“Well, that sucked … There has to be more … The Rays got hosed … ” Those were some of my initial reactions to the trade that sent David Price to the Detroit Tigers in a 3-team deal for pitcher Drew Smyly, infielder Nick Franklin (from Seattle), and shortstop prospect […]
Ken Rosenthal is reporting on MLB Network that David Price has been traded to the Tigers. Jon Heyman is reporting that the deal also involves the Seattle Mariners. The Rays are getting pitcher Drew Smyly from the Tigers as well as middle infielder Nick Franklin from the Seattle Mariners according […]
[UPDATE] If you have been waiting for a mystery team, Bob Nightengale says the Yankees are now involved in talks for David Price. However, Ken Rosenthal says he is hearing “no chance” for the Yankees. Joel Sherman spoke to one executive who thinks the Rays are working on a 3-team […]
Earlier today, the Red Sox made a huge deal, sending Jon Lester and Jonny Gomes to the A’s for Yoenis Cespedes. With Lester now off the market, several teams looking for a starting pitcher have now turned their attention to the Rays, among others. Here is the latest. If there […]
Let me preface this by saying I still think the Rays should trade David Price whenever Andrew Friedman thinks he can get the best deal. But what if there was a scenario in which Price stays with the Rays through next season and everybody wins? Follow me down the rabbit […]
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The GBT - The Good, The Bad and The Telling sandwich, where The Bad is nice and lean and the The Telling is ripe. Brewers 5, RAYS 0 (boxscore) THE GOOD (I couldn’t come up with anything, so I outsourced today’s Good and asked some people on Twitter for something […]
Over the last couple of days, David Price has made several comments that suggest that he thought Wednesday was July 31st (“today is everybody’s last start in July”). But none more than realizing that the trade deadline was still a day away. Likes(0)Dislikes(0)
Two of the teams that were believed to be most interested in trading for David Price appear to have taken themselves out of the market. The Cardinals were one team that was looking for a starting pitcher and appeared to have the prospects that could have gotten a deal done. […]
Playing A Little Pepper… If David Price makes his start today, it will be a huge sign that he won’t be traded. If the Rays are close on any potential deal, that other team is going to want Price to skip today’s start which would mean one extra start for […]
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The GBT - The Good, The Bad and The Telling sandwich, where The Bad is nice and lean and the The Telling is ripe. RAYS 5, Brewers 1 (boxscore) THE GOOD: Ben Zobrist. First it was the home run in the 6th inning that tied the game (obviously not as […]
