There has been a lot of speculation since the end of the winter CBA meetings late last year, if the new playoff format will come into play this season or next. All of the lingering questions can be put to rest, because Major League Baseball is set to announce that playoff expansion is slated to …
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Here are a couple of videos from Port Charlotte of Rays first baseman, Carlos Pena, on returning to the Rays, and Joe Maddon on Los’ return. The first video comes courtesy of the Tampa Bay Times “Heater Blog“. I know, it doesn’t have all of the panache of the video of him signing a taco. …
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The Times has published a few, very pertinent, articles of late. These articles, by in large, should be read if they haven’t been. They’re linked below. Tampa Bay Rays owner Stuart Sternberg ‘pretty certain’ area can be viable long term But Schmitty, you said (as per their meeting) that Stu and Bill Foster came to …
MLB 411 released their 2012 positional rankings today. Five of the Rays made the list: Ben Zobrist (5th best second baseman), Desmond Jennings (13th best outfielder), Evan Longoria (2nd best third baseman), David Price (11th best starting pitcher), and James Shields (honorable mention). You can see the complete list below. CATCHER 1. Carlos Santana 2. …
Since this piece is a working document of sorts, I’ve decided to change things up a bit from what it was starting back at the end of January. I’ve now broken this piece up by the sources that have created any of the projections below. I will continue to add more projections as they become …
