Two Rays who have spent time with the big league club left the team this week. Russ Canzler was traded to the Indians for cash considerations. Canzler was designated for assignment earlier in the week to make room for Jeff Keppinger. Some thought Canzler would have a shot at making the big league club as [...]
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Why Play Johnny Damon?
Posted: 3rd September 2011 by Michael Emdeyar in Rays NewsTags: Casey Kotchman, Johnny Damon, Matt Joyce
As the Rays lose sight of the playoff race, should Johnny Damon become a part-time player over the next month? Using last night’s game as an example, Johnny Damon was the DH as he has been most of the season. And, with a left-handed pitcher on the mound, Matt Joyce sat on the bench, relegated [...]
Rays Make Trade – Help Bulls Toward Playoffs
Posted: 2nd August 2011 by Michael Emdeyar in Rays NewsTags: Brandon Guyer, Dan Johnson, Desmond Jennings, Matt Carson
As mentioned in today’s Farm Report, the Durham Bulls are sitting in a first place tie in the IL South Division with the Gwinnett Braves. And, not helping Durham’s situation, the Rays promoted Desmond Jennings last week followed by an injury to Brandon Guyer that will keep him out about a month. They needed help in [...]
Matt Moore is Waiting
Posted: 27th July 2011 by Michael Emdeyar in Rays NewsTags: Alex Cobb, James Shields, Jeff Niemann, Matt Moore, Wade Davis
At this point, the question has to be “How good can he be?” Tonight, in just his second start at Durham, Matt Moore threw eight shutout innings, allowing just three hits while striking out 13 against the second-place Gwinnett Braves. He was paired up against Atlanta Braves prospect Mike Minor. And Moore proved to be [...]
David Price to Skip All-Star Game with Turf Toe
Posted: 10th July 2011 by Devon Rogers in Rays NewsTags: David Price, James Shields, Kyle Farnsworth, Matt Joyce
The list of Rays heading to Phoenix is smaller by one today after David Price was replaced on the American League roster by David Robertson of the Yankees. So while the Rays had three players named to the original roster, with James Shields pitching today, it looks like Matt Joyce will be the only player [...]
Would the Rays Trade Johnny Damon?
Posted: 6th July 2011 by Michael Emdeyar in Rays NewsTags: Brandon Guyer, Desmond Jennings, Johnny Damon
With Johnny Damon’s hand injury looking minor, is it possible the Rays could be looking to trade him before the end of the month? According to Newsday’s Ken Davidoff, the Rays will consider it. Finally, there’s Tampa Bay, which as always has to look at things differently because of its financial limitations. The Rays are [...]
James Shields, David Price and Matt Joyce are All-Stars
Posted: 3rd July 2011 by Michael Emdeyar in Rays NewsTags: Ben Zobrist, David Price, evan longoria, James Shields, Matt Joyce
Everyone expected James Shields to make this year’s All-Star team. But, thanks to a selection by AL manager Ron Washington, David Price will be joining him. And, perhaps even more surprising, the players voted Matt Joyce to make his first trip. Shields’ numbers this season made the selection obvious. He’s 8-5 with a 2.45 and [...]
ESPN, The Rays and Attendance — Again
Posted: 23rd June 2011 by Michael Emdeyar in Rays NewsTags: attendance, ESPN, The Trop
And now there’s yet another article written about how dismal attendance is for the Tampa Bay Rays. ESPN’s Steve Berthiaume posted a long article last night detailing the low attendance at Tropicana Field. It starts out… The Tampa Bay Rays must be moved. And then it’s all down hill from there. Every time I read a [...]
Rays Keep Passing Tests – Big One Starts Tonight
Posted: 14th June 2011 by Michael Emdeyar in Rays News, UncategorizedTags: Boston Red Sox, evan longoria, Kyle Farnsworth, Sam Fuld
The Tampa Bay Rays started out the 2011 season by going a miserable 0-6 at home, topped off by losing Evan Longoria for about a month due to a strained oblique muscle. How did they respond? They became the first team in league history to start so poorly and still finish the month of April with a winning [...]
Could Guerrieri’s Demon Stem from a Car Crash?
Posted: 10th June 2011 by Devon Rogers in Rays NewsTags: 2011 Draft, Taylor Guerrieri
The Tampa Bay Rays’ first round draft pick, Taylor Guerrieri, spoke to the media for the first time today. And, some think he should have stayed quiet. He emphasized how difficult of a decision he has to make between the Rays and his college commitment to South Carolina. And, he remained evasive about an “incident” [...]