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Robbie Knopf

Staff Writer

Editor for Rays Colored Glasses and contributor to DRaysBay. There's nothing better than walking in NYC with a Rays hat and seeing the confused faces.

MOST RECENT POSTS

The Rays Tank: Writers Realize That You Can't Count the Rays Out

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Between Matt Moore and a (seemingly) prolific offense, suddenly all the writers who jumped off the Rays bandwagon are right back on.

The Rays Tank: Jake Odorizzi Gets Nod to Replace David Price

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Seems like this Rays team has a little pitching depth this year. Jake Odorizzi will replace David Price.

The Rays Tank: Evan Longoria Wins AL POW, Provides Perspective on His Importance

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Where would the Rays be without Evan Longoria? The star third baseman had a huge week, hitting .464 with 3 homers and 11 RBI to lead the Rays to a 5-2 record, and was named the AL Player of the Week.

The Rays Tank: Over-Dependence on Changeups Creates Chaos

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The changeup giveth and the changeup taketh away, leading to both success and failure for Cobb and Hellickson.

The Rays Tank: Scott Kazmir Dominates, Reid Brignac Thankful for Chance

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Scott Kazmir dominated on his way to his victory since 2010, striking out 7 while walking 1 in 6 inning of work.

The Rays Tank: Breaking Down Alex Cobb's Collapse

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Why did Alex Cobb implode in the 6th inning on Tuesday? As it turns out, the Royals made a mid-game adjustment to his curveball and the result was Cobb looking as bad as we've seen him in quite a while.

The Rays Tank: A Tale of Past and Present Rays Lefties

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While Matt Moore pitched extremely well again for the Rays, Scott Kazmir took a huge step forward in his second start for the Indians.

The Rays Tank: WIl Myers' First AAA HR Overshadowed By Hak-Ju Lee Injury

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Wil Myers slammed his first Triple-A Durham but the timing was terrible–the positives of Myers' homer and Durham's doubleheader win was overshadowed by Hak-Ju Lee's season-ending knee injury.

The Rays Tank: Question of Wil Myers' ETA Won't Go Away

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Would the Rays offense be better if Wil Myers was in the major leagues? Jonah Keri, Baseball America, and MLBTR all weigh in.

The Rays Tank: David Price, His Outing and His Trade Value

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David Price was struggling, but it didn't take very long for us to get right back to talking about his trade value.