[picappgallerysingle id="4099699"]Evan Longoria was in Connecticut this week to attend the Connecticut Sports Foundation Against Cancer dinner and he told the Hartford Courant that he likes what new closer Rafael Soriano brings to the team. “Last year, we had a lot of problems with the back end of our bullpen. Now, I think we’ve got [...]
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The Sunday Papers – Longoria Likes the New and Improved Bullpen
Posted: 14th February 2010 by Michael Emdeyar in Offseason PreviewTags: Carl Crawford, evan longoria, Matt Joyce, Pat Burrell
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Matt Joyce – Preparing for Right Field Battle
Posted: 9th February 2010 by Michael Emdeyar in Offseason PreviewTags: Ben Zobrist, Matt Joyce
No doubt, the right field and second base situations for the Rays are unsettled. It all hinges on where they decide to station Ben Zobrist. Or, IF they decide to station Ben Zobrist. Matt Joyce figures to be in the right field mix. He’s coming of a solid season at Triple-A Durham where he hit [...]
Like I promised, here is Keith Law’s top 100 prospects. A whopping 6 Rays made his top 100 list, compared to only four from the AOL Fanhouse list. Desmond Jennings is the only in the top 10 at 6. Wade Davis is at 15, Jeremy Hellickson is at 17 and Tim Beckham at 29 to [...]
Mayo’s Top 50 Prospects
Posted: 28th January 2010 by Devon Rogers in Offseason PreviewTags: Beckham, Davis, DJ, Hellickson
MLB.com’s Jonathan Mayo came out with his top 50 prospects list. His list looks a lot different from MLB Fanhouse’s list I published the other day. The Rays had four prospects in the top 50. Desmond Jennings is ranked at #6, Wade Davis at 13, Jeremy Hellickson at 20 and Tim Beckham at 24. I think [...]
Rays Prospects Get More Love
Posted: 26th January 2010 by Devon Rogers in Offseason PreviewTags: Beckham, Davis, Hellickson, Jennings
MLB Fanhouse ranked their top 100 MLB prospects yesterday. The Rays prospects are getting more love in these lists as spring training goes forward. Three Rays made the top 25, with two in the top ten. Desmond Jennings was ranked at 3, Jeremy Hellickson was at 10, and Wade Davis was at 17. Tim Beckham, the only [...]
A Roster Update – What’s Left to Fix?
Posted: 10th January 2010 by Michael Emdeyar in Offseason PreviewTags: 25-man roster, Gabe Kapler, Rafael Soriano
We are a little over a month away from the opening of spring training. As it stands now, here’s how I see the 25-man roster shaping up. Catcher (2) – Dioner Navarro, Kelly Shoppach IF (7) – Carlos Pena, Ben Zobrist, Jason Bartlett, Evan Longoria, Willy Aybar, Reid Brignac, Sean Rodriguez OF (4) – Carl [...]
Just Blogging Around – A Rays Preview from a Yankees Blog
Posted: 3rd January 2010 by Michael Emdeyar in Offseason PreviewTags: Dioner Navarro, Rafael Soriano, Wade Davis
Yankeeist.com posted a preview article today entitled “Know Your Enemy – The Tampa Bay Rays. It’s the typical preview piece, but fails to take into consideration any of the moves the Rays made in the off-season. I guess that shouldn’t be surprising coming from a Yankees blog, considering the Rays rarely do anything as dramatic as the Yankees [...]
The Reno Gazette-Journal has a profile of hometown boy Jake McGee posted today. We’ve heard reports that he’s back to his old self and ready to compete for a spot with the Rays. And, fueling this talk, Rays management have said they see McGee as a “back of the bullpen” type of guy eventually. [...]
More Red Sox Disrespect
Posted: 25th December 2009 by Michael Emdeyar in Offseason PreviewTags: Rafael Soriano
When asked how the Red Sox would overcome the Rays and Orioles improving their bullpens with the additions of Rafael Soriano and Mike Gonzalez, respectively, Red Sox play-by-play guy and NESN’s Don Orsillo responded this way: The bullpen is a big issue. To me, it was the single most important turnaround in the Tampa Bay [...]
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 [...]