The Tampa Bay Rays walked onto the dusky field at Charlotte Sports Park for the last time of the spring Wednesday evening, and walked away with their fourth tie of the Grapefruit League season, this time matching the Baltimore Orioles by a score of 4-4.
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The Sun Came Out but the Bats Did Not, Roster Moves, Etc
Joe Maddon announced a few roster moves (official or otherwise) following Tuesday’s game, noting that Mark Lowe, Jayson Nix, and Wilson Betemit won’t be on opening day roster, though nothing has been etched in stone. Brandon Guyer has made the Opening Day roster though, which makes sense on a couple of different levels; he’s had a pretty good spring — especially in the field, and he’s out of options. I’ll post more roster moves as the chips fall into place.
Odds and Ends Following A Rainy Monday
Any meteorologist around these parts would assure you that this is the dry season in Florida. Yet Tampa Bays’ finest were met with a steady curtain of precipitation in what could/should be called a wasted a trip to Ft. Myers, Monday. After another Grapefruit League rainout — the second of the spring, I’m sure the Rays would need more than the assurances of Joe/Jane Meteorologist of the “Dry Season Hypothesis.” Since there wasn’t any game action to recap, I’ll take this opportunity to sum up some odds and ends.
On PED’s: A Childhood Stained or Whatever
Today, the MLB announced that one the Tampa Bay Rays’ top prospects, Alex Colome, was suspended for PED. use. This is following the whole Biogenesis stuff from last season, which followed, well, countless other times where you find out the players you grew up idolizing cheated their way to baseball history. As a lifelong baseball fan, it’s disappointing.
Rays Crush the Red Sox 9-2, Matt Moore Hit By Line Drive
With just over a week to go until the Rays take on the Toronto Blue Jays at Tropicana Field, Joe Maddon and company made their way to Ft. Myers for the first of two match-ups, in the last week of the Grapefruit League season, against the Boston Red Sox. The Rays absolutely pummeled the defending world champs by a score of 9-2, though the game was not without drama.