Earlier today I wrote about why there were some worrisome signs that Alex Cobb’s “forearm” injury was actually an elbow injury and that his slow return may in fact be an attempt to avoid Tommy John surgery. Now we have even more evidence. [UPDATE] Topkin has now confirmed the tear […]
Alex Cobb has been shut down after suffering “a little bit of a setback” according to manager Kevin Cash (via Bill Chastain of MLB.com). This is especially worrisome because there have been some signs that this is an injury is more serious than we know or at least has the […]
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, Phillies 3 (boxscore) THE GOOD: Logan Forsythe hit 2 home runs and now leads the Rays with 3 home runs this spring. No other […]
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It’s official, the Rays have announced that Alex Cobb will be the opening day starter. He will be followed in the rotation by Chris Archer, Drew Smyly, and Jake Odorizzi. Of course, the big question is, who keeps Matt Moore’s spot warm for the first 3 months of the season. THE […]
The MLB Network is working their way through their annual list of the top 100 players in Major League Baseball and even though the top 40 have yet to be revealed it seems safe to say that there won’t be any Rays among them and it appears that just two […]
The GBT - The Good, The Bad and The Telling sandwich, where The Bad is nice and lean and the The Telling is ripe. Yankees 5, RAYS 4 (boxscore) THE GOOD: Alex Cobb. Cobber took a no-hitter into the 8th inning before giving up a hit. He was then taken […]
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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 (69-75) After spending several days away, let’s get back into this with a few notes and links. If there is anything noteworthy that I missed […]
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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 […]
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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. Jays 9, RAYS 6 (boxscore) THE GOOD: Offense. If the Rays have a real concern moving forward it is the offense. You gotta figure the pitching […]
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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, A’s 2 (11) (boxscore) THE GOOD: Alex Cobb. Wow. It was like he never missed a day. Even with a pitch count of 90-100 […]
