James Shields, The Best Draft Pick in Rays History
In the early years of their franchise, the Tampa Bay Devil Rays were infamous for drafting horribly, selecting a slew of overvalued players who would save them money and crippling themselves for years…Read More
Rays Fans’ Reactions To James Shields’ Trade To The Royals
It’s been three days since the blockbuster trade between the Rays and Royals, and fans from both teams have mixed feelings about the deal. The Rays traded pitchers James Shields and Wade Davis for Royals…Read More
Rays Notes: David Price Day, Moving On Without Shields, Dan Wheeler Joins Shields, Davis in KC
Pretty cool to have a city (and a pretty major one at that) name a day after you. After an outstanding 2012 season that culminated in the AL Cy Young Award, David Price had the opportunity to experience…Read More
The Turned-Down Trade Offer That Made The Shields to the Royals Trade Happen
We heard for a while that the Kansas City Royals were targeting a topflight pitcher and were willing to trade top outfield prospect Wil Myers to make it happen. It eventually became clear that their top…Read More
A Look Back At James Shields’ Final Game With The Rays
No one can deny that although the Rays still have a great pitching staff after losing James Shields, there will be a void in the roster with Big Game James gone. Shields was given the nickname by fans…Read More
The Financial Side Of Trading James Shields And Wade Davis
One of the realities facing the Tampa Bay Rays are their payroll restrictions. As much as the Rays may…Read More
Blockbuster Trade A Win For Both Rays And Royals
It was almost a given that the Tampa Bay Rays would trade some of their rotation depth at some point…Read More
Trading Shields to Royals A Significant Short-Term Risk for the Rays But A Steal of A Trade for the Future
The Rays pulled off a franchise-defining trade on Sunday night, trading away James Shields and Wade Davis…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
The Blockbuster Deal We’ve All Been Waiting for Has Happened
Pretty easy to guess what RCG and every Rays website on the planet is going to be talking about today.…Read More
The Dodgers’ Zack Greinke Signing Expedites James Shields’ Trade Market- And Turns It Into Complete Chaos
The Los Angeles Dodgers were the favorites to land Zack Greinke since the start of his free agency. There…Read More
Don’t Underestimate James Shields
James Shields does not fit the mold for your typical frontline starter. His fastball touches the mid-90′s,…Read More
How Good of a Fit Would Mike Olt Be For the Rays?
Even with the Winter Meetings over, rumors continue to swirl surrounding a potential three- four-, or…Read More
Why Do the Rays Want More Than Wil Myers From the Royals for James Shields?
We’ve talked way too much about a trade between the Rays and Royals involving James Shields and…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
Is The Time Right for the Rays to Trade James Shields?
We’ve been hearing nonstop about the Rays’ pitching depth- and how the Rays would be better…Read More
How Hard Should the Rays Pursue a Trade For The Royals’ Wil Myers?
The number one prospect in all of baseball is on the market- but it’s going to awfully hard to…Read More
Rays Notes: Rays “Aggressive” on Keppinger, Have Edge Over Red Sox for Wil Myers?
This entire offseason, it has seemed like the Rays would let Jeff Keppinger leave as a free agent. But…Read More
Rays Notes: Jonny Gomes Signs with Red Sox, James Shields’ Trade Value
Rays fans will get to see a familiar face coming into the AL East next season, albeit on a team they…Read More
James Shields’ First Complete Game
Rays fans remember James Shield’s dazzling 2011 season when he pitched 11 complete games. His handiwork…Read More





















