Examining the 2012 Charlotte Stone Crabs Part 4
No Rays affiliate is closer to Tropicana Field than the High-A Charlotte Stone Crabs. All their players know that if everything clicks, an appearance at that stadium two and a half hours away could soon…Read More
Rays Notes: Hot Stove Gets Revved Up, Roster Moves, Rays to Add New Hitting Coach?
The offseason is not officially here, with the St. Louis Cardinals leading the San Francisco Giants 3-2 in the NLCS with the winner taking on the Detroit Tigers in the 2012 World Series. However, the Hot…Read More
Rays Notes: Ben Francisco Acquired, Suarez, Rhymes DFA’d, Niemann Up in the Air
The Rays have been busy the past few days, swinging a trade before the August 31st waiver trade deadline, designating two players for assignment, and playing two crazy games. Let’s look at the…Read More
The Undercards: Floethe’s Pitching, Sale’s 3-run Blast Lead Hot Rods to Victory
With the major league team hitting a bit of a rough patch, we look to the minor league system to give us some bright spots. Triple-A International League: Empire State Yankees 3, Durham Bulls 2 (10 innings) The…Read More
The Undercards: Floethe, Sale Step Up as Hot Rods Win 4-0
In just three games on Monday night, pitchers in the Rays organization combines to strike out 26 batters, one strikeout less than exactly a batter per inning. Always nice to see the Rays’ electric…Read More
Does a Rays-White Sox Trade for a Catcher Make Sense?
With the Rays looking for a catcher, they’ll be looking at a multiplicity of options across baseball.…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
Scouting Notes From Spring Training: Hak-Ju Lee and the Prospects
Continuing my analysis on my observation from my trip to spring training, we talk about the prospects…Read More









