Update: The Rays have made the re-signing of Kyle Farnsworth official. According to MLB Trade Rumors, Farnsworth’s contract guarantees him $1.3MM and contains another $1.3MM worth of incentives, according to Jon Heyman of CBS Sports Thursday was a fairly action packed day. First we got word that MLB hates the Tampa Bay area, possibly St. …
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To say that Monday night’s seven player trade between the Rays and the Royals was contentious would be an understatement. The move made ripples in all corners of the baseball world, while setting the local sports talk radio airwaves ablaze. Gone are RHP James Shields and Wade Davis. In return, the Rays received über OF …
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Guess it’s time to revise our shirt design. James Shields and Wade Davis were trafed to KC for for outfielder Wil Myers, right-hander Jake Odorizzi, left-hander Mike Montgomery and third baseman Patrick Leonard, according to a Royals team release. Myers, the reigning 2012 Minor League Player of the Year, turns 22 on Monday. He posted …
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Post 10/29 updates: The Rays have chosen to exercise the options on Fernando Rodney ($2.5 MM), Jose Molina ($1.8 MM), and James Shields ($10.25 MM) contracts. However, they’ve chosen to decline Luke Scott’s $6 MM option, opting to pay him a $1 MM buyout instead. All of the moves were expected, at least tacitly. On …
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Update: James Shields is a bit like Marty McFly. See, he revisited 2011 in his start against the Mariners on July 20th, then revisited 2010 in his last start against the Orioles yesterday. A lot has been made over why he isn’t performing in that “somewhere between 2010 and 2011” range that many of us …
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