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What’s Important Now: Struggles Continue

  Spring Game 4: Twins 3, Rays 2 Since some of you watched this game and Robbie already touched on this game, I will keep this brief. The Rays continued their spring struggles yesterday, dropping…Read More

What’s Important Now: Davis Makes Early Case

Spring Game 3: Orioles 3, Rays 1 Wade Davis began his case for the fifth starting spot with a strong outing yesterday. Davis pitched two shutout innings, allowing only one hit and striking out one. Davis…Read More

What’s Important Now: Rodriguez Gets Off To Good Start

Spring Game 2: Twins 5, Rays 3 The Rays dropped their second straight spring game yesterday, losing both halves of a home and home with the Twins. The Twins were split squad in this game, playing another…Read More

What’s Important Now: Positive Signs in Loss

Spring Game 1 Recap: Rays at Twins Even with the Rays 7-3 loss in the spring opener, the Rays showed promise. The runs didn’t come until later in the game for the pitchers and the Rays starting…Read More

What’s Important Now: Spring Opener

Gone by the wayside are my Rays News and Notes pieces. With games upon us, it is time to start my What’s Important Now pieces. WIN is basically my game preview/recap piece with some minor news and…Read More

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Rays News and Notes: Expanded Playoffs “Will Happen”

Today we got wind of some great news for Rays fans. Ken Rosenthal is reporting that the expanded playoffs…Read More

Around the Twitterverse: The Start of Spring

Spring Training officially got underway last Monday, but the first full squad workout was Sunday. The…Read More

Rays News and Notes: Scott Out First 3 to 4 Games

For the second day in a row we have some injury news. New DH Luke Scott will miss the first three to…Read More

Rays News and Notes: Moore Limited with Abdominal Strain

We learned today that Matt Moore has a mild abdominal strain that has been bothering him since Friday.…Read More

Rays News and Notes: Zobrist’s Lofty Expectations

As I mentioned yesterday, Ben Zobrist became the last regular player to show up to camp, getting to…Read More

Around the Twitterverse: Spring Training is Here

A lot of Rays players have had things to say about the start of the 2012 season this week on Twitter.…Read More

Rays News and Notes: Spring Training Begins

Spring Training is finally upon us! Rays pitchers and catchers reported to Port Charlotte today to begin…Read More

Rays News and Notes: Rays Front-Runners for 2012

As many of us have known for a while, the Rays have a chance to make 2012 the year they contend for…Read More

Rays News and Notes: Rays Fan Fest Saturday

The Rays annual Fan Fest will be Saturday at the Trop. This year’s Fan Fest is very similar to…Read More

Around the Twitterverse: The Pit Becomes the Pound

We had a busy week in the Twitterverse this week. Evan Longoria got into a spat with who could be the…Read More

Rays News and Notes: BJ Upton Very Unlikely to be Traded

Nick Cafardo of the Boston Globe is reporting that the Nationals trade talks about BJ Upton have cooled.…Read More

Rays News and Notes: Rays Beat Niemann

The Rays beat Jeff Niemann yesterday in arbitration. Neimann will make $2.75 million next season. He…Read More

Rays News and Notes: Yankees Get Busy, Rays Next?

The Yankees have had a very busy week this week, completing a blockbuster deal to get Michael Pineda…Read More

Could Rays Make a Run at Kurt Suzuki?

ESPN’s Buster Olney tweeted yesterday that he thinks Kurt Suzuki will be dealt before this year’s…Read More

Rays Winter Meetings Roundup: Day 4

Thursday was the fourth and final day of the Winter Meetings and also the biggest. Arguably the two best…Read More