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The Undercards: Renegades Fall in Awfully Quiet Night

With just about all the minor league seasons ending, only the Hudson Valley Renegades played Tuesday. Don’t worry- the Montgomery Biscuits and Bowling Green Hot Rods will be in the postseason this…Read More

The Undercards: Mark Thomas Falls Just Short Of Cycle In Victory

  Mark Thomas and Richie Shaffer each had excellent nights with the bat, as the farm system went 3-2 on Friday. Here is a look around the minor league action from last night. Charlotte Knights 7,…Read More

Analyzing the Rays Prospects Heading to the Arizona Fall League

The Rays have named the players who they will send to the Arizona Fall League this fall following the end of the 2012 minor league season. Here are those players along with relevant statistics and scouting…Read More

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: Chris Gimenez Leads Bulls To Comeback Win

  The Rays minor leagues had a successful night on Wednesday, going 6-1 in their games. Here is this morning’s look around the action. Durham Bulls 9, Columbus Clippers 7 The Clippers jumped…Read More

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The Undercards: Incredible Day for Rays Continues in Minors

The Rays had an extremely gratifying day on Tuesday as Sam Fuld returned, Joe Maddon talked about Evan…Read More

Rays Notes: Shaffer Debuts, Mahtook and Glaesmann Promoted, Kazmir Interviewed

Big moment for Rays 2012 first round pick Richie Shaffer on Monday as he made his professional debut,…Read More

The Undercards: Renegades Overcome 8-0 7th Inning Deficit to Win Shaffer’s Debut

Some moments are simply magical. Triple-A International League: Durham Bulls 4, Rochester Red Wings (MIN)…Read More

Rays Notes: Matt Joyce Begins Rehab, Richie Shaffer Begins Pro Career

Matthew Joyce joined Evan Longoria on the high-profile rehab setback list, but he’s finally off…Read More

Rays Notes: Rays Sign First Round Draft Pick Richie Shaffer

The deadline for 2012 MLB Draft picks to sign was Friday at 5 PM, and the Rays had one important name…Read More

Rays Notes: Longoria, Injuries, Hawkins, Autographs, Star Wars

Evan Longoria is the headline every day for the Rays right now, but his quote from Andrew Friedman was…Read More

Which of the Rays’ Unsigned Draft Picks Will Sign?

With the deadline to sign players selected in the 2012 MLB Draft coming on July 13th at 5 PM, less than…Read More

Analyzing the Rays’ 2012 Draft

The Rays’ 2012 Draft Class began with arguably their safest first round pick ever. And then they…Read More

Richie Shaffer Pick Sneaky-Great Pick by Rays

We know that the Rays like a lot of things about Shaffer. They like his power, his plate discipline,…Read More

Passing on Stryker Trahan Another Upside Move By the Rays

He was right there. He seemed like a perfect fit. And yet the Rays let him go. When the Rays selected…Read More

Rays Buck the Trend, Draft Clemson 3B Richie Shaffer

The Rays have always been a team that drafts for upside high school players. But when a great college…Read More