A little less than a week after we began to dissect the 2016 ZiPS projections for the Tampa Bay Rays, Baseball Prospectus released their PECOTA projections for the upcoming season. The projection system likes Matt Silverman’s off-season moves, forecasting the Rays to lead the AL East with a mean average of 91 wins. And though the team still needs to add a few key pieces to the bullpen, the PECOTA projections offer a fairly optimistic look at the forthcoming season.
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Rays pre-Spring Training workouts; 2016 ZiPS projections
Even though pitchers and catchers are not scheduled to report to camp for another eight days, 10 players took part in optional workouts at Tropicana Field on Wednesday. Also, at long last, Dan Syzmborski (Baseball Think Factory and FanGraphs) released his 2016 ZiPS projections for the Tampa Bay Rays. Let’s delve into both subjects.
Rays meet with Hillsborough County representatives
On Friday the Tampa Bay Rays met with a dozen officials and business executives from Tampa and Hillsborough County, in a small conference room in downtown Tampa. According to reports, much of the two-hour meeting was spent explaining what the Rays mean when they talk about creating a “next generation” ballpark.
The Process Report: Brad Miller – 2016 Player Card
From the folks at one of our favorite blogs, the Process Report: As we count down the days until the blessed return of baseball we’ll be bringing snapshots from a variety of angles for each of the significant players on this year’s upcoming Rays team. The format will be similar for each player and then …
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Hot-Stove: Rays, Smyly had arbitration hearing on Wednesday; Smyly wins hearing Thursday
According to Marc Topkin (Tampa Bay Times), the Tampa Bay Rays Rays and LHP Drew Smyly had an arbitration hearing on Wednesday. Another hearing is expected to come Thursday, at which time an arbitration panel will award the lefty either a $3.75-million salary for the 2016 season ― the figure Smyly initially sought going into the off-season, or $3.2-million ― the figure submitted by the Rays.