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Taking an early look at the catchers in the 2012 MLB Draft (Part 3)

If you haven’t had enough yet, here’s the third part of my early look at the top catchers available in the 2012 MLB Draft. We’re trying to figure out how strong this year’s catcher…Read More

Taking an early look at the catchers in the 2012 MLB Draft (Part 2)

As I’ve been writing about the past few days, the Rays have a need at the catcher position, and one way for them to fill that need is through the draft. This post is Part 2 of my attempt to give…Read More

Taking an early look at the catchers in the 2012 MLB Draft (Part 1)

Amid all this talk of the Rays looking for a catcher of the future, you have to think that the Rays will look to draft a high-level catcher in the early rounds in the 2012 Draft. Let’s see who that…Read More

On the Horizon: Ryan Brett leads next group of vintage Rays

Ever since their incredible turnaround in 2008, the Rays have developed a team identity, a style of play that has become synonymous with Rays baseball. Their players are speedy and aggressive in the way…Read More

Quantifying the Rays’ incredible defense

The past few years, the Tampa Bay Rays have been known as an outstanding defensive team. But just how good are they? Let’s look at some stats (progressing from simple to very technical) to see just…Read More