Carlos Pena, one of the most popular players in Rays history, is returning to the club after spending last season with the Cubs.
Via Fox Sports Florida
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January 24, 2012
ST. PETERSBURG Two Octobers ago, Carlos Pena stood in a hallway with a handful of writers who cover the Tampa Bay Rays and tried to describe the surreal feeling of what looked like his last day with the ball club.
The star first baseman was heading into free agency and it was a foregone conclusion that the Rays would not be able to afford to keep him on their tight payroll.
Pena...
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January 23, 2012
Johnny Damon in Detroit Part II?
Could happen, according to a Sunday tweet by FOXSports.com's Jon Paul Morosi:
"Tigers are indeed pursuing Johnny Damon, source says. At this point, he's a stronger possibility than Derrek Lee."
Damon spent last season in Tampa Bay, where he hit .261 with 16 home runs and 73 RBI in 582 at-bats. With the Tigers in 2010, he hit ...
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January 24, 2012
Off-Season (click image for random Wikipedia page)
We are back from our little mini-vacation and find that John Sickels of Minor League Ball ranks the Rays farm system as just the seventh-best in baseball...
Impact depth behind Matt Moore has slipped but this is still a robust organization.
Although, we would point out that Moore is pretty damn good. And depending on who you talk...
In a press release issued Tuesday by the team, the Tampa Bay Rays officially announced the signing of free agent first baseman Carlos Pena. Full release inside.
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January 24, 2012
Slugger Carlos Pena is excited about returning to the Tampa Bay Rays, bolstering hopes for another run for the playoffs.
Via Miami Herald
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January 24, 2012
The Tampa Bay Rays signed first baseman Carlos Pena to a one-year, $7.25 million contract on Tuesday.
Via Baseball Prospectus
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January 24, 2012
One of the best baseball books of the past few years, Jonah Keri’s The Extra 2% took an in-depth look at owner Stuart Sternberg’s rebuilding of the Tampa Bay Rays. After taking over one of the worst franchises in the league, Sternberg took a holistic approach—a “52-48” approach, as he described it—going beyond improving the team’s roster...
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January 25, 2012
The Rays are well represented on MLB.com's list of Top 100 prospects -- beginning at the top. Matt Moore is ranked as the top prospect in baseball, and the left-hander is accompanied on the list by shortstop Hak-Ju Lee (46), right-hander Chris Archer (74), shortstop Tim Beckham (92), outfielder Mike Mahtook (96) and right-hander Taylor Guerrieri (99).
Via Rays Report
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January 24, 2012
ROGER MOONEY The Rays designated OF Justin Ruggiano for assignment Tuesday afternoon to clear room on the 40-man roster for 1B Carlos Peña. Ruggiano was DFA’d last February to clear room when the Rays added Johnny Damon and Manny Ramirez.…
Via MLB Trade Rumors
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January 25, 2012
The Rays are closing in on a Major League deal with infielder Jeff Keppinger, Marc Topkin of the Tampa Bay Times tweets. The team will likely finalize an agreement with the CSE client by the end of the week.
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January 25, 2012
The Tampa Bay Rays have reached agreement on a one-year major league deal with infielder Jeff Keppinger, a baseball source told ESPN.com.
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January 25, 2012
The familiar smile that shone through the dark days and then helped transform the Tampa Bay Rays into a perennial playoff contender returned Tuesday to Tropicana Field.
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