It’s kind of amazing if you think about it. We are now six seasons into this amazing run by the Tampa Bay Rays during which they have averaged 92 wins and made the playoffs four times, and yet there are many people, especially those outside of the Bay Area, that […]
Here are a few odds and ends… Pedro Figueroa, who was placed on waivers to make room for Grant Balfour on the 40-man roster, has been claimed by the Rangers. [@TBTimes_Rays] ESPN.com on why the Rays’ farm system is ranked just 23rd: “they’ve been crushed by the graduations of Wil Myers and Chris […]
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The Rays have hired Rich Hollenberg (right) to be the new pre-game and post-game host, replacing Barry LeBrock. Hollenberg will continue to work during the off-seasons as a basketball play-by-play commentator for ESPN and a reporter for the NFL Network. THE JUNKYARD DOGS WEBTOPIA… The Rays have finalized their minor league […]
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A lot of people think the signing of Grant Balfour means the Rays are keeping David Price, including Bill Chastain. Yes, it is looking more and more like the Rays are going to keep Price, at least until July. But I am not convinced the two moves are related. If […]
Grant Balfour was a guest on the MLB Network’s “Hot Stove” where he discussed his relationship with Joe Maddon (“First of all, he’s a class act”), his health (“There’s no question in my mind that I am 100%”), and on how he has changed (“they’re going to see the same […]
As we learned yesterday, the Rays have signed Grant Balfour to a 2-year, $12 million contract. Over the course of the day, we learned a few things about the Rays and about Balfour. According to Ken Rosenthal, Balfour turned down a bigger contract offer from the Mets. Balfour also indicated […]
Ken Rosenthal is reporting that the Rays have reached an agreement with reliever Grant Balfour. Marc Topkin reports that the deal is 2-years, $12 million. According to Marc Topkin, this is the major announcement that is scheduled to be made later today. Balfour originally agreed to a 2-year, $15 million […]
[Update] Turns out the big announcement is the Grant Balfour signing. Seems weird that Silverman would be there and not Friedman, but oh well. That was fun for a little while. [Earlier] The Rays issued a press release today that was unusually short and secretive, referring to an announcement to […]
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Hidden amongst the news yesterday that the Rays somehow picked up five (5!) players for a middle reliever* was the signing of Masahiro Tanaka by the Yankees. This is important because the teams that lost out on the bidding may turn their attention to David Price. According to Jon Heyman, […]
David Price was a guest on the MLB Network’s “Hot Stove” and discussed a number of topics, including the big deal for Masahiro Tanaka and how he is spending his last few weeks before spring training. Likes(1)Dislikes(0)
