Beating back the New York Yankees and the Boston Red Sox last year to take the AL East, it was a shock to Rays’ fans everywhere when the team lost the ALDS in 5 short games. What was even more shocking, however, was the fact that Tampa Bay basically purged its roster after a rather [...]
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Looking at the Ex-Rays – National League Non-Roster Invitees
Posted: 15th February 2011 by Michael Emdeyar in Active Ex-RaysTags: Darin Downs, Gabe Kapler, Gregg Zaun
When you look of former Tampa Bay Rays players attempting to hook up with another team in the National League, you don’t find a very deep list. There are a couple of players who had important roles with the Rays, including Gabe Kapler and Gregg Zaun. And then there’s Darin Downs, who came back from [...]
Looking at the Ex-Rays – American League Non-Roster Invitees
Posted: 13th February 2011 by Michael Emdeyar in Active Ex-RaysTags: Adam Kennedy, Gabe Gross, Michel Hernandez
Ex-Tampa Bay Rays players are scattered all over the non-roster invites list. It seems weird, though, that the AL Central would ignore former Rays players. Here are the names and places as it stands today… American League East Baltimore Orioles – Mark Hendrickson, Michel Hernandez, Nick Green, Brendan Harris and Randy Winn Boston Red Sox [...]
More ex-Rays have made their move out west this offseason. Chad Qualls has signed with the Padres to continue adding to the Rays West team, along with Jason Bartlett and Brad Hawpe. More recently, Gabe Gross has joined the Seattle Mariners, becoming their first player with Rays ties. It will be interesting to see how [...]