This Week in Rays Baseball: 3/2/13-3/10/13

It’s time for the second edition of This Week in Rays Baseball. We’ll do our best to recap all of the happenings with your Tampa Bay Rays from the past week. The Rays made their first round of cuts Saturday, reassigning four players to minor-league camp: Nevarez, Paduch, Patterson, Schenk. They’re expected to make their …

The New What Next: Looking Backward While Moving Forward; Rays vs Phillies 3/9/13 (Starting Lineup Included)

Tampa Bay Rays reliever Kyle Farnsworth looked good in his first outing of the spring, as the Rays eked out a W against the Philadelphia Phillies Friday, by a score of 3-2. The Rays will face the Phillies for the second consecutive day, this time in Clearwater. Farnsworth worked a 1-2-3 inning and hitting 92 …

The New What Next: Rays vs Phillies 3/8/13 (Starting Lineup Included)

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 …

Rays Take the Twins 8-5, Improve to 3-0 in the Knutson Cup

The Tampa Bay Rays improved their Spring Training record in games against the Minnesota Twins to 3-0, with an 8-5 win Tuesday in Ft. Myers. They also improved their overall Grapefruit League record to 8-4 on the spring. Since I live tweeted the game, I won’t bore you with the gory details of Tuesdays matchup. …

The New What Next: Annotated Notes From the 3/3/13 Game, Rays 3/4/13 Starting Lineup, Etc

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. …