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An Interview with Tampa Bay Rays Director of Pro Scouting Matt Arnold
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by Gene J. Puskar - AP
Arnold has ties to newly-acquired Rays reliever, Ramon Ramirez.
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A few weeks ago, the Rays quietly (is there any other way the...
Tampa Bay Rays Add Alexander Torres, Desmond Jennings, and Jeremy Hellickson to 40-Man Roster
Carlos Pena was also reinstated from the 60-day DL. These moves are pretty much procedural. Jennings and Hellickson were going nowhere, and same with Torres -- although I don't believe he was eligible for this year's Rule 5. This maxes out the 40-man and leaves a few notable...
American League Positional Value
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by ED ZURGA - AP
Yuni!!!
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I like how Fangraphs gives you convenient graphs showing how players have performed versus the league average over a long period of time...
A Free Agency's Eve Update on Milton Bradley
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by Charles Rex Arbogast - AP
A re-enactment of the Cubs/Rays talks on Milton Bradley-for-Pat Burrell.
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BNightengale: #mlb The Tampa Bay #Rays have become the...
Some Interesting Minor League Free Agent Pitchers
by Paul J. Bereswill - AP
My hero.
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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...
Conventional Wisdom and Such
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by Stephan Savoia - AP
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This has been a very odd week.
On Sunday night, about, eh, six hours before our interview with Andrew Friedman went up, Bill Belichick...
Should The Rays Trade Carlos Pena?
by Duane Burleson - AP
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One of the larger topics this offseason has centered on what to do with Carl Crawford. Now that the Rays have picked up his $10 million dollar option they are left with a couple...
To that end, Bannister introduced Greinke to FIP, or Fielding Independent Pitching, the statistic...
To that end, Bannister introduced Greinke to FIP, or Fielding Independent Pitching, the statistic Greinke named Tuesday as his favorite. It is a formula that measures how well a pitcher performed, regardless of his fielders. According to fangraphs.com, Greinke had the best FIP in...
The Rays and The Rule 5 Draft
The front office will undoubtedly be faced with many tough decisions this winter. We've discussed many of them; Crawford, the catcher situation, whether or not to trade Bartlett, etc. One decision that won't be so tough is deciding which players to put on the...
Justin Ruggiano Takes A Trip To The Swing Mechanic Jaime Cevallos
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Jaime Cevallos is a well known man around these parts. As co-star of the Zobrist code, he is widely credited for being part of the process that turned Ben Zobrist into Zorilla. Well if Cevallos...
Tampa Bay Rays GM Andrew Friedman Talks with DRaysBay
Rays VP of Baseball Operations Andrew Friedman Chats With DRaysBay about Carl Crawford, closers and sabermetrics.
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Erik mentioned last week that we are making a strong effort to bring you...
Attempting To Explain The Jesse Chavez Home Run Issue
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by David Zalubowski - AP
A common sight for Chavez as he watches another home run clear the fence. But why the increase in homers?
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Without the Rays scouting department...
Top 30 Starts of 2009 - Part 6
by Chris O'Meara - AP
Longoria: Dude, relax, Andy H just said you had the two best starts of the year.
Garza: F*$# YEAH ::spit:: (AP Photo/Chris O'Meara)
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This is it, for those...
Tampa Bay Rays Sign R.J. Swindle to Minor League Deal
What was once lost is gained again. A source close to the situation has informed us that Swindle is indeed back in the organization on a minor league deal with an invitation to spring training.
As you can expect, his velocity will not scare many batters. His average fastball sits...
Past Trade Evaluation: Remember Aubrey Huff?
by Nick Wass - AP
Thank this man for Zorilla, although wow, what an awkward photo (AP Photo/Nick Wass)
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When I first started following the Rays back in 2001-2002, there were only a couple...
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...
Tampa Bay Rays' Matt Joyce Looks Ready For Staring Role
by Mike Carlson - AP
Tampa Bay Rays' Matt Joyce, right, receives congratulations from teammate Gabe Gross. Now, he figures to replace Gross as the teams rightfielder.
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In the Land of Pravda, Ben Zobrist is the Invisible Man Sitting Atop the Clouds
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by Kathy Willens - AP
One of Jeter's intangibles: drop-kicking the competition.
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At least in this MLB.com article detailing some of the American League MVP...
The Braves, like most clubs, have baselines for their catchers, and according to the NL...
The Braves, like most clubs, have baselines for their catchers, and according to the NL crosschecker, that includes at minimum a major league average arm.
"An average catcher in MLB doesn't even have an average arm; it's a plus for 95 percent of them," he said...
Report from Japan: Rays Could Hold Interest in Matsui if Burrell is Moved
Report from Japan: Rays Could Hold Interest in Matsui if Burrell is Moved
Take it for whats its worth and remember just about a million different scenarios are discussed during the off-season.
Don't Sleep on David Price
by Bill Kostroun - AP
David Price has seemingly gone incognito from the public expectations.
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It sure seems strange to be writing this. A year ago, David Price was on the cover...
Rosenthal: Cubs/Rays $2-3 Million Apart on Pat Burrell for Milton Bradley Swap
Warning, hyperbole ahead:
The Cubs and Rays continue to discuss a Milton Bradley-for-Pat Burrell trade, but money remains a major obstacle.
Burrell will earn $9 million next season, while Bradley is owed $21 million over the next two years.
The Rays want the Cubs to pay the...
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