The Tampa Bay Rays made the 2,639 mile trek to Anaheim, CA after taking two-of-three from the Baltimore Orioles.
Tag Archives: Joe Maddon
Looking Backward While Moving Forward: Resilient Rays Sit A Game Out of First
As of now, the Rays have anywhere from a 21.3% – 48.7% chance of a postseason berth (per FanGraphs and Baseball Prospectus, respectively). While one fourth of the way through a marathon-like season does not a playoff contender make, the prospect of being a contender past September is much better than chronically scratching at the eight-ball. …And it didn’t even take some trite motivational stunt to get them there — no offense, Joe.
Rays Successful After the First Month of Play, and Other Odds and Ends
The Tampa Bay Rays capped off a successful month of April with a 3-2 victory against the New York Yankees in 13 innings. At 12-10 on the season, first year manager Kevin Cash did something with the Rays that hadn’t been done since 2012 — put together a plus .500 record in the first month of play. Compare that with last season, under the watchful eye of Joe Maddon, when the team went 11-16 with a -12 run differential. Not bad skip, not bad at all.
Source: Tampering Case Between Rays and Cubs Still Open (Updated)
Per a tweet from Bob Nightengale of the USA Today (embedded below), the tampering case between the Tampa Bay Rays and the Chicago Cubs is still open.
Hot-Stove: Rays Start the Interviewing Process, Etc (Updated)
The Tampa Bay Rays announced their preliminary list of managerial candidates a few days back, and they kicked off the interviewing process in earnest by weeks end.