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Rays Game 23 Preview: Jeff Keppinger and the Statistically-Improbable Breakout Year

Just a few months ago, Jeff Keppinger was a fan favorite at Tropicana Field, coming out of nowhere to become one of the Rays’ best hitters. On the season, he was incredible, managing a .325/.367/.439…Read More

2012: A Lost Year for the Rays, But One That Needed to Happen

The Rays entered 2012 with aspirations of not just a third straight trip to the postseason but their first World Series championship. They believed that the roster they had put together was the best in…Read More

Rays Notes: Dan Johnson Could Return, Rays Just Miss on Schierholtz, Rays-Royals Trade Coming Together?

Rays fans will never forget the contributions that Dan Johnson gave to the Rays in 2010 and 2011, most notably his legendary home run in Game 162. Now, Johnson could be coming back. Johnson, who was recently…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 in wake of Keppinger’s recent calf injury that required surgery, Buster Olney of ESPN sent out…Read More

Rays Notes: Jeff Keppinger Breaks Fibula, Shane Dyer Signs With Tigers, More on Longo Extension

After a big season with the Rays in 2012, Jeff Keppinger was set to cash in as a free agent this offseason. Now, things are more up in the air. According to CBS Sports’ Jon Heyman, Keppinger fell…Read More

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Imagining Jeff Keppinger in Pinstripes

The Rays failed to make the postseason in 2012- but Jeff Keppinger was a big reason they got as far as…Read More

How Much Was Luck a Factor in Jeff Keppinger’s Breakout Season?

Last January, the Rays signed infielder Jeff Keppinger to a one-year contract. Keppinger’s role…Read More

Rays 2012 Positional Review: Second Base

In 2012, second base for the Rays was primarily held down by Ben Zobrist and, in the second half, Ryan…Read More

Looking At The Rays’ Free Agents

The offseason is here for the Rays and it has yet to be determined which direction they will choose to…Read More

Rays 2012 Positional Review – First Base

Comparatively, first base was a position of relative stability for the Tampa Bay Rays. Carlos Pena made…Read More

Jeff Keppinger’s Consistency in September

Jeff Keppinger has been turning heads this month as his offensive skills have helped power the Rays…Read More

Could The Rays Bring Back Jeff Keppinger?

When Jeff Keppinger signed with the Tampa Bay Rays, he was exactly the type of free agent that the Rays…Read More

Game 154: Jeff Keppinger Helps Rays Continue Hot Streak

With almost every game essentially falling under ‘must-win’ status, the Tampa Bay Rays continued…Read More

Game 149: Jeff Keppinger Leads Offensive Explosion

All to often this year, the Tampa Bay Rays have failed to put together that big inning when they had…Read More

Game 132 Preview: Jeff Keppinger’s Incredible Path to the Rays

Sorry, this is no heartwarming story or anything along those lines as you may have been mislead to believe…Read More

Should Jeff Keppinger Be the Rays’ Everyday First Baseman?

Jeff Keppinger received a full off-day on Tuesday with Carlos Pena at first base. Pena went 0 for 4 with…Read More

Jeff Keppinger Signing Tells You Once Again to Never Doubt Andrew Friedman

Everyone was confused- why in the world had Andrew Friedman and the Rays signed Jeff Keppinger? Sure,…Read More

Rays Notes: Rehab Appearances, Jeff Keppinger Strikes Out

Both Jeff Niemann and Luke Scott were in action for the Charlotte Stone Crabs last night, with different…Read More

Game 114: Ryan Roberts Leads Rays To Sweep

The Tampa Bay Rays rallied to tie the game in the fifth, and exploded in the top of the tenth to defeat…Read More

The Rays Offensive Offense

To state that the Rays’ offensive efforts have been mostly futile this year is a bit of an understatement.…Read More