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• The Rays are 5-2 to start the year, giving them their best record to begin the season in franchise history. Yesterday, they defeated the Toronto Blue Jays, 7-2 powered by a strong performance from the pitching staff as well as three home runs.
• A week of games, a week of Draysbay game MVP’s
• Kevin Kiermaier was ejected from that game for arguing balls and strikes
• Steven Souza Jr has been incredible to start the year and has been fantastic since the moment Chad Mottola took over last September
• Two articles from The Process Report - Jake Odorizzi and righties - Longoria, Revolutionized
• The Rays travel to New York for the Yankees home opener today, the Yankees will be without Gary Sanchez who has hit the disabled list
• Melvin Upton Jr has joined the San Francisco Giants on a minor league deal, if it were an even year he’d end up winning the triple crown
• The Boston Red Sox are being hit by an onslaught of the Flu
• Poor, poor Jeremy Guthrie. He had one of the worst starts in baseball history on his birthday and then he was promptly designated for assignment
• Jaime Schultz has been placed on the Durham Bulls disabled list with a groin issue