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If you, like me, could not watch Drew Smyly's first start as a Ray, read Danny's detailed recap.
The Rays are the fastest to ever reach 1,000 strikeouts in a season, and the trivia answer (that you will never be asked) is Kirby Yates.
A primer on the waiver trading period.
Breaking down deadline trades by team richness -- it doesn't matter much (also, a nice graph).
Turns out, Jose Guillen was a pretty bad player who nonetheless kept getting chances. Take a look at who else most consistently hurt their team.