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Rays' New Catcher Is a Lot Like The Old One
13 hours ago by
Bleacher Report
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The new catcher for the Tampa Bay Rays, Kelly Shoppach (acquired for a player to be named later), is quite similar to their old one, Dioner Navarro. Shoppach is coming off an abysmal 2009 in Cleveland, where he batted ...Read the full article on Bleacher Report...
Report: Tampa Bay Rays Hold Interest in Re-Signing Catcher Gregg Zaun
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by Mike Fuentes - AP
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The Brewers, Rockies and Rays are the teams showing the most interest in free-agent catcher Gregg Zaun, according to major-league sources...
Tampa Bay Rays' Kelly Shoppach Brings All or Nothing Approach
by Charles Rex Arbogast - AP
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In case you haven't noticed, when the Rays acquire a new players we like to analyze, analyze, and then analyze some more. R.J. gave you the overview of Kelly Shoppach...
Rays Sure Up Cather Position Acquiring Kelly Shoppach From The Tribe
1 day ago by
Bleacher Report
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At the top of the Tampa Bay Rays Christmas List this year was the catcher position. A position that saw their backstop Dioner Navarro reach the all star game only one year ago was held accountable for dismal numbers this year...Read the full article on Bleacher Report...
Tampa Bay Rays acquire catcher Kelly Shoppach; plans for Navarro unclear
2 days ago by
TampaBay.com
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The plans for newcomer Kelly Shoppach and incumbent Dioner Navarro are unclear.
Rays - Acquired Shoppach
2 days ago by
Baseball Think Factory
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Tampa Bay Rays - Acquired C Kelly Shoppach from the Cleveland Indians for a player to be named.
Good pickup. Shoppach's 2009 was a big dropoff from his 2008 season, but a bad Shoppach season is a lot better than a bad Dioner Navarro season. This pretty much seals Navarro's...
Rays Aquire Kelly Shoppach
2 days ago by
Sports Blog Net
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Mark Topkin tweeted that the Rays have acquired Kelly Shoppach for a player to be named later. It is hard to know whether Shoppach will become the starter, but what does this mean for Dioner Navarro and Greg Zaun resigning? Shoppach is not the best offensively, and was poor last year...
A Few Observations on the Rays 2010 Payroll
by Chris O'Meara - AP
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First, whoever decided on the exact payroll figures since 2006 is a fan of checks ... and checks:
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Catching Up on Rule 5 Catchers
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by Alex Brandon - AP
Jesus Flores- The Lone Rule 5 Survivor
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In the absence of any big moves, the Rays have two glaring needs to address in the off-season, the...
Gabe Kapler is Off the Bases like the Spiderman Logo
by Jim Prisching - AP
I know the Spiderman joke doesn't entirely make sense other than my insistence on saying Kapler plays the field like a spider on acid ... but his arms here seem to support my theory on Kapler's arachnid nature...
The Rays’ All-Time Offensive Leaderboard: The Sabremetric Edition
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by Gail Burton - AP
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While writing my piece for last weekend, I spent a lot of time looking at the Fangraph win values of historical players...
The Rise in the Fall of Nevin Ashley
Nevin Ashley is a 25-year-old catcher for the Rays originally drafted in the 6th round of the 2006 draft out of Indiana State University. Ashley showed ability at the plate through his time in A ball, but began to see his power disappear soon after. Ashley does...
An Interview with Rob Neyer
Throughout the offseson we'll be bringing you interviews with some of today's best and brightest baseball writers. On this Friday we're lucky enough to be joined once again by Espn.com writer, author, and long suffering Royals fan, Rob...
Surgery for Navarro, Perez
24 days ago by
Rays Report
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Catcher Dioner Navarro and outfielder Fernando Perez each off-season underwent surgery recently and should be ready for Spring Training. Navarro had the ulnar nerve in his left (non-throwing) elbow stabilized by Dr. Koco Eaton in St. Petersburg, and Perez underwent a repair of the...
Tampa Bay Rays C Dioner Navarro (left elbow) and OF Fernando Perez (left shoulder) have surgery; both expect to be ready for spring training
24 days ago by
TampaBay.com
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Tampa Bay Rays catcher Dioner Navarro underwent surgery in late October to stablize an ulnar nerve in his left elbow, but he's expected to be ready for Spring Training, the Rays said Monday. The Rays also said that OF Fernando...
Hot Stove at BP
24 days ago by
Lone Star Ball
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Hot Stove at BP
"Though Cruz hit 33 homers and was selected to the All-Star Game this past season, the Rangers are looking to sell high because they feel he had a career year."
I still feel like this is an awful idea unless they get a great offer.
"Catching...
Is Geovany Soto Being Shopped?
25 days ago by
Chicago Cubs Online
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The 2008 NL Rookie of the Year is coming off a horrible season but is Jim Hendry shopping his catcher?
According to a report from Baseball Prospectus on the eve of the GM Meetings in Chicago, "Catching has become an increasingly difficult position for teams to fill, yet there...
Defending Against the Shift Steal
November 03, 2009 by
Baseball Musings
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Here’s how the Tampa Bay Rays prevent the Johnny Damon double steal:
Infield coach Tom Foley said by phone Monday they employ two strategies to prevent it: SS Jason Bartlett is told that if 3B Evan Longoria takes the throw at second to immediately break toward third; and C Dioner...
Dioner Navarro's Unlucky (and Bad) 2009. Possible Rebound in 2010?
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by Brian Blanco - AP
It was that kind of season from Dioner Navarro.
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Please don't get his confused as making an excuse for Dioner Navarro's poor season...
The One Where We Discuss Tinkering JoeMa, And A Few Rays Hit Free Agent Market
October 13, 2009 by
Rays Index
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BJ Upton
Carl Crawford
Evan Longoria
Carlos Pena
Ben Zobrist
Pat Burrell
Jason Bartlett
Gabe Kapler
Dioner Navarro
Above is a pretty standard batting order used by the Rays this past season versus left-handed pitchers early in the season. In fact, no other batting order was used...
Potential Buy-Low Candidate: J.R. Towles
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by Matt Slocum - AP
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Acquiring a new catcher is probably the top priority this off-season. Gregg Zaun may not return, Dioner Navarro turned back into a pumpkin...
Tampa Bay Rays seem willing to see if catcher Dioner Navarro can come back
October 10, 2009 by
TampaBay.com
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Rays Unlikely To Acquire Closer
October 09, 2009 by
MLB Trade Rumors
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The Rays don't find adding a closer realistic this offseason, executive VP Andrew Friedman told Marc Topkin of the St. Petersburg Times. Friedman's said the Rays are more likely to add two or three late-inning relievers who can handle high-leverage situations. The plan...
Steve Henderson: The Fall Guy for B.J. Upton?
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by Chris O'Meara - AP
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Early in the week the Rays' front office and Joe Maddon made the decision to relieve hitting coach Steve Henderson of his duties. The...
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