Rays Lucky That Evan Longoria Hasn’t Turned Into Ryan Zimmerman
Ryan Zimmerman and Evan Longoria have a lot in common. Zimmerman and Longoria are two of the best third baseman in baseball but the comparison goes much further than that. Zimmerman and Longoria are almost…Read More
A Mike Morse Trade Never Made Sense for the Rays
With the date for pitchers and catchers to report a little under a month away, baseball fans are anxious for some things to happen. They were able to satisfy a little bit of their hunger for news on Wednesday…Read More
Ex-Ray Rafael Soriano Signs His Second Anti-Rays Contract
Congratulations to Rafael Soriano. For the second time in three years, the ex-Rays All-Star closer has signed a contract the likes of which the Rays would never give to anyone. Soriano agreed to a 2-year,…Read More
Acquiring Mike Morse Just Isn’t Worth the Risk for the Rays
Right now, as David discussed earlier, there’s talk that the Rays could acquire Washington Nationals outfielder/first baseman Mike Morse, and it could happen soon. But if history means anything,…Read More
Revisiting A Potential Trade For Mike Morse
Just over a month ago, the Washington Nationals were looking to move Mike Morse for pitching. As it happened, the Tampa Bay Rays happened to have a pitcher available in James Shields, and were in need…Read More
Rays Notes: St. Pete Mayor Election Looms Large for Rays, Torra Signs with Nats, J.P. Howell Next?
I don’t think any Rays fan who lives in St. Petersburg wants to talk local politics right now.…Read More
Could the Rumored Rays-Nationals Trade Come Together?
Rays fans have gotten used to hearing trade rumors between the Rays and the Washington Nationals. For…Read More
Why Didn’t The Rays Pursue A Denard Span Trade More Enthusiastically?
A significant trade over the past few days was that the Washington Nationals acquired centerfielder Denard…Read More
B.J. Upton, The Position Player Equivalent of Edwin Jackson
`A player who has always had tremendous potential but has never put it all together heads to free agency…Read More
Who Should Rays Fans Root For In the 2012 Postseason?
The Rays are out. That is extremely disappointing for every Rays fan. But while a good portion of Rays…Read More
How Do the 2012 Orioles, Athletics, and Nationals Compare to the 2008 Rays?
This season, people have compared the Orioles and their turnaround to the 2008 Tampa Bay Rays. Heck,…Read More
Does A B.J. Upton-Mike Morse Trade Make Sense for the Rays?
The latest B.J. Upton to the Nationals rumor has surfaced: a straight-up trade for Nationals first baseman/outfielder…Read More
Game 69: Moore Inconsistent, Peralta Ends With a Downer as Rays Drop Series to Nats
Joel Peralta may be going away for 8 games after Thursday’s game. If Thursday was his last appearance,…Read More
Game 67: Rays Win the “Glove Check Game” 5-4
The Rays-Nationals game on Tuesday, June 19th will forever be known as the “Glove Check Game.”…Read More
Rays-Nationals Preview: Bryce Harper Everything That B.J. Upton Is Not
Eight years apart, B.J. Upton and Bryce Harper were selected in the MLB Draft- Upton second overall by…Read More
Rays Could Have Had Ryan Zimmerman and Evan Longoria in Consecutive Drafts
Evan Longoria had a tough day yesterday, but it’s impossible to understate the impact he has made…Read More
Finding the Rays a good catching prospect
As a followup to my last post, Trying to make sense of the Rays’ catching situation, I’m…Read More

















