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Dewayne Staats Agrees to Contract Extension
KenDavidoff Intruding on territory of @sportswatch - Dewayne Staats has signed a contract extension with the #Rays. Will call 5,000th game in '10.
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Rays Family Tree: The Dead Trade Strings of 2000
The year 2000 featured the end of two more trade strings for the Rays.
Bobby Abreu traded for Kevin Stocker (released 2000)
1997 Trade
Acquired
Trade Yr Salary
PT-OPS
NT-OPS
Orginal Draft
Bobby Abreu
Expansion...
Tampa Bay Rays Face Several Decisions On Player Options; Carl Crawford, Gregg Zaun
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by Elaine Thompson - AP
Tampa Bay Rays will just say "yes" when it comes to Carl Crawford's $10 million dollar option for 2010.
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One of the first...
Rays Family Tree: Dead Trade Strings of 1999
Steve Slowinski wrote a piece a week ago about the importance of developing trade strings, particularly for the teams in small to mid-markets. I'll let Steve explain:
To lead off this series (no pun intended), I want to look at a concept that has always fascinated...
Three Rules to Keep in Mind Regarding Relievers
by John Bazemore - AP
Atlanta Braves relief pitcher Mike Gonzalez freaks the hell out after recording the final out in the Braves' 6-2 win over the Washington Nationals in a baseball game in Atlanta, Wednesday, Aug. 12, 2009. (AP Photo...
Top 30 Starts of 2009 - Part 5
This is part 5 of the 6 part series on the best 30 starts for the Rays in our most recent season. So far we have seen 11 - 30 and there have been some real humdingers in there. As a review, here are positions for each starter:
James Shields - 24, 23, 20, 19, 12
Matt...
Topps honors Desmon Jennings and Alexander Colome
Topps honors Desmon Jennings and Alexander Colome
Desmond Jennings and Alexander Colome are both honored as the MVPs of thier respected leagues.
Gabe Kapler's Deal Versus His Peers: Mark Kotsay Edition
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by Charles Krupa - ASSOCIATED PRESS
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AFL Rays Player Updates
As previously, noted the Rays have 4 pitchers throwing for the Phoenix team in the Arizona Fall League, along with middle infielder Shawn O'Malley and catcher Nevin Ashley. Here is a stats update through Tuesday's game. Please keep in mind this is an extreme hitter...
Tampa Bay Rays Continue To Buck Trends And Set New Ones; Market Exploitation 101
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by Jerry S. Mendoza - AP
The "sign and trade" of Akinori Iwamura is another example of the Rays getting creative in order to acquire new talent.
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It...
Rosenthal: Rays Will Receive Jesse Chavez in Return For Akinori Iwamura
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by David Zalubowski - AP
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As seen here.
Jesse Chavez is a 26-year-old right-handed reliever formerly of the Texas Rangers organization. He moved to Pittsburgh in the Kip Wells...
Report: Pittsburgh Pirates Involved in Trade Talks for Akinori Iwamura
@Dejan_Kovacevic: Hearing #Pirates part of trade talks with #Rays Akinori Iwamura.
This would indeed confirm Roger Mooney's earlier report which stated the Rays were working on a deal with a National League team. As for the Pirates, they have some interesting relievers...
Topkin: Rays working on Iwamura deal
Topkin: Rays working on Iwamura deal
We've heard Minnesota is the team involved from one source, but as of yet cannot confirm it.
Gone But Not Forgotten: Mike Kelly
While searching for a topic for this week's piece I began, for one reason or another, to think about my favorite (Devil) Ray players of years past. The usual suspects came up; Crawford, Shields, Kazmir, McGriff, etc. A name that appears on my list, and I'...
Regarding J.P. Howell's "Issues" As Closer
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Sky Kalkman moves on
Sky Kalkman moves on
Go nicely into the night sweet prince.
Really though, going to miss him, BTB is in capable hands however.
A Brief Look at the Rays Pen Usage
(Note: For more details on what "MOP" is, check here)
I'm not sure how clear this is going to be, but this is a handy reference chart on the 2009 pen usage. It lists the average Leverage Index (with higher meaning more stressful situations), games pitched, innings...
Revisiting the Matt Garza/Delmon Young Deal Once More
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by Steve Nesius - AP
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Speaking of that Delmon Young deal...
With knowledge comes responsibility to review the past. If Wile E. Coyote learns that the Road...
Free Agent Relief Pitcher Market
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by Matt Slocum - AP
Free agent reliever Chan Ho Park fares pretty well in the two statistics we're looking at today. (AP Photo/Matt Slocum)
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RJ, Tommy, Erik...
The 2010 Rays ZiPS Projections
The 2010 Rays ZiPS Projections
You'll be reading about these projections a lot in the coming months.
Trade Strings: Keeping Talent Alive, or Delmon Young and Victor Zambrano Still Live
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by Elaine Thompson - AP
The Young String is still...well, young, but it has already reaped great rewards (AP Photo/Elaine Thompson)
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Like middle-school history...
Carl Crawford Wins Fielding Bible Award for Third Time
Tampa Bay Rays veteran Carl Crawford won the 2009 Fielding Bible Award for left field in an announcement made November 1, 2009, in The Bill James Handbook 2010. This is Crawford's third Fielding Bible Award.
Crawford, who received an almost-perfect score, was chosen by...
A Brief Comparison
Player
Pitches
SwStr%
Foul%
K%
uBB%
FB Velo
xFIP
Pitcher A
2012
8.4
19.8
18.06
9.92
90.7
5.16
Pitcher B
516
7.8
30.8
18.97
6.9
92.5
5.06
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Remembering Elijah Dukes
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by John Amis - AP
6 months ago:
Washington Nationals center fielder Elijah Dukes (34) watches the ninth inning wind down from the dugout during a baseball game against the Atlanta Braves, Sunday April 12,...
Top 30 Starts of 2009 - Part 4
Alright gentlemen and lady (?), I wanted to continue the look at some of the best starts the Rays had this year. If you don't remember, here's the tally for each pitcher:
- James Shields (19, 20, 23, ...
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