Tampa Bay Rays News and Links: Rays one of the decade’s most savvy teams

There have been some ups and downs, plenty of changes, but the Rays 2nd decade of existence has something to marvel at for the micro budget club.

By Darby Robinson@darby_robinson Jan 3, 2020, 9:00am EST

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The Rays Are Dollar-Poor, Savvy-Rich - Dan Szymborski, Fan Graphs: Dan takes a deeper look into what makes the Rays so impressive over the last ten years, despite new names, plenty of trades, rebuilding, all while still competing.
Gold gloves isn’t cool. You know what’s cool? Platinum gloves. What’s also cool? The best defensive CF of this generation.

Gold Gloves galore. pic.twitter.com/7chM7CaBOB
— MLB (@MLB) January 2, 2020

Mark these key Rays dates for 2020 - Juan Toribio, MLB.com: The offseason is long, and feels longer during these whatever the Winter version of dog days are called, but there’s some dates to look forward to on the horizon.

Tampa Bay Rays: This decade by the numbers - Austin Reimann, Rays Colored Glasses: It was a memorable decade to say the least.

Onward:

Let's make 2020 a year to remember. pic.twitter.com/eqMjH6snJi
— Tampa Bay Rays (@RaysBaseball) January 1, 2020

Tatman’s wild ride continues post-baseball - Steve Gilbert, MLB.com: An old friend’s next chapter.
Buster Olney’s top 10 starting pitchers: Which Big Apple ace is No. 1? - Buster Olney, ESPN ($): Charlie Morton gets some top 10 love. Glasnow and Snell will just have to remind Buster next year what they are capable of.
A baseball legend passes.

We are deeply saddened to learn of the passing of Don Larsen, who remained a welcome & familiar face at our annual Old-Timers’ Day celebrations. The Yankees organization extends its deepest condolences to Don’s family and friends during this difficult time. He will be missed. pic.twitter.com/OgOdofzSTS
— New York Yankees (@Yankees) January 2, 2020

Source: MLB suspends Yankees pitcher Domingo Germán 81 games under domestic violence policy - Hannah Keyser, Yahoo!Sports: The 4th largest suspension for domestic violence in league history.

The earliest date that Domingo German could return to the #Yankees is June 5. (Yankees vs. Rays)
— Bryan Hoch (@BryanHoch) January 2, 2020

The Chicago White Sox have signed their top prospect OF Luis Robert on a 6 year $50M deal.

And in Grass Rays news, John Lynch is one step closer to the Hall:

Former Buccaneer safety John Lynch has been named a finalist for the @ProFootballHOF Class of 2020.

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— Tampa Bay Buccaneers (@Buccaneers) January 2, 2020