Rays Index

28/07/2017

Yikes

“Dan Shaughnessy was just on with and said Price COULD be headed for TJ. Whoa.”

28/07/2017

After a 94-loss debacle, an A.L. East team rediscovers its resourceful side as it tries to return to the postseason.

03/04/2017

We knew the Tampa Bay Rays would have new socks, but they weren't expected to wear them all in the same game.

Major League Baseball has a new official sock provider in Stance, so we knew we would see Rays players in new socks and stirrups this season. But what we didn't expect is what happened on opening day.

03/04/2017

The Trop's new turf had one unexpected effect.

03/04/2017

The Tampa Bay Rays have almost completely overhauled their roster from the last time they were in the playoffs.

17/11/2016

Kate Upton wants two Tampa Bay Rays media members fired.

Kate Upton called for the firing of two Tampa Bay Rays media members after they left Justin Verlander off their ballots for the American League Cy Young Award. Despite Verlander receiving the m

29/09/2016

The one thing Rays fans could hold on to is slipping away.

For the 2016 season, the Tampa Bay Rays ranked 13th among the 29 Major League Baseball teams that call the United States home, according to new data from Nielsen (via Shadow of the Stadium). That'

27/09/2016

Paul Lukas explains why they used a Rays jersey instead of a Marlins jersey.

After the death of José Fernández on Sunday, the Tampa Bay Rays honored the Miami Marlins pitcher by hanging a jersey in their dugout during Monday's game in Chicago with his name and number on

16/09/2016

This is not a good look for the Rays.

When the Tampa Bay Rays play the Boston Red Sox this weekend, it will mark the final games for David Ortiz at Tropicana Field. While most teams have used these opportunities to honor Big Papi with

06/09/2016

Derek Shelton is out as Rays hitting coach.

Derek Shelton has been fired by the Tampa Bay Rays, effective immediately, the team has announced. Chad Mottola has been promoted to take his place. Mottolla has spent the last three seasons as the

31/08/2016

Jerry Remy on Tim Beckham's brainfart: "Just bad baseball by Beckham...embarrassing...inexcusable"

The Rays lost 8-6 to the Red Sox on Wednesday afternoon. It was a loss that once again saw the Rays struggle with the fundamentals, something that has plagued this team all season. The latest c

09/08/2016

The Rays do need a right-handed DH next season and A-Rod would be cheap.

Alex Rodriguez' career with the New York Yankees will come to an end on Friday when he plays his final game against the Tampa Bay Rays and now speculation has turned to where he might play next an

01/08/2016

Matt Moore has been traded to the Giants.

Matt Moore has been traded to the San Francisco Giants, according to Joel Sherman. We will have more on this shortly.

01/08/2016

Brandon Guyer goes to the Indians.

The Rays have traded Brandon Guyer to the Cleveland Indians in exchange for minor league outfielder Nathan Lukes, the team has announced. Lukes is a seventh-round pick from the 2015 MLB Draft and w

01/08/2016

Steve Pearce is going back to the Orioles.

Steve Pearce has been traded to the Orioles for minor league catcher Jonah Heim. Jeff Passan was the first to report that Pearce had been traded. Ken Rosenthal was first to report that Pearce was

27/07/2016

The trade rumors are starting to heat up. It would be surprising if something doesn't get done at this point.

The Rays lost last night in Los Angeles. Meh. So instead of talking about that, let's get caught up on all the trade rumors that are scurrying about. According to Marc Topkin, at least 10 teams ar

19/07/2016

This one hits Trade Rumor Bingo and then some.

Let the silly season begin! The Rays are bad. The Rays have a lot of potential trade pieces. So it is natural that just about every good Rays player will be mentioned in trade rumors. That includes

06/07/2016

Ugly

Not much to say here. It is just a chart tracking the Rays' record this season in terms of how many games over or (mostly) under .500 they have been. Earlier this year it looked like the Rays were

06/07/2016

Not a good look for Souza

It is not often that you see a manager call out a player for not hustling and even less often on a play in which the player picked up a triple. But that appears to be the case with Steven Souza Jr

05/07/2016

Alex Colome named to the AL All-Star team for the Tampa Bay Rays

24/06/2016

A cheap addition to the roster.

The Rays have acquired outfielder Oswaldo Arcia in a deal with the Minnesota Twins. Arcia had been designated for assignment by the Twins a week ago. The Twins received an undisclosed amount of cas

23/06/2016

The Marlins are interested in Odorizzi, but that is a trade that probably won't happen.

The Rays have now played more than 40% of the season and they remain in a massive funk, losing 17 of their last 27 games, a stretch that actually includes their best run of the season, winning nine ou

12/06/2016

Emily Austen blames the environment she was in and a poor attempt to be funny.

Emily Austen was fired from her role with Fox Sports Florida and Sun Sports as a sideline reporter for the Tampa Bay Rays and Orlando Magic after she made some racist comments during a live web vi

03/06/2016

Did the Rays bring in Chase Whitley just to help Alex Cobb?

Alex Cobb is inching closer to his return to the Rays, 13 months after having Tommy John surgery, and according to the pitcher, a huge boost has been an under-the-radar pickup the Rays made last Novem

01/06/2016

Matt Moore's days could be numbered and the trade will probably be underwhelming.

The Rays are awful and it is June. The Rays also have a lot of starting pitchers which means the big storyline over the next 8-10 weeks is going to be the will-they-won't-they trade a strarting pitche

27/05/2016

Fans of other teams have a much chance of getting their pizza discount.

When it comes to triggering a pizza discount for the home-town fans, the Rays have one of the worst deals going. As the official pizza of Major League Baseball, Papa John's has partnered with 21 te

21/05/2016

Not good

Kevin Kiermaier injured his arm diving for a ball and the injury appears to be serious. On a shallow liner, Kiermaier dove for the ball and his glove got caught in the grass causing his wrist t

27/04/2016

A Tampa Bay jersey?!

The Rays appear to be working towards fixing the biggest complaint fans have with their uniforms — the absence of any jersey that says Tampa Bay across the front. Maybe. When asked on Twi

22/04/2016

Here comes Blake Snell!

Blake Snell is being called up to start for the Rays on Saturday. Marc Topkin was the first to report. We will have more on this shortly.

16/04/2016

WHY IS THIS GAP HERE? Sadly, this is netting that was added to protect the fans!

In a scary incident at the Rays game on Friday night, a foul ball hit by Steven Souza Jr went thought a gap in the netting and struck a fan near the first-base dugout. The incident came in the seve

14/04/2016

Smyly's elevation, a bad pop-up decision, and some fun with the catwalks.

The GBT - The Good, The Bad and The Telling sandwich, where The Bad is nice and lean and the The Telling is ripe. Cleveland 4, RAYS 1 (boxscore) THE GOOD: Drew Smyly tied a career-high with 11 strik

11/04/2016

Chris Archer has seen the headlines and he thinks they are funny.

Over the weekend, Blue Jays announcer Buck Martinez reportedly said that he thought Chris Archer isn't physically right. I found this comment odd and out of the blue, but Martinez is a former big-l

09/04/2016

Chris Archer's velocity is way down.

Chris Archer had a rough night on Friday, giving up 6 runs in 5.0 innings including 4 home runs in the 6-1 loss. Most would chalk it up to an off night, but Toronto Blue Jays announcer Buck Martin

03/04/2016

Happy Opening Day!

Happy Opening Day! The Rays will take on the Blue Jays at 4:00 at The Trop today to start the 2016 season. The game is sold out and Chris Archer will be on the mound and the game will be broadc

28/03/2016

Even some in Montreal understand what the National media does not.

The Rays have attendance problems. There are also a few people who wax poetic and get nostalgic about a team in Montreal that drew even fewer fans than the Rays. So when the city of Montreal h