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Of Spring Training and Other Random Bits of Ephemera (Part One)

Can you feel that extra spring in the collective steps of every MLB baseball fan? Yes friends, baseball is back and we couldn’t be happier! The Rays pitchers and catchers have found their way down to Port Charlotte, while the position players aren’t far behind. The Rays had another active off-season, and we’ll discuss that …

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Hot-Stove: Rays Extend A Qualifying Offer to BJ Upton and It’s Subsequently Turned Down, Reinstate Robinson Chirinos, and Rewrite the Record Books (Updated)

Update: As expected, BJ Upton has turned down the Rays $13.3 MM qualifying offer. According to MLB Trade Rumors, “With Upton turning down the one-year, $13.3 MM offer, the Rays will now receive a compensatory draft pick if Upton signs with another team as a free agent. It was no surprise that Upton declined the …

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