tampa Bay RaysDRaysBay (3 days ago) - Tampa Bay's star baseball prospect, heralded in the top five of any national ranking you will find, is officially on his way to the Rays roster. Five games back in...
Down On The Farm: June 15DRaysBay (4 days ago) - Triple-A Durham Bulls (42-26)The Bulls rallied to send the game into extra innings but ultimately fell to the Indians Friday night by the score of 6-4. Indianapolis collected 13 hits,...
Down on the farm June 14: All-Stars headed for DunedinDRaysBay (5 days ago) - Representing Charlotte will be catcher Curt Casali and pitchers Ryan Carpenter and Jesse Hahn. Jake Hager was selected, but his injury will keep him out. Top prospects such as Gary...
Down on the farm June 13: At least Bowling Green playedDRaysBay (6 days ago) - Today's games, if they play, will wrap up Charlotte's first half.Triple-A Durham Bulls (41-25) Durham was off.Double-A Montgomery Biscuits (34-31) Montgomery was off.Class-A Advanced Charlotte Stone Crabs (28-34) Charlotte was...
The Rays Tank: Matt Joyce's paybackDRaysBay (7 days ago) - Here's a few quick thoughts for your daily tank:Joyce angered John Lackey on Monday after getting frustrated his would-be second homerun on the night pushed foul. This led Jason Collette...
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Down on the farm June 12: Brett injuredDRaysBay (7 days ago) - Another Wil Myers home run is pretty good news though.Triple-A Durham Bulls (41-24) Without Jake Odorizzi, Durham's bullpen couldn't piece together a nine inning game in their 8-5 loss to...
The Wil Myers DecisionDRaysBay (Tuesday, 11 June) - The Wil Myers Decision is twofold: when do the Rays promote the slugger, and who will they lose to get him here?Without a significant injury to a field position player...
The Rays Tank: That game.DRaysBay (Tuesday, 11 June) - If you thought the game was going to be a blowout after the first inning, you were very wrong.Last night's 10-8 Rays loss against the Red Sox required a lengthy...