….Hank Stienbrenner, and all their money. The Yanks have offered a 6 year $137.5 million contract to CC Sabathia ON THE FIRST DAY OF FREE AGENCY!!! This is the highest contract of any starting pitcher. The good thing is, he has not signed yet. CC Sabathia wants to play in the NL because he loves to [...]
Archive for November, 2008
I Despise the Evil Empire…
Posted: 15th November 2008 by Devon Rogers in Active Ex-Rays, Hot StoveTags: Active Ex-Rays, C-Los, CC Sabathia, Evil Empire, MONEY, Zoby
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A couple deals went down around the league with the Free Agent period just a couple hours away from starting. 1) Nick Swisher was traded from the White Sox to the Yanks for Wilson Betemit and a minor leaguer. 2) The Cubs acquired Kevin Gregg from the Marlins for P Jose Ceda. With this, Kerry [...]
I know it’s a day late, but this was expected, Maddon was the best manager last year. That’s not what I want to talk about. Maddon recieved 28 out of 29 first place votes. Let’s talk about the guy who DIDN’T vote for Joe. The guy was Terry Plutto from the CLEVELAND PLAIN DEALER. He [...]
Rays Top Prospects: Price is King
Posted: 13th November 2008 by Devon Rogers in Active Ex-RaysTags: Active Ex-Rays, baseball america, minor league ball, minors, Prospects, top10
From 2 sources. Baseball America’s Rays top 10: 7) Nick Barnese, RHP 1. David Price, lhp 2. Tim Beckham, ss 3. Wade Davis, rhp 4. Reid Brignac, ss 5. Desmond Jennings, of 6. Matt Moore, lhp 7. Nick Barnese, rhp 8. Jeremy Hellickson 9. Jake McGee, lhp 10. Jeff Niemann, rhp http://www.baseballamerica.com/today/prospects/rankings/organization-top-10-prospects/2009/267162.html Now for the [...]
Two More Closers
Posted: 11th November 2008 by Devon Rogers in Hot Stove, UncategorizedTags: Active Ex-Rays, closers, Hoffman, Huston Street
There are two more closers that we could potentially acquire, so here it goes. (USA Today) That’s right, Trevor Hoffman. He is good for 30-35 saves a year, even if he is past his prime. He’s the best closer ever. The Padres will not be bringing him back. He would want 4-5 mil per season, [...]
Matt Holiday has reportedly been traded to the Oakland A’s. This is coming from Rotoworld and is pending physicals. The players the A’s are sending has not been released but it is speculated that the Rockies would get closer Huston Street, Starter Greg Smith, and outfielder Carlos Gonzalez. This is a high price to pay [...]
The AL Rookie of the Year IS……
Posted: 10th November 2008 by Devon Rogers in Active Ex-RaysTags: Active Ex-Rays, Awards, Longo, ROY
…Our very own, EVAN LONGORIA By a unanimous decision…. Great job Longo, well deserved. I think his postseason sealed the deal.
2008 Report Cards – Hitters
Posted: 10th November 2008 by Jeff Booth in Active Ex-RaysTags: hitting, year in review
In a continuance of the serious hard look back at our 2008 season, time to deal some grades out to the hitting staff.
The 2008 Rays- MLB Organization of the Year
Posted: 9th November 2008 by Devon Rogers in Uncategorizedhttp://www.bizofbaseball.com/index.php?option=com_content&view=article&id=2589:tampa-bay-rays-2008-mlb-organization-of-the-year&catid=43:bsn-news&Itemid=114 Just keep the awards coming. This one was selected by the Biz of Baseball. We have collected 3 awards so early in the award season. Yet to come, Longo is expected to recieve the Rookie of the Year and Joe Maddon is expected to recieve manager of the year. This is just the cherry [...]