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New York Mets Echo Tampa Bay Rays’ Method, But Success Is Still Years Away
It wasn’t such a long time ago the New York Mets were an excellent baseball team. As recently as 2006, they were one game away from the World Series, and as recently as 2008 they were battling for…Read More
Why MLB Teams Are Wary of Giving Up Draft Picks
There was some talk of the Tampa Bay Rays being a sleeper suitor for Michael Bourn. It’s pretty obvious why that didn’t happen- the money. An equally as compelling reason, though, was that…Read More
Injuries Key Factor in Felix Hernandez and Evan Longoria Extensions, But Unlike Rays, Mariners Benefit Little
At their core, the two contracts were very similar: two small-market teams, the Tampa Bay Rays and Seattle Mariners, paying big money to lock up the faces of their franchises, Evan Longoria and Felix Hernandez,…Read More
Could More Knuckleballers Be Arriving in the Majors?
The knuckleball is a rare art that few can master. Could more of them be coming? Well, we’ll see as MLB Network has kicked off its new reality show the Knuckler, which will feature former college…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 more than speculation as to what teams could or should do. A Mike Carp to the Rays trade…Read More
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Armed With Toronto’s Former Middle Infielders, Rays Look to Stun Blue Jays
This offseason, the Toronto Blue Jays grabbed all the headlines with a pair of franchise-altering trades,…Read More
Brandon Webb’s Retirement Shows Just How Lucky Rays Have Been
On September, 27th, 2008, Brandon Webb made his final start of a 2008 season that saw him go 22-7 with…Read More
A Few Brief Thoughts on Baseball’s Season Size and Playoff System Vs. The Other Major Sports
162 games. Is it too much? It seems crazy, with the season, counting the postseason, stretching basically…Read More
The Ageless Delmon Young
“See that fella over there? He’s 20 years old. In 10 years, he he’s got a chance to…Read More
A Few Brief Thoughts on Signings Versus Trades
You make a blockbuster trade and suddenly it changes the entire landscape of baseball. The same can be…Read More
Texas Rangers’ Matt Harrison Extension Could Be a Major Mistake
It was five years today that the Tampa Bay Rays agreed to a 4-year extension with promising right-hander…Read More
Why Didn’t Mike Napoli Reassess His Options After His Multi-Year Deal With the Red Sox Collapsed?
The danger with breaking a story is that sometimes unanticipated last-second events change what appears…Read More
Does “File and Trial” Strategy Pay Off for Rays, Blue Jays, Braves, White Sox, and Marlins?
When it comes to negotiating with their arbitration-eligible players, each team in baseball has a different…Read More
A Mike Morse Trade Never Made Sense for the Rays
With the date for pitchers and catchers to report a little under a month away, baseball fans are anxious…Read More
Ex-Ray Rafael Soriano Signs His Second Anti-Rays Contract
Congratulations to Rafael Soriano. For the second time in three years, the ex-Rays All-Star closer has…Read More
Draft Pick Value in Baseball at an All-Time High
You have a topflight centerfielder on the market who has led the NL in stolen bases three times and plays…Read More
Breaking Down the Minor League Catcher Market: Part 4, The Ones That Already Signed
Over the past couple of weeks we have discussed minor league free agent catchers that the Rays could…Read More
For Lower-Tier MLB Players, Deciding Where to Play Becomes A Game of Numbers
Why do baseball players spend their entire lives dreaming of a future in the major leagues? They want…Read More
After Offseason Moves, Toronto Blue Jays and Tampa Bay Rays Are Trending in Opposite Directions
When the Rays traded James Shields, it was widely viewed as an excellent trade for them based on the…Read More
The Angels Signing Josh Hamilton Is The Antithesis of Everything the Rays Believe In
As a Rays fan, it frustrating knowing that so many of the Rays’ best young players are bound to…Read More
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