As many of you may know, today is the deadline for teams to non-tender players. There are really three or four players the Rays could non-tender, like Dioner Navarro, Lance Cormier, and Willy Aybar, but we will have to wait and see who the Rays cut loose. This post will be about interesting non-tenders the [...]
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Double the Upton, Double the Fun
Posted: 17th November 2010 by Michael Emdeyar in Hot StoveTags: BJ Upton, Carl Crawford, justin upton, Matt Garza
[picappgallerysingle id="8525874"]Rumblings around the GM meetings in Orlando suggest that the Arizona Diamondbacks would consider BJ’s little brother, Justin Upton. Better yet, Joel Sherman writes in his Harball blog today that the Rays and the Marlins are two teams that baseball executives are watching closest as possible trade partners. Just think of the possibilities. [...]
Could Desmond Jennings End Up In Center?
Posted: 12th November 2010 by Michael Emdeyar in Hot StoveTags: BJ Upton, Desmond Jennings, Zach Grienke
[picappgallerysingle id="9533729"]In a subscriber-only post, ESPN’s Buster Olney had this to say about the Rays and BJ Upton in his #1 blurb under the heading “Moves, deals and decisions”: Heard this: Rival teams are convinced the Rays are willing to trade B.J. Upton, and for the first time they believe that Tampa Bay would [...]
The Gold Glove awards for the AL were announced today and the Rays came away with some hardware. Evan Longoria got the Gold Glove for third base, and Carl Crawford came away with one of the outfield awards. Crawford’s award is well deserved, but he should’ve gotten at least one before now. There are no [...]
Leslie Anderson Best of Future Stars Game
Posted: 7th November 2010 by Michael Emdeyar in Hot StoveTags: Carl Crawford, Desmond Jennings, Leslie Anderson
[picappgallerysingle id="4293492"]At 28, Cuban free agent signee Leslie Anderson isn’t really a youngster waiting for his chance with the Rays. But, after a minor league season where he hit a combined .302 while making stops in Charlotte, Montgomery and Durham, it would appear that the Rays are fast-tracking him to the big leagues. Last night, [...]
Rays Should Trade Joe Maddon
Posted: 31st October 2010 by Michael Emdeyar in Hot StoveTags: andrew friedman*, joe maddon*, New York Mets, Sandy Alderson
[picappgallerysingle id="9603008"]The Rays will make a lot of headlines during the offseason. Carl Crawford will most likely land elsewhere. Rafael Soriano, too. Just for conversational kicks, I’d like to add another name. Joe Maddon. While I don’t think the Rays would ever do it, I’d like to see Andrew Friedman pick up the phone [...]
Lance Berkman Released by Yankees – First Base Option?
Posted: 27th October 2010 by Michael Emdeyar in Hot StoveTags: carlos peña, lance berkman
[picappgallerysingle id="9969927"]What kind of contract do you think Lance Berkman will be seeking in the off-season? The Yankees have decided not to pay him $15 million, instead paying him $2 million to go away. Most likely, the Rays will be in the market for a first baseman this off-season. If Berkman is looking at a [...]