Per a tweet from Bob Nightengale of the USA Today (embedded below), the tampering case between the Tampa Bay Rays and the Chicago Cubs is still open.
Tag Archives: Tampa Bay Rays
Rays Stadium Saga: Another Day, Another Arbitrary Date
St. Petersburg mayor Rick Kriseman and Rays’ President Brian Auld met today to discuss the inner workings of the Stadium Saga, presumably (read: probably officially) for the first time since the doomed December 18th vote on the memorandum of understanding between the City of St. Pete and the Tampa Bay Rays.
Hot-Stove: Rays Sign Reliever Ronald Belisario to Minor League Deal; Close to Signing Alexi Casilla
Per MLB Trade Rumors, the Tampa Bay Rays have signed free agent reliever Ronald Belisario to a minor league deal, reports Marc Topkin of the Tampa Bay Times.
PECOTA Projects the Rays to Lead the AL East in 2015
A little less than a week after we wrote about Steamer’s 2015 projections for the Tampa Bay Rays, Baseball Prospectus released their PECOTA projections for the upcoming season. While many saw Matt Silverman’s off-season moves as detrimental to the organization, in the present tense, the PECOTA projections are surprising to many; finding the Rays leading the AL East, alongside the Boston Red Sox — both of whom are projected a mean average of 86 wins. While it may not be enough to silence the doomsayers at the moment, the PECOTA projections offer a fairly optimistic glimmer of hope for Rays fans.
All the News Fit to Print on a Slow News Day; Links For Finks
As the saying goes, all is quiet on the western front, yet I’m not content to sit back and watch the world pass by. That said, here’s another installment of links for finks.