Hot-Stove: Rays Extend A Qualifying Offer to BJ Upton and It’s Subsequently Turned Down, Reinstate Robinson Chirinos, and Rewrite the Record Books (Updated)

Update: As expected, BJ Upton has turned down the Rays $13.3 MM qualifying offer. According to MLB Trade Rumors, “With Upton turning down the one-year, $13.3 MM offer, the Rays will now receive a compensatory draft pick if Upton signs with another team as a free agent. It was no surprise that Upton declined the …

David Price; Cy Young Finalists

The American League Cy Young Award finalists were just announced. Tampa Bay Rays ace, David Price, is one of the three finalists, along with Justin Verlander and Jared Weaver. And though Fernando Rodney isn’t in the top three, it’ll be interesting to see where he ends up among the other potential Cy Young candidates. As …

Hot-Stove: Rays Minor League Free Agents

Baseball America just released their list of minor league free agents. Included on the list in the Rays organization are RHP Matt Tora, first-basemen Ryan Garko and Henry Wrigley, utility infielder Will Rhymes, and out-fielder Jesus Feliciano. You can see the list of Rays minor league free agents below. I suspect that things could get …

HoRAY For Voting Day! (Updated)

Update: In Pinellas County Rays related voting news, the three county commission candidates (Janet Long, Ken Welch, and Charlie Justice) who are supportive of stadium talks, won their respective seats. Woohoo! Alright folks, I’m certainly not going to wax political in this post. It’s safe to assume that we all have differing opinions, and as …

Grabass Charlestons- Dale and the Careeners LP

Without speaking for Mr. Danger McClintock, I was always under the impression that the writers of this here blog shared a love for three things: music, baseball, and sarcasm. This blog is an extension (of sorts) of those very specific interests. Sadly, the music that I listen to rarely bridges the gaps between those interests. …