31 runs.   A 16 to 15 score seems more like a field goal festival in a football game, then a score of a baseball game, but that is what the Rays and Pirates put up yesterday.  30 hits, and 31 runs.
The Rays scored 5 runs in the 2nd, 3 in the 5th, 7 in [...]

There is always a rule of thumb for Spring Training, don’t read too much into it.  I generally abide by that rule, especially when assessing players that are going to have a hard time making the roster.
SORRY! Jeremy Hellickson was nasty yesterday in his 2nd outing for the Rays.  He faced 4 batters, 4 [...]

Game Recaps – 3/5/2010 vs NY Yanks
This was a much anticipated game for fans of the Rays young pitchers.  Both David Price and Jeremy Hellickson took the mound for the Rays, and neither disappointed.  Price struck out 2 in 1.2 innings, giving up 2 hits, and 0 runs.  Hellickson gave up 1 hit in 1.1 [...]

The main piece in the trade that sent Scott Kazmir to the Anaheim Angels, Sean Rodriguez, started off the Spring season with a HR in the Rays first game.  He then proceeded to follow up that first HR with another in the Rays 2nd game, a 6-5 win against the Baltimore Orioles.
The Rays put some [...]

The Rays lost their first Spring game yesterday against the Baltimore Orioles, 12-2.  As we all know, Spring stats and scores have to be taken with a grain of salt and a more careful examination of the box scores.
James Shields and Matt Garza combined for 3 IP, and 2k, 2bb and 1 ER.  Garza gave [...]

With players trickling into camp Sunday and this morning I figured it was time to do my Annual Roster Predictions that I do for every one of our Tampa teams before the season begins.  There will be some real competition this year at multiple positions, namely backup IF, DH, SP and OF.
Without further ado…
Starting Rotation:
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With pitchers and catchers reporting in just a few days, I thought it was time to take take a peek at the Rays potential Starting Rotation, by the numbers.
I would hypothesize that this rotation is pretty much set in stone barring one potential change.  If David Price does not show some development on a third [...]