Hot-Stove: The Arbitration Thread (Updated)

January 18, 2013 was the deadline to exchange filing numbers with their arbitration eligible players. The Rays had four players (Matt Joyce, Ryan Roberts, Sam Fuld, and Jeff Niemann) that were arbitration eligible. Now that the deadline has come to pass, we’re pleased as peach to announce that the Rays have avoided arbitration with the …

Hot-Stove: Random Tidbits to Get You Through the Middle of the Week (Updated)

There haven’t been many groundbreaking revelations fit to report on this week. That said, today I get to play the game of lazy journalist/internet aggregator, regaling you (read: bombarding) with pertinent links and of tasty nuggets to chew on. Here goes: On Wil Myers: Monday marked the beginning of the Rays Winter Development Camp, where …

Hot-Stove: David Price and the Rays avoid arbitration (Updated)

MLB Trade Rumors has reported that 27 year-old LHP David Price has reached a one-year deal with the Rays, avoiding arbitration. It was projected that Price would make just north of $9.5MM in 2013, more than doubling last years salary of $4.3MM. The terms of the deal have been released, and the Rays ace will receive just …