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Welcome to the Rays Tank!
Where Stars Are Born and CC Flies!
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On this date in 1981, James Shields is born. The veteran pitcher would persevere through a severe shoulder injury and defy the odds and expectations as he became the ace of the Rays staff and served as a leader/mentor for all of the Rays prized pitching prospects until he was traded to the Royals for a king's ransom following the 2012 season. After two seasons with Kansas City, Shields became a free agent and received a highly deserved payday courtesy of the Padres.
His career numbers with the Rays:
| Rays Tenure | GS | IP | W | L | ERA | FIP | K% | BB% |
| 2006-2012 | 217 | 1454.2 | 87 | 73 | 3.89 | 3.84 | 20.7% | 5.6% |
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Trivia Time!
The answer to yesterday's question was J.P. Howell, answered first by jtmorgan
Wrong answers included Brian Anderson and Joel Peralta
Today's prospect:
"When he was a shortstop, [Prospect's] best tool was his arm, which now delivers consistent 92-94 mph fastballs with late life. Hitters can’t sit on his heater because he has a plus changeup, which is a nifty weapon against lefthanders.
Hint: ranked as the Rays 8th best prospect following the 2005 season
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There are 105 days until Opening Day!
That's the same number of triples Carl Crawford had during his Rays career.
Lets watch CC run!
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Links!
- So in Friday's tank, I posted that Brandon Phillips would be traded finally. That trade has hit a snag as the Reds second baseman reportedly wanted a large amount for two years from Washington in order to waive his no-trade clause, so the Nationals are moving on.
- Rays Colored Glasses continued their rankings of the Rays top 50 prospects with opening day roster candidate, Taylor Motter (#13), and Angel Moreno (#33).
- This is a few days old, but an excellent look at trade values from The Process Report.
- Brandon Gomes wasn't signed by Cleveland surprisingly, however he was still taken by a team who covets Rays players...and management
- Please sign our petition to help bring back the team's original uniforms for a game in 2016.
- Need a baseball fix?