The Rays head back to Port Charlotte Friday to face the Phillies, following a 4-2 win against the Pirates in Bradenton, Thursday. They’ll, again, take on the Phillies Saturday, this time in Clearwater. Alex Cobb had another impressive outing Thursday. The first Rays’ starter to be stretched out to four innings, Cobb allowed only one hit and walked …
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The Rays beat the Twins for the second time this spring by a score of 7-2. They are now 2-0 in the Knutson Classic, with the next meeting against Minnesota on Tuesday in Ft. Myers. Tampa Bay had a great showing all around. Pitching wise, Pricey and company struck out 10 batters while walking only one. …
I’m feeling rather lazy so expect the bare minimum – bulleted highlights and lowlights, and other random musings. First though, a brief statement of the obvious; the Rays pounded the Pirates, and are now 5-1 on the spring. Bulleted Highlights and Lowlights, and other Random Musings: Tim Beckham was 2-2 on the day, including a …
Thanks for being patient, dear readers. Here’s part two of the piece we started yesterday. The Infield As we noted before (http://tampabayrays.co/?p=5410), the addition of Kelly Johnson tends to stabilize things a bit, giving Joe Maddon more flexibility with his lineup by allowing Ben Zobrist the opportunity to play in right-field regularly. I’d expect Kelly …
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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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