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Rays' Offensive Leaderboard
Ponder this question, answer it, and then mentally rank the options in order from one to five.  Leave full rankings in the comments section.  And no Fangraphs-peeking allowed! No worries, the answer will be coming at 10 AM today. **For those that haven't heard of wRAA, imagine the ...
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An Interview with Tampa Bay Rays Director of Pro Scouting Matt Arnold
An Interview with Tampa Bay Rays Director of Pro Scouting Matt Arnold
draysbay.com — More photos » by Gene J. Puskar - AP Arnold has ties to newly-acquired Rays reliever, Ramon Ramirez. Browse more photos » A few ... (more) An Interview with Tampa Bay Rays Director of Pro ...
Tampa Bay Rays Add Alexander Torres, Desmond Jennings, and Jeremy Hellickson to 40-Man Roster
Carlos Pena was also reinstated from the 60-day DL. These moves are pretty much procedural. Jennings and Hellickson were going nowhere, and same with Torres -- although I don't believe he was eligible for this year's Rule 5. This maxes out the 40-man and leaves a few notable players -- Aneury ...
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American League Positional Value
More photos » by ED ZURGA - AP Yuni!!! Browse more photos » I like how Fangraphs gives you convenient graphs showing how players have performed versus the league average over ...
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A Free Agency's Eve Update on Milton Bradley
More photos » by Charles Rex Arbogast - AP A re-enactment of the Cubs/Rays talks on Milton Bradley-for-Pat Burrell. Browse more photos » BNightengale : #mlb The Tampa Bay ...
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Some Interesting Minor League Free Agent Pitchers
by Paul J. Bereswill - AP My hero. View full size photo » Here's the thing about the minor league free agents list . You can spend literally an hour just checking out every name ...
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The Rise in the Fall of Nevin Ashley
Nevin Ashley is a 25-year-old catcher for the Rays originally drafted in the 6th round of the 2006 draft out of Indiana State University. Ashley showed ability at the plate through his time in A ball, but began to see his power disappear soon after.   Ashley does possess ...
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Conventional Wisdom and Such
More photos » by Stephan Savoia - AP Browse more photos » This has been a very odd week. On Sunday night, about, eh, six hours before our interview with Andrew Friedman went up, Bill ...
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Should The Rays Trade Carlos Pena?
Should The Rays Trade Carlos Pena?
draysbay.com — by Duane Burleson - AP View full size photo » One of the larger topics this offseason has centered on what to do with Carl Crawford . Now that the Rays have picked up his $10 ... (more) Should The Rays Trade Carlos Pena?
To that end, Bannister introduced Greinke to FIP, or Fielding Independent Pitching, the statistic...
To that end, Bannister introduced Greinke to FIP, or Fielding Independent Pitching, the statistic Greinke named Tuesday as his favorite. It is a formula that measures how well a pitcher performed, regardless of his fielders. According to fangraphs.com, Greinke had the best FIP in the majors. ...
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The Rays and The Rule 5 Draft
draysbay.com — The front office will undoubtedly be faced with many tough decisions this winter.  We've discussed many of them; Crawford, the catcher situation, whether or not to trade Bartlett, etc.  One decision that won't be so tough is deciding which ... (more) The Rays and The Rule 5 Draft
Justin Ruggiano Takes A Trip To The Swing Mechanic Jaime Cevallos
Justin Ruggiano Takes A Trip To The Swing Mechanic Jaime Cevallos
draysbay.com — View full size photo » Jaime Cevallos is a well known man around these parts. As co-star of the Zobrist code , he is widely credited for being part of the process that turned Ben ... (more) Justin Ruggiano Takes A Trip To The Swing Mechanic Jaime ...
Tampa Bay Rays GM Andrew Friedman Talks with DRaysBay
Tampa Bay Rays GM Andrew Friedman Talks with DRaysBay
draysbay.com — Rays VP of Baseball Operations Andrew Friedman Chats With DRaysBay about Carl Crawford, closers and sabermetrics. View full size photo » Erik mentioned last ... (more) Tampa Bay Rays GM Andrew Friedman Talks with DRaysBay
Longoria on the MLB 2k10 cover?
Longoria on the MLB 2k10 cover? Survey says maybe. (H/T SRQMan)
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2010 CHONE Projections
2010 CHONE Projections Get used to these as well.
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Attempting To Explain The Jesse Chavez Home Run Issue
More photos » by David Zalubowski - AP A common sight for Chavez as he watches another home run clear the fence. But why the increase in homers? Browse more photos » Without ...
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Top 30 Starts of 2009 - Part 6
by Chris O'Meara - AP Longoria: Dude, relax, Andy H just said you had the two best starts of the year. Garza: F*$# YEAH ::spit:: (AP Photo/Chris O'Meara) View full size photo » This is it, for ...
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Tampa Bay Rays Sign R.J. Swindle to a Minor League Deal with Spring Training Invite
Tampa Bay Rays Sign R.J. Swindle to a Minor League Deal with Spring Training Invite
draysbay.com — What was once lost is gained again. A source close to the situation has informed us that Swindle is indeed back in the organization on a minor league deal with an invitation to spring training. As you can expect, his velocity will not scare many ... (more) Tampa Bay Rays Sign R.J. Swindle to a Minor League Deal ...
Past Trade Evaluation: Remember Aubrey Huff?
Past Trade Evaluation: Remember Aubrey Huff?
draysbay.com — by Nick Wass - AP Thank this man for Zorilla, although wow, what an awkward photo (AP Photo/Nick Wass) View full size photo » When I first started ... (more) Past Trade Evaluation: Remember Aubrey Huff?
An Interview with Rob Neyer
draysbay.com — Throughout the offseson we'll be bringing you interviews with some of today's best and brightest baseball writers.  On this Friday we're lucky enough to be joined once again by Espn.com writer, author, and long suffering ... (more) An Interview with Rob Neyer
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