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The Undercards: Tim Beckham Leads Bulls to Comeback

With the way Wil Myers has been going lately, it is news when he doesn’t hit a home run. Fortunately for the Bulls, the rest of the offense was able to produce as well in their comeback victory against…Read More

The Undercards: Mark Thomas Has Breakthrough Game As Biscuits Rally

Get one clutch hit and it may just be luck. Get two and it has to mean something, right? After all of Mark Thomas‘ struggles so far this year, the Rays have to hope that’s the case. Triple-A…Read More

The Undercards: Chris Archer Has No-Hitter Through 5 as Bulls Down Tides

When David Price went down his triceps injury, every Rays fan’s first thought had to be to Chris Archer. Instead, the Rays went with Jake Odorizzi as Archer was still recovering from an injury of…Read More

The Undercards: Ryan Carpenter Goes 7 Strong, Drew Vettleson Homers as Charlotte Wins

The past two days have seen Rays starting pitchers rack up some crazy strikeout numbers. But as Alex Cobb showed by lasting just 4.2 innings despite striking out 13, strikeouts certainly don’t mean…Read More

Evaluating the 2012 Bowling Green Hot Rods Part 3

In the lower levels of the minor leagues, you can find loads of talent but also quite a bit of immaturity. That phrase described the Rays’ Low-A affiliate, the Bowling Green Hot Rods, almost perfectly…Read More

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The Undercards: Guerrieri Sharp, Coyle Homers as ‘Gades Win in 11

Monday was a sad day as the regular season has ended for every Rays affiliate other than the Hudson Valley…Read More

Rays Notes: Future Power Rankings, Rays’ Turnaround

The ESPN MLB Insider writers released an Future Power Rankings for all 30 MLB teams in an Insider-only…Read More

The Undercards: Exciting Night (Everywhere But Charlotte)

There’s always somebody left out of the party. Sometimes they try to go in twice and still can’t…Read More

The Undercards: Here We Go Again

After their crazy day on Saturday, Rays affiliates deserved a nice relaxing day on Sunday. They did not…Read More

The Undercards: Crazy Comeback After Crazy Comeback

Saturday night was a special day for the Rays as they overcame an 8-0 deficit to beat the Angels 10-8.…Read More

The Undercards: Enny Romero Masterful, Durham Explodes For Twelve

The farm system went 6-1 on Thursday, as Chris Gimenez had a career day at the plate and Enny Romero…Read More

The Undercards: Pitching Duels Highlight Minor League Action

  Two extra inning games highlighted the action Wednesday night, as the Rays minor league system…Read More

The Undercards: Conrad, Gantt Produce As Minors Go 6-1

  The Tampa Bay Rays may have been off on Monday, but the minor leagues were in action with some…Read More

The Undercards: Finishing Last Night’s Action

  Typically, in our look around the Rays minor league teams, we go from AAA to the Gulf Coast League.…Read More

The Undercards: Alex Colome Highlights Mixed Results

  Sunday was a day of mixed results for the minor league affiliates, as the farm teams went 3-3…Read More

The Undercards: Evan Longoria Returns- Without Incident- in Bulls Loss

After two near flawless days, the Rays weren’t quite as happy after Thursday. But sometimes days…Read More

The Undercards: Alvin Toles, P-Rays Explode for 13 Runs

If only the Rays could score like some of their affiliates did on Sunday. Triple-A International League:…Read More

The Undercards: Bullpen, Offense Step Up as P-Rays Edge Bluefield

We don’t appreciate the bullpen when it’s going well. When it’s not, we complain notstop…Read More

How Much Of A Concern Is The Rays’ Lack of Draft Pick Impact?

Marc Topkin presented an interesting and somewhat alarming statistic the other day: the Rays are the…Read More

The Undercards: Braulio Lara, Stone Crabs 1-Hit Lakeland

Only the Rays organization could have a pitcher allow 1 hit through 7 innings and leave in line for…Read More