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Examining the 2012 Charlotte Stone Crabs Part 1

There’s a reason it’s called “High-A.” Once you get there, you’re out of the low minors and potentially a big season away from ending the year in the big leagues. Once we…Read More

The Undercards: Crazy Comeback After Crazy Comeback

Saturday night was a special day for the Rays as they overcame an 8-0 deficit to beat the Angels 10-8. During the day Saturday, the Rays’ affiliates set the tone. Five of the six games played featured…Read More

The Undercards: Enny Romero Masterful, Durham Explodes For Twelve

The farm system went 6-1 on Thursday, as Chris Gimenez had a career day at the plate and Enny Romero turned in a masterful performance. Here is this morning’s look around the minor leagues: Durham…Read More

The Undercards: Pitching Duels Highlight Minor League Action

  Two extra inning games highlighted the action Wednesday night, as the Rays minor league system engaged in multiple pitchers duels. Overall, the Rays were 3-4 on the night. Here is this morning’s…Read More

The Undercards: Princeton Rays Walk-Off Win Highlights Action

  An extra inning loss and a walk off victory highlight today’s trip around the minors. Overall, the Rays farm system went 3-4 on the day. Columbus Clippers 2, Durham Bulls 1 (10 innings) After…Read More

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The Undercards: Cesar Ramos, Peter Markel Dominate In Wins

  Several excellent pitching performances highlight today’s look around the farm system, as…Read More

The Undercards: Ryan Carpenter Dominates, Montgomery Bullpen Implodes

  The minor leagues provided another mixed bag of results, with several nice performances throughout…Read More

The Undercards: Pitchers Dominant, Reginatto Stays Hot as Renegades Beat Cyclones

Good pitching makes a lot of problems go away. But you do need some offense as well, as the Rays are…Read More

The Undercards: Biscuits Mount Big 9th Inning Rally But Fall in 14

One of the most frustrating things in baseball is to mount a big comeback, only to fall short. The Biscuits…Read More

The Undercards: Cobb Dominates in Possible Big League Audition

Just one pitcher in the Rays organization at all levels, including the major leagues, allowed as many…Read More

The Undercards: A Series of Disasters

Understatement: it’s hard to win when your pitchers post an 8.00 ERA- especially when your offense…Read More

Minor League Review: Too Many Walks

The title says it all. It’s a miracle that Rays affiliates went 2-2 on Wednesday despite a combined…Read More

The Undercards: Albert Suarez Emulates Price, Throws 5 No-Hit Innings

Tuesday was quite an exciting day for Rays fans. David Price was dominant, The early minor league games…Read More

The Undercards: Rivero Shows He’s Human But Hot Rods Win in Walk-Off

With the Rays playing a crisp afternoon game versus the Minnesota Twins and the Yankees-Red Sox Sunday…Read More

The Undercards: Pitching, Pitching, Pitching

Realizing that “Minor League Recap” is far too generic, we’ll call this feature “The…Read More

Minor League Recap: Three Affiliates Join Rays in Loser’s Column

It was a frustrating loss today for the Rays in Matt Moore‘s season debut and there was more frustration…Read More