Four Reasons Wil Myers will start the year in AAA
Contract status, batting, fielding, and necessity are all reasons why Wil Myers should not start the year at the major league level.
Contract status, batting, fielding, and necessity are all reasons why Wil Myers should not start the year at the major league level.
Over the past month, we've been slowly publishing our Season Preview pieces for the 2012 Rays. It's been a long process, but I believe we've had some really cool pieces in there, and hopefully each...
2012 Season Preview: The Ides of April
Rodney has not exactly been the model of excellence over the past four sesasons with an ERA of 4.46, FIP of 4.34, and xFIP of 4.47, all of which are below the league average over those four seasons. So what do the Rays see in him?
Matt Moore is the most thrilling rookie on the Tampa Bay's roster since Evan Longoria -- but what should we expect from him?
Let's face it - the catcher position has been a rather large black hole in the lineup throughout franchise history. The only time in franchise history that the catchers on the roster combined for...
Rays Season Preview 2012: B.J. Upton
2012 Season Previews: J.P. Howell & The Return Of The Dude
2012 Season Previews: Kyle Farnsworth
Jeff Keppinger and Elliot Johnson may not exactly be platoon partners but we could see the two interchanging for each other during the season.
2012 Season Preview of David Price and James Shields.
Evan Longoria hits well; he fields well; he runs well -- he is well.
What was the cause of Jennings' late season fade? An in-depth look at Jennings' development and his 2011 performance.
Our season preview series rolls on, and today we look at two relievers with very different skill sets, but who managed to have oddly similar 2011 seasons. Both Jake McGee and Brandon Gomes have the...
Sean Rodriguez looking to seize upon an opportunity to prove that he can assume the everyday role as big league starting shortstop.
Jeff Niemann comes into the 2012 season actually having to fight to hold onto his spot in the starting rotation as the Rays have more starting pitching depth than at any other time in history of the organization. The former fourth overall draft pick has shown many things in his first three seasons as a starting pitching, but he has not shown much durability. What can be expected from NIemann in 2012?
As we witnessed yesterday -- or, in my case, read about today -- the Red Sox pulled out the over-shift on Luke Scott yesterday. This is not a terribly rare occurrence; teams have been shifting on...
Reid Brignac and the competition for the Rays 2012 shortstop.
From 2010-2011 Peralta's wFB is +24 and his wFB/C is +2.47, good for the second best mark in all of baseball.
Jeremy Hellickson and his BABIP have been all the rage in recent weeks. Here's more on the topic
I've been beating the Wade Davis, Bullpen Candidate drum for a long time now, and I remain convinced that he's going to start the season in the bullpen. He's the weakest candidate for a rotation...
Have 161 PAs unfairly doomed Joyce? Find out in this in-depth glance at Joyce's struggles put in perspective.
As the season gets closer, we'll be previewing every player on the 2012 Rays (along with tossing in some other, fun articles). You can find the full archive of our season preview pieces here. After...
2012 Season Preview: Burke Badenhop - Rays Designated Worm Burner
In 2010, Sean Rodriguez turned a great spring into a 25 man roster spot. In 2011, Casey Kotchman previewed his 2011 regular season with a red-hot March. Could Stephen Vogt be that guy in 2012?
How is that we're already one week into March? Is it just me, or didn't pitchers and catchers report, oh, a few days ago? For the first time in a number of years, spring training feels like it's...