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2011 Fantasy Baseball Report Card: Carl Crawford V. Carlos Gonzalez

When talking about hyped up outfielders this offseason, Carl Crawford and Carlos Gonzalez come to mind. It’s hard for an eight-year veteran like Crawford to be hyped up, but his move to the loaded Boston Red Sox lineup did just that...Read the full article on Bleacher Report...
Via Bleacher Report  |  February 02, 2011

2011 Tampa Bay Rays Preview: Projections, Additions and a Few Surprises

The biggest off-season talk so far in the AL East has clearly been about the Red Sox big moves. Around the division, beyond Boston, the Yankees have made little improvement from last ...Begin Slideshow
Via Bleacher Report  |  February 02, 2011

Tampa Bay Rays: Top 5 Question Marks For 2011

This winter was a cold one for the Tampa Bay Rays, there's no doubt about that. Losing the face of the franchise, the MLB saves leader, and one of your top two starting pitchers, will make it that way for a team...Begin Slideshow
Via Bleacher Report  |  January 27, 2011

2011 MLB Predictions: Is the AL East a 3-Team Race Again?

Last week the Tampa Bay Rays reunited two old pals, but will it feel good enough to make the Rays legit in 2011? The Rays are now proud owners of Johnny Damon's and Manny Ramirez ’s talents heading into the season...Read the full article on Bleacher Report...
Via Bleacher Report  |  January 25, 2011

2011 Fantasy Baseball Sleeper Alert: Tampa Bay Ray SP Jeremy Hellickson

The Tampa Bay Rays have been busy this off season, trading Matt Garza to the Cubs and Jason Bartlett to the Padres for a handful of prospects...Read the full article on Bleacher Report...
Via Bleacher Report  |  January 24, 2011

With Johnny Damon, Manny Ramirez, Tampa Bay Rays Have an Idiot's Chance in East

It may seem odd that an organization loaded with two of baseball's top under-25 superstars, a young but effective starting rotation, an everyday lineup capable of wearing down opposing ...Read the full article on Bleacher Report...
Via Bleacher Report  |  January 24, 2011

Johnny Damon and Manny Ramirez Sign with the Rays: Reunited and It Feels So Good

About an hour after we found out that the Toronto Blue Jays shipped Vernon Wells to the Los Angeles Angels of Anaheim on Friday night and shook up the baseball world, the Tampa Bay Rays were not to be outdone...Read the full article on Bleacher Report...
Via Bleacher Report  |  January 22, 2011

Tampa Bay Rays Go Old School: Sign Manny Ramirez and Johnny Damon

As I looked through the lead stories of the sports world late last night, I started reading the headlines...Read the full article on Bleacher Report...
Via Bleacher Report  |  January 22, 2011

MLB Rumors: Joba Chamberlain, Johan Santana and Latest MLB Buzz

Spring training is getting closer. Top players have switched teams and fans patiently wait for America's favorite past time to get started. There's a lot of buzz going on right now as some recent deals have occurred...Begin Slideshow
Via Bleacher Report  |  January 14, 2011

Will Kyle Farnsworth Close In Tampa Bay?

Kyle Farnsworth is like the Fanny Pack. He was popular for a little bit in the 90′s, but then everyone realized it was a bad idea to have him around...Read the full article on Bleacher Report...
Via Bleacher Report  |  January 13, 2011

MLB 2011: Why Tampa Bay Benefits from Trading Garza

The Tampa Bay Rays and Chicago Cubs made a surprising trade Thursday when the Rays agreed to send pitcher Matt Garza, outfielder Fernando Perez and a minor league pitcher to the ...Read the full article on Bleacher Report...
Via Bleacher Report  |  January 08, 2011

All Lunch Pail Crew: Starting Nine Who Earned Their Keep In The 2010 MLB Season

We should all be so lucky to make the league minimum. Before we go feeling sorry for the (relatively) underpaid workhorses of baseball, it helps to remember how much $400,000 is...Begin Slideshow
Via Bleacher Report  |  December 28, 2010

Tampa Bay Rays Should Use Six-Man Rotation In Order To Contend

The Tampa Bay Rays have shown that they don't have the cash to splash in the hot-stove season, which is why they were forced to let Carl Crawford sign a mega-deal with the Boston ...Read the full article on Bleacher Report...
Via Bleacher Report  |  December 23, 2010

Tampa Bay Rays: Can Carl Crawford Change The Balance In The AL East By Himself?

Rarely is it the case that one baseball player can change the entire fate of his division. But it could happen when a star player leaves one contender for another, as Crawford did, from the Tampa Bay Rays to the Boston Red Sox...Read the full article on Bleacher Report...
Via Bleacher Report  |  December 23, 2010

MLB Trade Rumors: Is Tampa Bay Rays' Matt Garza the Best Available Option?

With Cliff Lee expected to sign with the Philadelphia Phillies today , the dominoes will be in motion for the next big move...Begin Slideshow
Via Bleacher Report  |  December 14, 2010

MLB Trade Rumors: A Trade That Needs To Happen: Matt Garza For Casey McGehee

As of this early evening, three General Managers were rumored to have given Rays GM Andrew Friedman a call about starting pitcher and 15 game winner Matt Garza ...Read the full article on Bleacher Report...
Via Bleacher Report  |  December 07, 2010

Carl Crawford: $100 Million Is the Price to Not Have to Employ Corey Patterson

Deal He Will Get: Seven years, $18 million/year Deal He Should Get: Five years, $10 million/year Everyone knows Carl Crawford is an elite hitter in this year’s free-agent class...Read the full article on Bleacher Report...
Via Bleacher Report  |  December 06, 2010

How Good Is Carl Crawford?

Does Carl Crawford have a future in Detroit? I love baseball’s offseason. There is always plenty of speculation and there is never a shortage of rumors...Read the full article on Bleacher Report...
Via Bleacher Report  |  November 08, 2010

What is Jason Bartlett's Trade Market?

This upcoming offseason marks an offseason of transition for the Tampa Bay Rays. It’s all but a forgone conclusion that they will lose Carl Crawford and Rafael Soriano ...Read the full article on Bleacher Report...
Via Bleacher Report  |  October 28, 2010

MLB Rumors: 10 Moves the Tampa Bay Rays Can Make To Get To the 2011 ALCS

The 2010 ALDS was probably one that I will say I hadn't seen before for one reason alone. The home team didn't win a single game the entire series...Begin Slideshow
Via Bleacher Report  |  October 15, 2010

A Well-Deserved Parting Gift: Carl Crawford Picks Up FC's Gold Glove Award

Somehow, despite being one of the most athletic players in all of baseball, Tampa Bay's Carl Crawford has never won a Gold Glove award...Read the full article on Bleacher Report...
Via Bleacher Report  |  October 14, 2010

ALCS 2010: Texas Rangers Erase History, Beat Rays To Advance

The old Texas Rangers would have folded like a cheap suit in a deciding playoff game. The old Texas Rangers would have waited for a home run. The old Texas Rangers wouldn’t have had an ace...Read the full article on Bleacher Report...
Via Bleacher Report  |  October 13, 2010

Texas Rangers and Tampa Bay Rays Game 5: Price vs. Lee, Battle of the Aces

Tonight's Game 5 final game of the ALDS is also the battle of each teams bona fide aces. Oh, and by the way, according to MLB.com, tickets are still available...Read the full article on Bleacher Report...
Via Bleacher Report  |  October 12, 2010

ALDS 2010: Five Things We Learned

So far in the 2010 ALDS we have seen one series dominated by a perennial powerhouse, and another series go back-and-forth between two teams with little postseason history...Begin Slideshow
Via Bleacher Report  |  October 11, 2010

ALDS 2010: Rangers Wake Up Sleeping Giant in Rays

When a team wins a game after falling behind two or three games in their playoff series, people say that team made it a series again. After a win, that team can feed off from that and win couple of more games...Read the full article on Bleacher Report...
Via Bleacher Report  |  October 11, 2010
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