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From The Professor’s Desk…
My latest effort to write about the Bucs over at Joe Bucs Fan . Be gentle, I’m sensitive. [ Joe Bucs Fan ] © The Professor for Rays Index , 2009. | Permalink | No comment | Add to del.icio.us Post tags:
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[THE HANGOVER] The One Where We Discuss
If you missed it yesterday, the Rays added Desmond Jennings , Jeremy Hellickson and Alex Torres to the 40-man roster . The move left the team with exactly 40 players on the 40-man roster. The biggest surprise was the absence of Aneury Rodriguez , the pitcher the Rays received from the ...
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Hellickson, Jennings, Torres Added To 40-Man Roster
The Rays announced today that they have added their top prospects Jeremy Hellickson and Desmond Jennings as well as Alexander Torres to the 40-man roster. The move protects all three players from the upcoming Rule 5 Draft. The Rays now have 40 players on the 40-man roster. © The Professor ...
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[THE HANGOVER] The One Where We Discuss Dirtbaguettes, Niemann’s Award Voting And Tampa’s Inferiority Complex
Click image to enlarge While researching something else, we came across this photo of Evan Longoria and 9 of his groupies. Does anybody else think that one of the groupies looks like a certain all-time home run king? DEVIL DOGS WEBTOPIA … Jeff Niemann finished fourth in the AL Rookie ...
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2010 Tampa Bay Rays Trade Value Index
We recently updated our 40-man and 25-man roster projections for the 2010 season. With free agency now in full swing, the Hot Stove is upon us. Therefore it is time to update the Tampa Bay Rays “Trade Value Index” in which we rank the value of top 43 players in the Rays ...
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[THE HANGOVER] The One Where We Discuss Longo’s Questionable Cover, Minor Leaguers Granted Free Agency And Beating Troy Percival
One website is reporting that Evan Longoria may be on the cover of “MLB2K10.” Supposedly, the images at right were included in a survey asking people which cover they preferred. ( thanks Joel ). There is one small problem. The top image is stolen from Dirtbag’s ESPN the ...
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Report That Crawford Upset At Rays Is Full Of Holes
NY Baseball Digest is reporting that Carl Crawford is upset that the Rays picked up his 2010 option and that Crawford believes the Rays backed out of an agreement to renegotiate his deal. We spoke with someone with knowledge of the situation on Friday who told us that Crawford is “livid” ...
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[THE HANGOVER] The One Where We Discuss Evil Lessers, The Duke To The Cubs And Godzilla
A situation that Raysheads should watch closely in the next couple of weeks is the negotiations between Johnny Damon and the Yankees. The Yankees want Damon back on a one-year deal. This is important because the 2011 class of free agent outfielders is much more enticing than this year’s. ...
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One Year Ago On Rays Index
One year ago on Rays Index we wrote about Joe Maddon being named AL Manager of the Year, falling one vote shy of unanimous. Joe Maddon Wins AL Manager Of The Year Award [ Rays Index ] © The Professor for Rays Index , 2009. | Permalink | No comment | Add to del.icio.us Post tags: ...
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[THE HANGOVER] The One Where We Discuss Hernandez To The O’s, Richard Not To AAA And More ...
raysindex.com — Just a few quick links on Sammy Sosa’s birthday. He is 41. His face is not . DEVIL DOGS WEBTOPIA … We did a Q&A about the Rays off-season for Simon on Sports . [ Simon on Sports ] Michel Hernandez has signed a minor league deal with ... (more) [THE HANGOVER] The One Where We Discuss Hernandez To The ...
Rays Most Famous Fan Weighs In On Stadium Issue
The Big Lead conducted a Q&A with Dick Vitale and asked him about the Rays ongoing fight for a new stadium… I think there’s no doubt it would be great here if they built a modern stadium, but it gets down to dollars. And fan interest and putting people in the seats. I dont blame ...
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[THE HANGOVER] The One Where We Discuss Burrell To The Cubs, Burrell To The Mets And The New ...
raysindex.com — There might still be life to that Pat Burrell -for- Milton Bradley deal after all. Cubs general manager Jim Hendry has rekindled talks with several clubs over the past 24 hours. Of these meetings Hendry’s had, he met with Tampa general ... (more) [THE HANGOVER] The One Where We Discuss Burrell To The ...
100 Days ‘Til Pitchers And Catchers Report
One hundred, one hundred, one hundred days to go, oh, oh…I wanna be sedated. © The Professor for Rays Index , 2009. | Permalink | No comment | Add to del.icio.us Post tags:
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Evan Longoria Wins Gold Glove
The Rays announced today that Evan Longoria won his first Gold Glove Award. Dirtbag is just the second Ray to win the award ( Carlos Pena , ‘08). “It’s the one award that I’ve wanted to win since I started pro ball,” Longoria said. “I take a lot of pride in my defense, so this award is ...
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The Curious Case Of Carl Crawford’s Elias Ranking And What It Means For His Future With Rays
The Elias Ranking for 2010 free agents has been released . All players are ranked at their respective positions based on a formula using stats from the previous two seasons. Players that are ranked in the top 20% of their position are classified as Type A and players ranked in the next 20% are ...
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One Year Ago On Rays Index
One year ago on Rays Index we wrote about Evan Longoria being named the AL Rookie of the Year in a unanimous vote. Evan Longoria Wins AL Rookie Of The Year Award [ Rays Index ] © The Professor for Rays Index , 2009. | Permalink | No comment | Add to del.icio.us Post tags: Archives ...
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2010 Options: Crawford Yes, Shouse And Zaun No; Rays Claim Ramirez Off Waivers
The Rays madeseveral moves today including picking up Carl Crawford’s option. The team also decided not to puck up the options for Gregg Zaun and Brian Shouse . In addition the Rays claimed pitcher Ramon Ramirez off of waivers from the Reds. © The Professor for Rays Index , 2009. ...
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Free Agency: Measuring How Well Rays Play The Market
Andrew Friedman and Co. are about to enter their fifth Hot Stove Season. Let’s take a look at the four previous seasons and see just how well the Rays fared with their free agent signings. Using Fangraphs ‘ WAR Value system, we looked at every player that has been signed (as free ...
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Measuring How Well Rays Play Free Agency Market
Measuring How Well Rays Play Free Agency Market
raysindex.com — Andrew Friedman and Co. are about to enter their fifth Hot Stove Season. Let’s take a look at the four previous seasons and see just how well the Rays fared with their free agent signings. Using Fangraphs ‘ WAR Value system, we looked ... (more) Measuring How Well Rays Play Free Agency Market
The Professor Talks…Buccaneers Football?
raysindex.com — With the baseball season now officially over, my 4-year contract with RaysIndex.com has now expired. While we continue to discuss what role I will have around here moving forward, I have stepped away from baseball for the moment and made my debut ... (more) The Professor Talks…Buccaneers Football?
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