Rays Notes: Andrew Friedman Talks Bullpen, Evan Longoria Discusses Health
Year after year, it has been the same story with the Rays bullpen. They have entered the season with plenty of question marks after signing several players coming off horrible seasons, and critics insist…Read More
Wil Myers And The Rays Are Playing The Waiting Game
As Spring Training began for the Rays this year, many questions still needed to be answered. Who would be the fifth starter in the rotation? Are third baseman Evan Longoria and designated hitter Luke Scott…Read More
Continued Innovation the Rays’ Only Way to Survive
The past five seasons, the Rays have become the poster-children for how to go from worst to first in baseball- and stay there. Armed with a young yet dominant starting rotation that has been the envy of…Read More
Rays Prove to Be Big Winners in Salary Arbitration Once Again
The saga is over. After agreeing to deals with David Price and Sean Rodriguez to avoid arbitration earlier in the offseason, the Rays finalized contracts with their remaining four arbitration-eligible…Read More
The Interesting Case of Rays Catcher Josh Paul
In the history of their franchise, the Rays have gone to an arbitration hearing six times, winning each time. Several of the players the Rays went up against were quite notable: B.J. Upton in 2010 and…Read More
Holiday Shopping Just Isn’t Andrew Friedman’s Thing
The best shoppers know that the best time to buy the product they’ve been waiting for is not necessarily…Read More
The Rays Model For Contention
Over the past few years, there has been a rise in the so-called ‘Super Teams’, where teams…Read More
Rays Notes: David Price, Rays Stunned After What Andrew Friedman Called “Most Difficult Trade to Date”
It’s almost incomprehensible to imagine the Rays without James Shields. Shields has been a dependable…Read More
Rays Notes: Thoughts on The Winter Meetings And What Could Be Next
The Rays had a quiet, productive Winter Meetings. They filled two big needs by signing James Loney and…Read More
Rays Notes: Free Agents Looking to Return, Could the Rays Acquire Yunel Escobar or Jason Kubel?
The Winter Meetings are in full swing and the rumors are non-stop. The Rays are no exception. Ken Rosenthal…Read More
The Chaos That Is the MLB Hot Stove
Kevin, I want Justin Upton, but you’re not getting Elvis Andrus or Jurickson Profar. These are…Read More
Rays Notes: B.J. Upton Declines Qualifying Offer, The Rays’ Offseason Plans, Chris Archer
No matter how much Rays fans don’t want B.J. Upton to leave and how much they’ll miss him…Read More
Is This How It Ends for James Shields as a Tampa Bay Ray?
Since the moment he arrived in the big leagues, James Shields has given the Rays everything he has. He…Read More
Rays Notes: James Shields, The Rays’ New Addition
In last night’s dominant 8-0 shutout over the Oakland A’s, Rays pitcher James Shields became…Read More
The History of the Rays as Sellers at the Trade Deadline Part 8
In 2006, in his first season as Rays general manager, Andrew Friedman made three trades in a seller vein…Read More
The History of the Rays As Sellers at the Trade Deadline Part 7
As we continue to wonder what the Rays will do at this year’s trade deadline, we continue our look…Read More
The History of the Rays as Sellers at the Trade Deadline Part 6
Things change for the Rays day by day in terms of what they’re gong to do at the 2012 MLB Trade…Read More
Could the Rays Be Involved in a Cole Hamels or Matt Garza Trade?
The Rays have plenty of starting pitching. Yet getting into the discussions for pitchers in high demand…Read More
The Shinji Mori Fiasco
In January of 2006, Andrew Friedman made one of his first moves as general manager, signing Japanese…Read More
Rays Close to Signing Hideki Matsui to a Minor League Deal
An ordinary off-day got a little more interesting as Jack Curry broke the news that Hideki Matsui is…Read More





















