Could the Mets be the Rays of the future?
One look at the Rays’ farm system and it’s enough to make anyone jealous:
Wil Myers – Ranked 4th Overall
Taylor Guerreri – Ranked 41st Overall
Jake Odorizzi – Ranked 42nd Overall
Chris Archer – Ranked 43rd Overall
Hak Ju Lee – Ranked 53rd Overall
Not to mention: Enny Romero, Blake Snell, Mike Montgomery, Mikie Mahtook, Alex Colome, and Tim Beckham
The Rays...
Rays prospect Hak-Ju Lee injures knee, will likely miss rest of season
During Saturday night's Durham Bulls-Norfolk Tides game, Tampa Bay Rays shortstop prospect Hak-Ju Lee of Durham suffered a gruesome looking knee injury in the fourth inning. LJ Hoes of Norfolk hit a grounder to second baseman Tim Beckham, who flipped to Lee at short to try to turn a double play. Travis Ishikawa of the Tides slid into second base, and his head collided with Lee...
Rays pull out a win against the Twins
The Rays were on the verge of dropping a second straight game when they played the Minnesota Twins Tuesday afternoon. But an eighth inning rally completed their comeback to win 8-5. Starting pitcher Matt Moore started a bit shaky after giving up two runs in the first inning. He would be unable to get out of the third inning with two outs and finished his outing with two runs, two...
The starting lineups: Red Sox vs. Rays
A part of me hopes that today's game against the Rays has a little extra "something" at some point during game play. It's always fun to see rival teams, especially within the division going at it in spring training. I believe it sets the mood for the season.
I can always hope right? Here are today's starting lineups and pitchers for the 1:35pm game at JetBlue...
Lee busts out moves to delight of clubhouse
Hak-Ju Lee got his welcome-to-big-league-camp moment Monday morning.
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February 27, 2012
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Hak-JuLee puts on a show for teammates
ROGER MOONEY PORT CHARLOTTE There’s nothing like calling out the shy rookie during the team stretch on his second morning in camp and asking him to perform in front of the entire group. That’s what James Shields did to Hak-Ju Lee this morning, when the veteran pitcher asked the…
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February 27, 2012
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Gifted shortstop Lee relies on speed
Hak-Ju Lee addressed the media on Saturday morning, boldly speaking without the use of a translator and the native of Jeonju, Korea held his own.
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February 25, 2012
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Hak-Ju Lee reports to first big league camp
ROGER MOONEY PORT CHARLOTTE Hak-Ju Lee spent 16 hours traveling from South Korea to Port Charlotte on Thursday and spent most of Friday catching up on his sleep. On Saturday, the highly-touted shortstop prospect reported to Rays camp, anxious to continue his climb to the major leagues. “Really exciting,”…
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February 25, 2012
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Hak-Ju Lee among 18 non-roster invitees to Rays big league camp
ROGER MOONEY Shortstop Hak-Ju Lee is among the 18 non-roster players invited to the Rays big league spring training camo. The highly-touted prospect will join Tim Beckham in Port Charlotte, providing Rays fans with a glimpse of what is likely the future of the shortstop position. <img…
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February 14, 2012
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Top 50 Prospects: #40 – Hak-Ju Lee
#40 Hak-Ju Lee
Tampa Bay Rays
DOB: 11/4/1990
Previous Rank: N/R
ETA: 2013
Lee was signed as an 18-year-old out of South Korea and was sent to Tampa from the Cubs in the Matt Garza deal. He likely will prove to be the most valuable chip that was traded in that deal except for maybe Garza himself. Lee is an exceptional fielder, arguably the best shortstop in the Minors today in...
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