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Measuring How Well Rays Play Free Agency Market
Measuring How Well Rays Play Free Agency 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 ...
Report: Crawford Wants Out Of Tampa
Report: Crawford Wants Out Of Tampa
nybaseballdigest.com — It appears that Carl Crawford’s days in a Tampa Bay uniform could be numbered. We spoke with... someone with knowledge of the situation on Friday who told us that Crawford is “livid” over management’s decision to pick up his 2010 club option for $10 million rather than ... (more) Report: Crawford Wants Out Of Tampa
Rays get something for nothing in Iwamura trade
Rays get something for nothing in Iwamura trade
hardballtimes.com — I have to say, I'm pretty impressed by Tampa Bay's ability to turn Akinori Iwamura into a... young, cost-controllable fireballing reliever. It was essentially a done deal that Iwamura would become a free agent so Tampa could move to Ben Zobrist as a full-time second baseman (with Sean Rodriguez ... (more) Rays get something for nothing in Iwamura trade
Rays hand Pirates some free wins (because they had  to)
Rays hand Pirates some free wins (because they had to)
beyondtheboxscore.com — The news broke out today that the Pittsburgh Pirates acquired infielder Akinori Iwamura from the Tampa Bay... Rays for reliever Jesse Chavez . Now, there have been many sources of analysis on this topic, so I won't delve too much further into this, but I ... (more) Rays hand Pirates some free wins (because they had to)
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Odds & Ends: Gonzalez, Halladay, Rangers
MLB Rumors - MLBTradeRumors.com — ... Red Sox this winter: Gonzalez and Halladay. T.R. Sullivan of MLB.com writes that the Rangers have plenty of trade fodder thanks to their pitching, and they may be willing to deal someone like Brandon McCarthy. Ken Davidoff of Newsday ranks the ten best general managers, with Billy Beane taking the top spot for the second year in a row. John Lowe of The Detroit Free Press takes a look at the key free agents in the AL Central. MLBTR's own Cork Gaines analyzes how the Rays have fared in free agency during Andrew Friedman's ...

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