Rays Colored Glasses http://rayscoloredglasses.com A Tampa Bay Rays Fan Site - News, Blogs, Opinion and More Sun, 05 Feb 2012 22:13:38 +0000 http://backend.userland.com/rss092 en Rays News and Notes: BJ Upton Very Unlikely to be Traded Nick Cafardo of the Boston Globe is reporting that the Nationals trade talks about BJ Upton have cooled. What this means is BJ Upton is very unlikely to be traded before the season, and probably won’t be traded at the deadline either. The Nationals have been Upton’s strongest suitor for a while now, ever since the Rays began shopping him. Chances were slim that the Rays would trade him anyway, but this almost assures it. BJ can be frustrating at times, but he is still a very good center fielder, considering his defense and speed. His bat is streaky and [...]

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]]> http://rayscoloredglasses.com/2012/02/05/rays-news-and-noted-bj-upton-very-unlikely-to-be-traded/ Remembering our Roots: Looking at Pro Baseball in Tampa Prior to the Rays (Part 3) We continue with Part 3 of our series on the professional teams and players who played in the area in and around Tampa prior to the creation of the Tampa Bay Rays. In this post we take a look at the 1946 Tampa Smokers and the stories of the players who played for them. … [visit site to read more]

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]]> http://rayscoloredglasses.com/2012/02/04/remembering-our-roots-looking-at-pro-baseball-in-tampa-prior-to-the-rays-part-3/ Rays News and Notes: Rays Beat Niemann The Rays beat Jeff Niemann yesterday in arbitration. Neimann will make $2.75 million next season. He filed for $3.2 million. Even though he lost, Niemann will still make nearly 300% more than the $903,000 he made last season. The win improves the Rays to 6-0 all time in arbitration cases and 5-0 under Andrew Friedman. The Rays had six arbitration-eligible players this year, and Niemann was the only one to have a hearing. Even though he didn’t win, Niemann will still have a nice raise for next season. Considering he was only able to muster a 11-7 record with a [...]

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