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The Undercards: Shaffer Homers, Pitching K’s 13 in ‘Gades Win

Slam a bunch of homers, and most of your problems will go away. As the Rays slammed 3 home runs the day after getting perfect-gamed by Felix Hernandez, several of their affiliates followed suit. The Rays…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 exciting play. The Montgomery Biscuits and the Bowling Green Hot Rods each scored 7 runs on 14 hits…Read More

The Undercards: Blake Snell, Pitching Lead The Way

Wednesday night was a good night for the farm system, as the Rays minor league teams went 4-2 for the day. The Durham Bulls were off, preparing for their contest on Thursday. Montgomery Biscuits 7, Mississippi…Read More

The Undercards: 9th Inning Rally Jolts Renegades Into Tie for 1st

It’s always nice to get into first. Doing so in dramatic fashion simply adds to the fun. The Renegades’ big win was only one part of an extremely exciting day in the Rays system on Saturday. Double-A…Read More

The Undercards: Matt Joyce Begins Rehab in Hot Rods Nail-Biting Loss

As we see on all the TV shows, rehab is no guarantee. Even injury rehab. Setbacks happen and you just have to hope that your players can persevere if they don’t avoid them entirely. So far, so good…Read More

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The Undercards: Ames, Snell, Cedeno Sharp as Pitching Rules Lower Levels

One thing you can count on: even during the All-Star Break, there is minor league baseball. And there…Read More

The Undercards: Joyce Suffers Setback; Brignac Has Huge Day as Bulls Throttle Tides

The biggest factor that would seem to unbalance the competition in the minor leagues is rehabbing major…Read More

Rays Notes: The Boys Are Coming Back

This tweet from Sun Sports sideline reporter/anchor Todd Kalas may be the most positive of the entire…Read More

Minor League Review: Matt Buschmann Another Steal

Matt Buschmann isn’t young anymore. He’s 28 years old. He once was promising,  then he completely…Read More

The Undercards: Blake Snell Superb, Oscar Hernandez Homers in P-Rays Win

Sunday was a huge day for the Rays as they came away with a doubleheader sweep against Cole Hamels, Cliff…Read More

The Undercards: Hager Homers, Sale Drives in 3 as Hot Rods Win Big

Sunday was a bizarre day in the Rays minor league system, particularly for starting pitchers. Of the…Read More

The Undercards: Kyle Farnsworth Sharp in Rehab Stint, Enny Romero Throws 7 No-Hit Innings

Things were exciting in Charlotte on Monday night. Unfortunately that doesn’t always translate…Read More

The Undercards: Solo Homers Not Enough

Rays affiliates got one homer each in all of their games on Monday night. But every single one was a…Read More

The Undercards: Encouraging Pitching Performances Abound

8 runs allowed, 7 earned- that’s across all four games in the Rays organization on Tuesday night.…Read More

The Undercards: Archer Fans 12, But Bulls Narrowly Avoid Getting No-Hit

No major league game for the Rays Thursday. The minor league games were crazy enough to compensate. Triple-A…Read More

The Undercards Part 2: Optimism Returns

I would not have pegged Lance Pendleton and Matt Buschmann to be organizational stabilizers in the Rays…Read More

The Undercards: Rays Affiliates Rally

Tuesday was quite a day for the Rays and their affiliates. Matt Moore earned his first win of the season,…Read More

The Undercards: Lee on Fire But Biscuits Get Swept in Doubleheader

There’s never going to be a time when everyone on your team is red-hot at the same time. You also…Read More

Rays Acquire RHP Matt Buschmann

The Rays have acquired right-handed pitcher Matt Buschmann, 28, from the Washington Nationals from cash…Read More