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.
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Looking Backward While Moving Forward: Bedard, Rays Fall to Orioles, 7-5
The Baltimore Orioles, bolstered by a five-run third inning, walked away from the Big Top with a 7-5 win Tuesday night. LHP Erik Bedard befell the axe early (once again) after he gave up five runs on four hits, including a Chris Davis grand slam. The skinny: Bedard was all over the zone. And even when …
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Rays Drop Game to Le Tigre, 6-3, Etc
The Tampa Bay Rays lost to the Detroit Tigers by a score of 6-3, in their final meeting (of the spring) against a big league lineup. There isn’t much to say about the Rays offensive output. Rather, to put it succinctly, the Tigers started a big league squad, and the Rays did not. Simple as that. There were a few noteworthy post-game positives.
Rays Tie O’s, 4-4, Our Daily Photo Contest, Etc
The Tampa Bay Rays walked onto the dusky field at Charlotte Sports Park for the last time of the spring Wednesday evening, and walked away with their fourth tie of the Grapefruit League season, this time matching the Baltimore Orioles by a score of 4-4.
The Sun Came Out but the Bats Did Not, Roster Moves, Etc
Joe Maddon announced a few roster moves (official or otherwise) following Tuesday’s game, noting that Mark Lowe, Jayson Nix, and Wilson Betemit won’t be on opening day roster, though nothing has been etched in stone. Brandon Guyer has made the Opening Day roster though, which makes sense on a couple of different levels; he’s had a pretty good spring — especially in the field, and he’s out of options. I’ll post more roster moves as the chips fall into place.