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Along with their ability to generate pitching prospects seemingly at will, the Rays have become known for their ability to resurrect the careers of under t...
David Hill|
  Joe Maddon was AL Manager of the year in 2008 and 2011. He finished first in a Sports Illustrated poll of 291 MLB players asked which manager th...
Peter M. Gordon|
Heading into last night's action, one thing was certain - the race for the Wild Card was bound to get tighter. With four of the teams jockeying for the two...
David Hill|
Tim Beckham has made it. Five years and three months ago, we imagined him arriving like a Wil Myers or a David Price, leaving no doubt in anyone's mind fro...
Robbie Knopf|
In the 2012 draft, the Rays were pleasantly surprised when they were able to take third baseman Richie Shaffer with the number 25 pick of the draft. Shaff...
Drew Jenkins|
The 2013 season is winding down and most of the playoff races are already virtually over. There is, though, one major exception and that's the AL Wild Card...
Robbie Knopf|
Sometimes you just have to tip your cap to a superior pitching performance. We just have to hope and pray, though, that one of those games doesn't happen w...
Robbie Knopf|
Everything can change in one moment. The hottest team in the league can run into a wall and the team falling apart can suddenly find its way. Tuesday's Ray...
Robbie Knopf|
The past few years, so much of what the Rays have touched on the free agent market has turned into gold. From relievers like Fernando Rodney and Joaquin Be...
Robbie Knopf|
After his scoreless inning against the Boston Red Sox on September 10th, Joel Peralta's ERA stood at 2.76. Three appearances later, it stands at 3.50. On S...
Robbie Knopf|
Matt Moore knows all about the havoc rain can create for a baseball team. Leaving after just one inning in the Rays' 9-2 victory over the Indians on May 31...
Robbie Knopf|
Joel Peralta's 10th inning got off to a rocky start. He walked Dustin Pedroia on five pitches and Shane Victorino bunted Pedroia to second base. Then Peral...
Robbie Knopf|
Before the line drive that sent his season to a screeching halt, Alex Cobb was pitching the best baseball of his entire career. In his first 13 starts of t...
Robbie Knopf|
Four years–that's the last time the Rays had one true starting catcher for an entire season. Dioner Navarro had an All-Star season in 2008, but 2009 was ...
Robbie Knopf|
At the beginning of 2013, David Price barely resembled the pitcher that won the AL Cy Young award just a year earlier, managing just a 5.24 ERA in 9 starts...
Robbie Knopf|
With Evan Longoria signed through 2023, you wouldn't think the Rays need to worry about developing a third baseman at this time. However, while "you c...
David Egbert|
Lately, wins have been exceedingly difficult to come by for the Tampa Bay Rays. They have won just three of their last eleven games, falling from 2.5 games...
Robbie Knopf|
What is the meaning of clutch? Why is it that some players have that clutch gene and some players simply don't and it often has nothing to do with their ov...
Robbie Knopf|
Everyone on the Rays keeps saying that the team is waiting for a spark to reignite them. But what is a spark? A spark is only determined by the events that...
Robbie Knopf|
J. D. Martin put together an excellent season for the Bulls, going 16-4 with a 2.75 ERA, culminating with his being named the International League Pitcher ...
David Hill|
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