Now that all this trade nonsense has passed, the Rays can take stock in what they have and put their best team on the field everyday. It’s not like their cupboards are bare. The Durham Bulls are having an outstanding season. Dan Johnson is hitting an amazing .303 with 29 home runs and 94 RBI. [...]
Archive for July, 2010
Why Not Give Dan Johnson a Shot?
Posted: 31st July 2010 by Michael Emdeyar in Rays NewsTags: chad Qualls, Dan Johnson, durham bulls*, RJ Swindle
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Chad Qualls and the Bullpen
Posted: 31st July 2010 by Michael Emdeyar in Rays NewsTags: chad Qualls, Grant Balfour, Jeremy Hellickson
[picappgallerysingle id="9460057"]The addition of Chad Qualls to the Rays bullpen obviously means another move is coming. How many right-handed relievers do they need? Andy Sonnanstine is the easiest to go. He still has options, so he could be sent out to Durham. Or, he could be traded, but I doubt there’s much interest. Lance [...]
The 2010 Trade Deadline Thread
Posted: 31st July 2010 by Devon Rogers in Rays NewsTags: chad Qualls
At the deadline – reports are that Orioles lefty reliever Will Ohman has been traded. Speculation is that it could be the Rays, who were known to be interested. Updated 4:15 p.m. Ohman coming to Florida, as a Marlin. *** UPDATE- 2:15 PM: MLB Trade Rumors reports the Rays are interested in Scott Downs and Brandon [...]
What’s Important Now: Following Up the No-No
Posted: 31st July 2010 by Devon Rogers in What's Important NowThe Rays picked up a very important win last night to snap the Friday curse. The Rays picked up the 3-2 win behind Matt Joyce’s 3 run homer. This was the first Rays home win on Friday since the first week of the season against the Yankees. Wade Davis limited the Yankees offense to two [...]
Rays Inch Closer as Trade Deadline Looms
Posted: 30th July 2010 by Michael Emdeyar in Rays NewsTags: adam dunn, Jeremy Hellickson, Lance Cormier, Matt Joyce
[picappgallerysingle id="9284844"]Watching Matt Joyce’s 3-run bomb sail one section to my right was sweet. Seeing Wade Davis shake off two runs in two at bats for a very solid win was perhaps even sweeter. Experiencing Carlos Pena stealing a Jorge Posada single to end the game was amazing. The Rays take game one of this [...]
The Rays completed the 4 game sweep over the Tigers yesterday in a 4-2 win. Sean Rodriguez was 1 for 3 with 2 runs. Carlos Pena knocked in all the Rays runs, going 3 for 4 with a solo homer and 4 RBIs. David Price collected his franchise record tying 14th win, going 6 1/3 [...]
Rays Farm Report for Thursday, July 29
Posted: 30th July 2010 by Michael Emdeyar in Rays Farm ReportTags: Cody Rogers, Jeremy Hellickson, Kevin Kiermaier
Triple-A Durham Bulls (65-40, 1st place) - Beat Lehigh Valley 2-1 in 11 innings Jeremy Hellickson started but pitched only three innings. He allowed no runs on two hits. We’ll have to wait and see if this is a sign that something’s going to happen before the trade deadline. Aneury Rodriguez followed with 3 2/3 scoreless innings, [...]
What’s Important Now: Rays Win 5th in a Row
Posted: 29th July 2010 by Devon Rogers in What's Important NowThe Rays picked up their 5th victory in a row last night after beating the Tigers for the third time in this four game series, 7-4. Carl Crawford was 1 for 5 with 2 runs and a RBI. Evan Longoria had a big night, going 3 for 4 with 2 runs and 2 RBIs. He [...]
Rays Farm Report for Wednesday, July 28
Posted: 29th July 2010 by Michael Emdeyar in Rays Farm ReportTags: Burt Reynolds, Julio Cedeno, Matt Moore
Triple-A Durham Bulls (64-40, 1st place) - Beat Lehigh Valley 3-2 Dan Johnson and Joe Dillon had two hits each for the Bulls. Brian Baker started, allowing two runs on four hits over five innings. Mike Ekstrom pitched two scoreless innings in relief to earn his fifth win of the season. Double-A Montgomery Biscuits (17-15 / 53-44, [...]