by mike silver | Feb 1, 2010 | B.J. Upton, Desmond Jennings, Kelly Shoppach, Pat Burrell, Tampa Bay Rays, Wade Davis
For a team that, in any given year, is a collection of sleepers, this team has a number of high-upside contributors looking for either a rebound or breakout season. For the Rays to compete, they will need every player on the roster firing at all cylinders as the 2010...
by shawn medeiros | Apr 7, 2009 | Akinori Iwamura, Boston Red Sox, Carl Crawford, Carlos Pena, Dustin Pedroia, Evan Longoria, Gabe Gross, Jason Varitek, Jon Lester, Jonathan Papelbon, Josh Beckett, Matt Joyce, Pat Burrell, Scott Kazmir, Tampa Bay Rays
Any questions about Josh Beckett returning to his 2007 form were answered against the Tampa Bay Rays. At least for one start. Beckett hurled 10 strikeouts over seven innings of work en route to a 5-3 win for the Boston Red Sox over the Tampa Bay Rays on Opening Day....
by evan brunell | Apr 2, 2009 | Akinori Iwamura, Andy Sonnanstine, B.J. Upton, Ben Zobrist, Brian Shouse, Carl Crawford, Carlos Pena, Dan Wheeler, David Price, Dioner Navarro, Evan Longoria, Gabe Gross, Gabe Kapler, Grant Balfour, J.P. Howell, James Shields, Jason Bartlett, Jason Hammel, Jason Isringhausen, Jeff Niemann, Joe Nelson, Lance Cormier, Matt Joyce, Pat Burrell, Shawn Riggans, Tampa Bay Rays, Troy Percival, Willy Aybar
The Tampa Bay Rays are coming off their first successful season in the history of the franchise. Finally, they’re not considered doormats with no vision of the future. Now the Pirates stand alone there. (Even the Royals are much improved!) This club is scary in...
by sean o | Feb 11, 2009 | Adam Dunn, David Ortiz, J.D. Drew, Jim Rice, Pat Burrell
JD Drew. The greatest example of Sabermetrics vs. The Human Eye. For two years now, I have defended JD Drew as a player. For two years now, I have–at the same time–agreed with the detractors of the contract that he initially signed during the 2007...
by zach hayes | May 14, 2008 | A.J. Burnett, Adam Dunn, Ben Sheets, Brad Lidge, C.C. Sabathia, Francisco Rodriguez, Mark Teixeira, Pat Burrell, Rafael Furcal, Ryan Dempster
The Red Sox hit a bump in the road over the weekend and through Monday in the Metrodome, losing three of four mainly due to lackluster starts from Lester, Wakefield and Buchholz. Still, Boston sits above its competition in the American League with a 24-17 record and...
by evan brunell | Apr 14, 2008 | Albert Pujols, Ben Sheets, Blogpoll Awards, Cole Hamels, Hiroki Kuroda, Jake Peavy, Johnny Cueto, Justin Upton, Kosuke Fukudome, Pat Burrell
Each week, I will be participating in the 2008 MLB Blog Poll, put together by BaseballHappenings.com. Below are my current votes for the Most Valuable Player, Cy Young and Rookie of the Year awards. These votes will be tabulated among other votes from other blogs to...
