In the end, it appears that it’s not Dioner Navarro that was non-tendered. According to Marc Topkin of the St. Petersburg Times, it’s Shawn Riggans. View SPTimesRays’s tweet So, Dioner Navarro ends up with a contract and Kelly Shoppach goes to arbitration. Shawn Riggans and his propensity to find injury is non-tendered. Michel Hernandez is [...]
Archive for December, 2009
Catching Picture a Little Clearer
Posted: 12th December 2009 by Michael Emdeyar in Rays NewsTags: Dioner Navarro, jose lobaton, Kelly Shoppach
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The Gabe Gross Era Ends
Posted: 12th December 2009 by Michael Emdeyar in Rays NewsTags: Ben Zobrist, Gabe Gross, Matt Joyce
Let’s remember him for this: He gave the Rays 19 home runs in his 1+ seasons with the Tampa Bay Rays. While I won’t miss his overall anemic offenisive presence, Gabe Gross was still part of the 2008 playoff run. He had a decent arm in right field, but his walkup music was a little [...]
Can’t We Bring Back Jonny Gomes?
Posted: 12th December 2009 by Michael Emdeyar in Rays News, Transactions NewsTags: Gabe Kapler, Jonny Gomes
Right after the 2009 season, the Rays re-signed Gabe Kapler to a one-year contract. He will cost the rays $1.05 million for his less-than-stellar .239/.329/.439 stats. He gave the Rays 8 home runs and 32 RBI. Then there’s Jonny Gomes. Gomes had a pretty decent season with the Cincinatti Reds. His 20 home runs [...]
Will 2010 Be a Red Sox Rebuilding Season?
Posted: 11th December 2009 by Michael Emdeyar in Offseason PreviewTags: Red Sox
The Boston Globe’s Tony Massarotti wrote a piece the other day warning Red Sox nation that 2010 is beginning to look like a rebuilding year. Be patient, he says. But, don’t expect blockbuster deals involving Adrian Gonzalez, Roy Halladay or Felix Hernandez. For the moment, they are moving, at best, sideways. The Sox almost certainly [...]
Does the Rafael Soriano Deal Add Up?
Posted: 11th December 2009 by Michael Emdeyar in Rays NewsTags: Jake McGee, Rafael Soriano
Let me start out by saying I like the deal. Having a bona fide closer to rely on at the back end of games is comforting going into the 2010 season. Rafael Soriano has had success as a closer, and expectations would be that this will continue. At this point, it looks like the Rays [...]
Rafael Soriano: Rays Closer
Posted: 10th December 2009 by Devon Rogers in Rays NewsTags: Rafael Soriano
The Rays have addressed their biggest need from the offseason at the winter meetings with the aquisition of Rafael Soriano. He will most likely step into the closer role for the Rays and will be set up by JP Howell and Dan Wheeler. The Rays have went out and addressed their needs instead of [...]
Roy Halladay for Wade Davis and BJ Upton???
Posted: 7th December 2009 by Michael Emdeyar in Hot StoveTags: BJ Upton, Reid Brignac, winter meetings
I’ll pass. As far as I’m concerned, Roy Halladay is not the best starting pitcher on the market. To hear that the Rays may have inquired about Halladay by dangling Wade Davis and BJ Upton is, to me, a little concerning. This would be “rent-a-Roy” at its best. Personally, if I’m going to offer BJ [...]
The Sunday Papers – The Winter Meetings Edition
Posted: 6th December 2009 by Michael Emdeyar in Hot StoveTags: Burrell, Crawford, Upton, winter meetings
Let’s start out with a sigh of relief, courtesy of SI.com’s Jon Heyman: View SI_JonHeyman’s tweet *** Nick Cafardo of the Boston Globe previews the Rays intentions at this week’s winter meetings this way: Their attention must be on relief pitching, preferably a closer. Of course, we’re hearing the “no money’’ mantra, so they will [...]
Today’s Signings – None Involving the Rays
Posted: 4th December 2009 by Michael Emdeyar in Rays NewsTags: Jaso, Navarro, Shoppach, Zaun
The Boston Red Sox and the Milwaukee Brewers signed players today that just might have an impact on the Rays. The Red Sox found a pretty decent shortstop with the signing of Marco Scutaro. The Brewers nabbed Gregg Zaun. It remains to be seen how this will impact the Rays and the standings in [...]