When the Rays traded Ben Zobrist and Yunel Escobar to the Oakland A’s this past off-season for John Jaso, the big prize for the Rays was Oakland’s top prospect, shortstop Daniel Robertson. Now, like Jaso, Robertson is injured and it couldn’t have come at a worse time. Robertson was originally […]
Entering the 2015 season, shortstops Daniel Robertson and Willy Adames, two players picked up in recent trades, are the top prospects in the Rays’ organization Our top prospects list is a meta-analysis that averages the rankings for the Rays’ top prospects from ESPN.com, BaseballAmerica, Baseball Prospectus, MLB.com,and Minor League Ball. In the science community, a […]
Now that Ben Zobrist and Yunel Escobar have both been traded, there is no denying that the Rays are neck-deep in a rebuilding mode as 14 players from last year’s opening day roster are now gone. Sure, the Rays will still be competitive and they still have a strong pitching […]
Ben Zobrist and Yunel Escobar have been traded to the Oakland A’s for catcher John Jaso, two prospects and cash (believed to be ~$1.5 million). And there it is. Zorilla is now an ex-Ray and the destruction of the 2014 Tampa Bay Rays continues. Except, instead of a sledgehammer, the […]
