Two great Tampa Bay Rays-centric events are taking place on Saturday ― Rays Fan Fest and Baseball Forever’s first pitch. Details for both exciting events follow.
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The X-Rays Spex guide to Spring Training 2016
Sunday marked the first public workout of the 2016 season for the Tampa Bay Rays. After a long and cold offseason, most of us are incredibly excited by the prospect of watching baseball any capacity ― meaningful or otherwise. Yet even with the excitement that this wonderful time of year brings, the purpose Spring Training shouldn’t be lost.
With that in mind, join X-Rays Spex as we attempt to clue you in on what to look for over the next month plus.
Rays Spring Training update: day three
The new-look Tampa Bay Rays began Spring Training with postseason aspirations on Sunday. Unlike last season, all 33 pitchers and seven catchers were on hand for the first official workout. According to Kevin Cash the pitchers who threw did well.
Two dozen players report early to camp; Rays expected to sign Ryan Webb
More than two dozen Rays players have already reported to camp in Port Charlotte, working out in advance of the first official full squad workout on February 26.
Rays projected by PECOTA to win the AL East
A little less than a week after we began to dissect the 2016 ZiPS projections for the Tampa Bay Rays, Baseball Prospectus released their PECOTA projections for the upcoming season. The projection system likes Matt Silverman’s off-season moves, forecasting the Rays to lead the AL East with a mean average of 91 wins. And though the team still needs to add a few key pieces to the bullpen, the PECOTA projections offer a fairly optimistic look at the forthcoming season.