[picappgallerysingle id="4224264"]With JP Howell shelved for at least a month, the Rays are going to have to take a look at their bullpen options from the left side. Randy Choate was already pretty much a lock to make the roster. But, it would seem that they will need a second option to open the year. [...]
Archive for March, 2010
Left-Handed Options – What About Joe Beimel?
Posted: 20th March 2010 by Michael Emdeyar in Rays NewsTags: Jake McGee, joe beimel*, JP Howell
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The Line Forms for Andy
Posted: 17th March 2010 by Michael Emdeyar in Rays NewsTags: Andy Sonnanstine, Dioner Navarro, Russell Martin
[picappgallerysingle id="2982701"] FoxSports’ Ken Rosenthal and Jon Paul Morosi posted in their “Buzz” last night that the battle for the fifth starting slot in the Rays rotation may come down to a trade. There will probably be plenty of trade rumors surrounding Rays right-hander Andy Sonnanstine over the final few weeks of spring training. [...]
I was recently reading the latest copy of ESPN Magazine. I saw an interesting tidbit about the Rays and Albert Pujols. Apparently, the Rays were the first team to find Pujols, while he was playing in junior college. They gave him a tryout, and whoever the scout was for the Rays, walked away unimpressed. You [...]
The Sunday Papers – Branyan’s Snub is Cleveland’s Pain in the Back
Posted: 14th March 2010 by Michael Emdeyar in The Sunday PapersTags: Andy Sonnanstine, Hank Blalock
[picappgallerysingle id="4698897"]Remember a month or so ago when the Rays were courting Russell Branyan to bring him back to Tampa Bay, but ended up settling for Hank Blalock? Well, things aren’t going so well for Branyan in Cleveland. He has been rehabbing a herniated disc in his back, and has yet to play this [...]
Opening Day Starter or Father of the Year
Posted: 13th March 2010 by Michael Emdeyar in Rays NewsTags: James Shields, Opening Day
[picappgallerysingle id="2223805"] James Shields may have a choice to make. Does he open the 2010 season on the mound? Or, does he join his wife in the delivery room? “I told my wife, ‘I don’t think I’m missing opening day so I might have to meet you in there afterwards. I kind of mess [...]
Those Darn Red Sox! Price, Jennings Hurt
Posted: 10th March 2010 by Michael Emdeyar in Rays NewsTags: David Price, Desmond Jennings
[picappgallerysingle id="6376606"]One of a pitcher’s worst fears is something flying at them from home plate. Today, David Price couldn’t quite dodge the shattered bat of new Red Sox third baseman Adrian Beltre. The bat caught Price on the right hand, leaving a cut that apparently will not require stitches. While I’m sure the Rays will [...]
Maddon-ism of the Day – Mr. Green Thumb
Posted: 8th March 2010 by Michael Emdeyar in Rays NewsTags: Desmond Jennings, Jeremy Hellickson, joe maddon*
[picappgallerysingle id="4674176"]As quoted by Hal Bodley on mlb.com: “We try to get our own seeds, throw them in the dirt, watch them rise up and become something good. I like that.” Followed up by this to Marc Topkin of the St. Petersburg Times: “I should have been an agronomy major at some point.” In [...]
The Sunday Papers — Blalock Close?
Posted: 7th March 2010 by Michael Emdeyar in The Sunday PapersTags: BJ Upton, Hank Blalock, Sean Rodriguez
I hope this deal is cheap. I’m just not sure how much Hank Blalock adds to the Rays. Sure, he’s nice insurance if Pena or Longoria goes down. But, is he appreciably different than Dan Johnson? *** Matt Lutovsky wrote a piece in The Sporting News with this as the first sentence. We’ve introduced you [...]