As of Thursday, nearly 50 Tampa Bay Rays players are already working out, with the first official session for pitchers and catchers set for Sunday morning.
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Rays projected by PECOTA to win the AL East
A little less than a week after we began to dissect the 2016 ZiPS projections for the Tampa Bay Rays, Baseball Prospectus released their PECOTA projections for the upcoming season. The projection system likes Matt Silverman’s off-season moves, forecasting the Rays to lead the AL East with a mean average of 91 wins. And though the team still needs to add a few key pieces to the bullpen, the PECOTA projections offer a fairly optimistic look at the forthcoming season.
Rays pre-Spring Training workouts; 2016 ZiPS projections
Even though pitchers and catchers are not scheduled to report to camp for another eight days, 10 players took part in optional workouts at Tropicana Field on Wednesday. Also, at long last, Dan Syzmborski (Baseball Think Factory and FanGraphs) released his 2016 ZiPS projections for the Tampa Bay Rays. Let’s delve into both subjects.
Hot-Stove: Why a Rays/Cubs trade still makes sense
After a few thrifty swaps and a quiet winter meetings. The Rays may finally be ready to move some of their “valuable” commodities.
Silverman and Cash Sum Up the 2015 Season, Look Ahead Toward the Future; Rays Arbitration Eligibles
Matt Silverman and Kevin Cash wrapped up what they called a disappointing 2015 season with a media session at Tropicana Field on Tuesday. However, a feeling of optimism for the future belied the general feeling of disappointment by the Tampa Bay Rays president of baseball operations and manager.