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Has The Rays’ Spring Training Record Ever Meant Anything to Their Regular Season Performance?
Today spring training games begin. They mean absolutely nothing for the regular season, but it will be great for Rays fans to see all of their favorite players and plenty of top prospects getting into…Read More
Jeff Niemann and Matt Joyce Headline Rays Out of Options Heading Into Camp
Every Spring Training, one of the continual story lines in every camp is the construction of the final roster. As it stands with the Rays, despite a couple of possible holes in the lineup, most of their…Read More
What Does Alex Cobb’s All But Guaranteed Spot in the Rays’ Rotation Mean for the Rays’ Other Starters?
On the day that pitchers and catchers reported to the Rays’ spring training home in Port Charlotte, Florida, Rays fans heard the first major news item from manager Joe Maddon: that right-hander Alex…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
Spring Training – A Time of Hope
As Alexander Pope stated in his poem ‘An Essay on Man’, hope springs eternal in the human breast. That sentiment is never truer for baseball fans when the four words they have been longing…Read More
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Rays’ Pitchers and Catchers Welcome Back Spring Today
“People ask me what I do in winter when there’s no baseball. I’ll tell you what I do. I stare out…Read More
Remember Shelley Duncan’s Fiery Move In Spring Training 2008?
As Spring Training gets closer, you can’t help but imagine the smell of fresh cut grass and the sound…Read More
Drawing the Line
Yesterday there was a controversial incident in Cactus League play in Arizona when Ubaldo Jimenez hit…Read More
Ray For a Day
Hey Rays fans! I’m Michael Natelli. You may know me from District On Deck, but today I’m here…Read More
Rapid Reaction: Price Dominates, Sign of Things to Come?
Unfortunately, no TV tonight, but I’ve been listening to Rays-Pirates on the radio and here are…Read More
Scouting Notes From Spring Training: Everybody Else
Somehow I watched the game. I took enough notes to fill six posts here at Rays Colored Glasses and two…Read More
Scouting Notes From Spring Training: The Newcomers
The Rays had a very interesting offseason, signing a few players and making a couple trades. Who are…Read More
Scouting Notes From Spring Training: The Veterans and Mainstays
After talking about the prospects in my scouting notes this afternoon, we transition to the major leaguers…Read More
Scouting Notes From Spring Training: Hak-Ju Lee and the Prospects
Continuing my analysis on my observation from my trip to spring training, we talk about the prospects…Read More
More Than a Game
People say that baseball is “more than just a game.” Do I believe that? Probably. But here…Read More
How Did He Remember Me?
How was I supposed to respond to that? The game ended. The Red Sox had defeated the Rays 5-0. The teams…Read More
Scouting Notes From Spring Training: Alex Torres and Alex Colome
This past weekend, I got to take a live look at the Rays for three spring training games and while I…Read More
Random Chance
My dad and I were making arrangements for our trip. One of the final tasks was to get tickets for the…Read More
Scouting Alex Cobb From Spring Training
I was fortunate enough to witness three Rays spring training games in person this past weekend, and I…Read More
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