On an otherwise slow news day for baseball, a rain delay was the big Rays news from yesterday:
#Rays Kiermaier was to play tonight. Could impact planned return to majors Friday. Will know more tomorrow. https://t.co/YJCyMUfEss
— Marc Topkin (@TBTimes_Rays) July 13, 2016
Ho hum.
Also, a decision will likely be announced today regarding the backup catcher promotion.
Would think #Rays announce something at optional workout tomorrow; would guess Maile gets call rather than JP https://t.co/8yUHnAPpQI
— Marc Topkin (@TBTimes_Rays) July 13, 2016
Links:
- Jeff Todd of MLB Trade Rumors broke down the starting pitching market for the trade deadline, and he has a quartet of Rays starters at the front of the pack.
- Miles Wray of Baseball Prospectus went back to Jonah Keri’s The Extra 2% and asked whether that book, generally ballyhooing the Rays, saw their recent struggles coming. It’s a thoughtful read, so read it, but, um, easy answer: yes. Jonah’s not a fool. He can count.
- Fun look by Jeff Sullivan on Jose Fernandez’s 80 mph pitch in the All-Star game. Fernandez says it was a slow fastball, not a changeup. Sullivan explains what that means.
- John Paschal wrote well about going to baseball games.