After a brief rain delay, thanks to a passing cold front, the Tampa Bay Rays got to work on the fourth day of Spring Training. Eugenio Velez reported to camp, so only Boog Powell and Alex Colome (visa delay) have yet to arrive with the first full workout looming Saturday.
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Spring Training Camp Update, Day One
54 of the 63 players on the Rays spring roster reported to camp in Port Charlotte on this, the first official day of Spring Training. Of those players, all of the pitchers who were expected report did with the exceptions of Ronald Beliasario and Alex Colome, who were delayed by visa issues.
Rays Players Attend Early, Unofficial Spring Workouts
Alex Cobb, Daniel Robertson, Ryan Brett, and Mikie Mahtook are among the players who joined in the unofficial workouts in Port Charlotte, Friday. Some of the biggest news came out of the Kevin Cash/Matt Silverman pre-Spring Training press conference. Silverman said both Jake McGee and Matt Moore are on track with their rehabilitation schedule, suggesting a late April return for McGee and “June-ish” for Moore. McGee told Marc Topkin (Tampa Bay Times) that his rehab is going well, though he previously had some soreness when throwing from 90 feet. The soreness concerns have reportedly been alleviated.
Spring Is In the Air!
Thanks to a handful of tweets from Rays beat writer Marc Topkin, more than a dozen players made the early trek to Port Charlotte, ahead of the official start of Spring Training, Monday. Among the players getting in some early work are pitchers Jake McGee, Matt Moore, Jeff Beliveau, CJ Riefenhauser, Nate Karns, Kirby Yates, Matt Andriese and Mike Montgomery, as well as Rene Rivera, John Jaso, Curt Casali, Brandon Guyer, David DeJesus and Tim Beckham.