Tampa Bay Rays News and Links: Too much rain, not enough domes

The Rays return home where the temperature is always perfect and no postponed games.

By Darby Robinson@darby_robinson May 6, 2019, 9:00am EDT

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Tampa Bay Rays v Baltimore Orioles

Rays News

Rays GM Erik Neander likes what he sees, but says there’s ‘some sizing up to do’ - Marc Topkin, Tampa Bay Times: Still early, but the Rays have options and flexibility to add at the trade deadline (or perhaps earlier).
Over the weekend, Charlie Morton was guest on the show Play Ball:

Dan Plesac hits the mound with Charlie Morton and visits with AL Cy Young winner Blake Snell and Tommy Pham. https://t.co/2FV2lQJYcG
— Play Ball (@PlayBall) May 4, 2019

The Rays will have a new Guest Host for the Trop when they return home. Still time to apply to become the full time in-stadium host!

It’s been a long road, but Jose De Leon made his return to the mound in a live game.

Ji-Man Choi has a fan club that made the trip to Baltimore

Nate Lowe’s quality at-bats impressing Cash - Jeff Seidel, MLB.com: The results haven’t been there just yet for Nate Lowe, but the process has looked good for manager Kevin Cash.

Rays Tales: Why the draft in the clubhouse is a good thing - Marc Topkin, Tampa Bay Times: The Rays have had quite a few new call ups who have worked their way up through the Rays system from draft and now to the show.

These 11 players have exceeded expectations - Richard Justice, MLB.com: More love for the breakout superstar level start to 2019 for Tyler Glasnow.

Meet the Lowe’s:

Take a as we catch up with some off the field introductions with @raysbaseball Brandon Lowe and his wife on how they met and their competitive nature as a family.#RaysUp #MLB pic.twitter.com/sa4zlSSLe1
— FOX Sports Florida (@FOXSportsFL) May 5, 2019

Stark: Ten things we learned in April - Jayson Stark, The Athletics: Among the things Stark learned: “the Rays are for real”.
Rays OF Tommy Pham inspired by visit to Negro Leagues Baseball Museum - Josh Tolentino, The Athletic: In case you missed it, this was a really enjoyable read getting to follow Pham and Josh exploring some important baseball history.

Around the League

The Seattle fans missing Zunino intensified by 10 fold after watching this play.

What Noah Syndergaard did is so rare -- it deserves its own name - Sam Miller, ESPN: Thor’s CG shutout, 1-0 victory where he delivered a solo HR himself for the only run of the game, is not a common accomplishment. Sam dives into what the name for that should be because frankly, it probably deserves one.