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Explaining Kyle Farnsworth’s Elbow Injury

Kyle Farnsworth completely turned around his career in 2011. But at the end of the season, he went down with an elbow injury, and that same injury has kept him out thus far in 2012. That was unfortunate…Read More

Any Meaning to Matt Moore’s Early-Season Struggles?

Matt Moore was expected to play an important role for the Rays as the 4th starter in their rotation as they hope to make the playoffs for the 4th time in 5 years. Instead, the Rays have gone 0-3 in his…Read More

Rays Notes: Upton Close to Returning, Rays Sign RP Pendleton

The Rays got good news regarding B.J. Upton and he has felt fine over the course of his 6-game rehab stint and he is set to return to the big league roster on either Thursday or Friday, as Mark Topkin…Read More

Matt Moore and David Price

This all seems way too familiar. Matt Moore is coming off a minor league season in which he went 12-3 with a 1.92 ERA in 27 starts between Double-A and Triple-A in his age 22 season. Then he posted a 2.89…Read More

Rays Add Bullpen Depth, Claim LHP Gaub

Today the Rays have added to their bullpen depth following the Kyle Farnsworth injury, claiming lefty reliever John Gaub from the Chicago Cubs. Gaub, who turns 27 in April, had a solid season in 2011 at…Read More

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Scouting Notes From Spring Training: Hak-Ju Lee and the Prospects

Continuing my analysis on my observation from my trip to spring training, we talk about the prospects…Read More

RCG Rays 2012 Season Preview: David Price

In 2010, David Price was absolutely electrifying. After a mediocre year in his rookie year in 2009, Price…Read More

RCG 2012 Season Preview: Jeremy Hellickson

The 2011 season could not have gone any better for Jeremy Hellickson. He went 13-10 with a 2.95 ERA in…Read More

RCG 2012 Season Preview: Alex Cobb

In 2011, Alex Cobb got his big break in the major leagues. And when he got it, he succeeded. In 9 starts…Read More

Explaining Pitch F/X

There’s a problem here. I say the word Pitch F/X and there’s a decent amount of you that…Read More

RCG 2012 Season Preview: Jeff Niemann

The Rays’ fifth (and maybe sixth) spots in their rotation are still very much up in the air. After…Read More

RCG 2012 Season Preview: Wade Davis

Things are complicated in the Rays rotation picture right now. The Rays have four guaranteed starters…Read More

RCG 2012 Season Preview: Matt Moore

Let’s skip the formalities and quit delaying. There’s one player everyone in the Tampa Bay…Read More

The Rise and Fall of Scott Kazmir: Examining the Pitch F/X Data

Earlier today I looked at the hills and valleys of Scott Kazmir‘s major league career. But while…Read More

Were new Rays reliever Josh Leuke’s struggles in 2011 purely a fluke?

Hi. I’m Robbie Knopf and I’m a new writer here at Rays Colored Glasses. I’m bringing…Read More