Dereck ViolanteDereck Violante

Dereck is a prototypical 'stat geek' and lifelong baseball fan becoming interested in all statistical facets of the game. Born and raised in Rhode Island, the smallest state in the US, but home to one of the Rays brightest lights and former players, Rocco Baldelli, who is the reason I became enamored with Tampa and how they operate as an organization. You can contact and follow Dereck's posts on twitter @derecksean or email at [email protected] Follow my posts on Fansided at Rays Colored Glasses.

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Game 43: Rays Sweep the O’s as Matt Moore Wins His 8th Game of the Season

Matt Moore wins his 8th game of the season as the Rays sweep in a visit to Camden Yard for a 3-1 victory. Matt Moore, dominant once again, goes seven strong innings to help complete the sweep in Baltimore…Read More

Game 37: Rays Sweep Series Behind Stellar Pitching Performances

Tampa Bay sweeps the season series with a 4-2 victory over the San Diego Padres on the heels of a Roberto Hernandez quality start. Today Roberto Hernandez took the hill against Eric Stults and the San…Read More

Game 29: David Price’s Struggles Continue As Rockies Roll

The Colorado Rockies take game two of the series with a 9-3 win over the Tampa Bay Rays. Not much is going well for David Price this season, from his early innings struggles to his lower velocity.  Tonight’s…Read More

Game 25: Rays Offense Comes Alive Behind David Price’s First Win

David Price posts his first win of the season as the Rays put up eight runs to split the series with the Chicago White Sox. David Price posts his first victory while throwing a season high 119 pitches. …Read More

Game 18: Rays Offense Rolls and Complete Sweep of A’s

Timely hitting and sub-par defense help Tampa Bay early as Roberto Hernandez posts his first win of the season helping the Rays to complete their sweep of the Oakland A’s. Today was a performance…Read More

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Game 12: Rays Offense Lacking As Red Sox Sweep The Series

Once again the Rays lack of offense do them in as they get swept by the Boston Red Sox 3-2 and fall to…Read More

AL East Roundup: Opening Day Rosters

In this edition of Rays Colored Glasses AL East Roundup we will take an inside look at the opening day…Read More

Hellickson Pitches 7 Innings But Rays Fall To The Yankees In Extra Frames

The Rays’ offense, which had been sputtering of late, finally came alive but the Rays’ still…Read More

Cobb Takes First Loss as Rays Bats Stay Quiet

The Rays bats stayed quiet, managing just two hits total, as Jon Lester was perfect through six innings,…Read More

AL East Weekly Roundup: Looking At Roster Depth And 2013 Rebound Candidates

This week’s edition of the AL East Weekly Roundup we will take a brief look at each teams search…Read More

Price K’s 5, Johnson and Gimenez Both Have Multiple RBI Games As Rays Roll Over Twins

The Rays’ pitchers were in control and the offense impressed once again as the Rays’ easily…Read More

AL East Weekly Roundup: Looking At the Spring Training Questions and Competitions

Here at Rays Colored Glasses we will take a weekly look into all things going on with the Tampa Bay Rays…Read More

Could Grady Sizemore Provide A Second Half Spark for the Tampa Bay Rays?

Now that spring training is underway, we have a firm grasp of what the Rays roster will look like for…Read More

The Rays Have A Possibility To Reel In Mike Carp

So many names get discussed and mentioned throughout every off season.   Most of those name are nothing…Read More

If The Rays Go Fishing For The Longterm, Should They Net Mike Carp?

With the almost last minute signing of Kelly Johnson and the 2013 roster potentially set for spring training…Read More

Where Will the Rays Put Their “Tat”, Ryan Roberts?

This past July, the Rays didn’t just acquire a potential contributing player, but one with a great…Read More

Should the Rays Saddle Up ‘El Caballo’ for One Final Ride?

With a little over a month until pitchers and catchers are due to report to camp for most organizations,…Read More

Do the Rays Grow ‘The Beard’?

The last two offseasons, it’s been the exact same story for the Rays.  They have entered the offseason…Read More

The Gift of a Lifetime

As we slide into the new year I would like to take a few minutes to thank a special player on the Tampa…Read More

Could Scott Haiston Be a Possibility for the Rays?

With all the talk about free agent signings this year there has been one name that hasn’t been…Read More