Rise of the Rays

MLB Depth Chart: 1. Troy Percival 2. JP Howell 3. Grant Balfour 4. Joe Nelson, 5. Jason Hammel/ Jeff Niemann 6. Dan Wheeler

The Rays have sent down five players. Ried Brignac, Elliot Johnson, Justin Ruggiano, John Jaso, and David Price. The biggest one is David Price. Also, the Rays are expected to announce the fifth starter after tonights game in which Jeff Niemann will start.

Team Japan has left the WBC with their second straight World Baseball Classic title. They won the Innagural WBC in 2006. This game was an extra innings thriller against Korea. Now that the WBC is over, Akinori Iwamura can finally report to Rays camp for the first time. Aki should be ready for the season [...]

Here is the start of a new series. I will go position by position reviewing the MLB depth chart followed by what we have in the minors. MLB Depth chart: (5-7 in no particular order) 1.James Shields 2. Scott Kazmir 3. Matt Garza 4. Andy Sonnanstine 5.David Price 6. Jeff Niemann 7. Jason Hammel Even [...]

David Price made his first start of the spring and pitched four scorless innings against the Yankees. The game was won by the Rays 5-0. David Price has had an awsome spring so far, so it is ashame he will be in the minors. The Rays need to look at what is right in front [...]

Akinori Iwamura and team Japan have eliminated team USA, a team that has JP Howell and newly added Evan Longoria. The score was 9-4. Japan will play Korea tonight in the final game. For me, I want Aki and team Japan to win since Aki is on the team. Aki got one at-bat against JP [...]

BJ Upton appears to be fine after being hit in the hand during a minor league game against the Red Sox farm clubs.(I think they might be out to get us.) His x-rays were negative and it appears to only be a minor bone bruise. He is day to day, but this may push back his [...]

Evan Longoria is heading to the WBC in Los Angeles. He will replace Chipper Jones on the team as a third baseman. He and David Wright will share the duties but as of now, Wright is banged up as well. It is good to see JP has a friend now. Team USA plays Japan on [...]

This is an enigma to me why David Price doesn’t already have this job locked up since he did so well against some of the best hitters in the league, but it sounds more and more like he will start in the minors. DP will have this job a month or two down the road, [...]