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The calm atmosphere of spring training is always a lot of fun. The sense of urgency isn't there and instead it becomes baseball at its purest, the pitcher ...
Robbie Knopf|
The Tampa Bay Rays put up a strong showing at "Fenway South" today against the Boston Red Sox in Fort Myers. With the 8-0 win, they now move ...
Drew Jenkins|
Hi, everyone. My name is Thomas and I am the new guy. I am happy to be here. This is a great site and I hope to pull my weight. I want to thank Robbie, my ...
Thomas Swan|
Last spring training, Tampa Bay Rays manager Joe Maddon coined a new word: "morementum." After the Rays' 6-1 win on Monday over the Philadelphia ...
Robbie Knopf|
I received my Baseball America Prospect Handbook this week and of course went right to the Tampa Bay Rays section. As I was reading through all of the writ...
David Egbert|
The key player that the Tampa Bay Rays gave up to acquire catcher Ryan Hanigan and reliever Heath Bell was outfielder Todd Glaesmann. But we heard on Frida...
Robbie Knopf|
Simply put, spring training is a time of competition. Yes, it is there for players to get back up to speed before the season starts, but really spring trai...
Drew Jenkins|
One of the most famous stories of Rays lore is that James Shields taught Scott Kazmir his changeup, helping him go from a good pitcher in 2005 and 2006 to ...
Robbie Knopf|
The Tampa Bay Rays feature one of the most talented starting rotations in all of baseball, but the pitcher fans are most anxious to see could very well be ...
Robbie Knopf|
Every year, teams inevitably have players that will perform worse than they did the previous season, and also players that will perform better than the pre...
Drew Jenkins|
After making four major league starts in 2012, Chris Archer came into his own in the big leagues in 2013. After starting the season at Triple A, he finis...
Joe Saunders|
Spring training is finally underway–but something felt a little off. The Rays had played a game, losing 4-2 to the Baltimore Orioles, but we had yet to s...
Robbie Knopf|
The past couple of days have seen their fair share of rumors for the Tampa Bay Rays. Middle infielder Nick Franklin of the Seattle Mariners has been rumo...
Drew Jenkins|
Right now, we are hearing that the Tampa Bay Rays are in trade discussions with the Seattle Mariners about middle infielder Nick Franklin. But if not for a...
Robbie Knopf|
With pitchers tossing side sessions in Port Charlotte, Joe Maddon and Jim Hickey have to be taking a long look at their relief pitchers. The bullpen is one...
David Egbert|
Last year, Cuban shortstop Aledmys Diaz made history: he became the first player to lie about his age and claim that he was older than he actually he was...
Robbie Knopf|
At one point, Juan Carlos Oviedo was an effective pitcher in the major leagues. He also had a different name. The pitcher we thought was "Leo Nunez&qu...
Robbie Knopf|
Alex Cobb came into his own last year, his third in the majors. The 25 year-old won 11 games and lost only 3, and his 2.76 ERA led all Tampa Bay Rays start...
Peter M. Gordon|
Every fan base in baseball wants the assurance that no matter how their team looks now, somebody is coming. Better yet when that somebody is good. Several ...
Robbie Knopf|
Everyone is in agreement that Jake McGee has a tremendous fastball. But even in a relief role, having only a fastball simply is not enough. For one seaso...
Robbie Knopf|
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