The New York Yankees and Tampa Bay Rays have the same problem, and they are both eyeing the same solution. Per CBS Sports, both AL East rivals are pursuing Minnesota Twins catcher Ryan Jeffers, setting up the possibility of a division bidding war for the best backstop available before the August 3 trade deadline.
Why Both Teams Need Him
The Yankees have gotten historically bad production from the catcher position, with their catchers posting a 42 wRC+ that ranks dead last in baseball, and ...
As the salary cap continues to rise, these teams showed there are still ways to spend their money poorly.
On Monday night, the New York Yankees opened up a series with the Tampa Bay Rays in Florida.The Yankees won by a score of 5-1.José Caballero led the team with two home runs and four RBIs.New York Yankees Release 4-Year PlayerAlso on Monday, news came out that the Yankees had released Dylan Coleman from their […]
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Cam Schlittler’s penultimate start before the All-Star break was his most important to date. So facing the prospect of another loss, and losing more ground to the rival Tampa Bay Rays, Schlittler looked like the AL’s best pitcher again in the New York Yankees‘ 5-1, slump-breaking loss at Tropicana Field. Schlittler allowed just four hits […]
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Caballero translates into “gentleman” in Spanish, but former Rays utility player Jose Caballero was anything but gentlemanly in his return to his former home park this evening with two no-doubt and well-celebrated trips around the bases supplying two of the three hits on the evening for the Yankees in their 5-1 victory. Through the first […]
Baseball is beautiful, but more importantly it is extremely weird. With how poorly the Yankees have played over the last fortnight, if I had told you they would only manage three hits in Monday’s series opener with the Rays, many of you would have skipped tomorrow’s game out of disgust. They did only get three […]
The New York Yankees are trying to escape their brutal stretch this week.On Monday, they hit the ground running while facing the Tampa Bay Rays.Much of their success can be directly attributed to José Caballero.Yankees’ José Caballero Stuns Against RaysFans have been incredibly disappointed with New York’s performances lately, but this could be a major […]
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Cam Schlittler (#31, 25, RHP, 8-5, 2.08) vs. Griffin Jax (#22, 31, RHP, 4-5, 3.45) YANKEES CF T.
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I hate playing the Rays at the best of times, and doubly so when we have to watch games at the Trop. That this series, a four-game set with Tampa enjoying a four-game lead in the AL East, is of outsized importance for the Yankees’ playoff trajectory and is also coming at a time the […]
On Monday night, the New York Yankees will open up a series with the Tampa Bay Rays in Florida.They are coming off a series where they lost two out of three games (at home) to the Minnesota Twins.Gary Phillips of NY Daily News Sports wrote (on July 5): “You know things are going terribly when […]
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The Rays promoted a former Cardinals right-hander before beginning a four-game series against the Yankees.
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Former Tampa Bay Buccaneers safety Christian Izien was named the NFL's best nonstarter after signing with Lions as a free agent.
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Prediction season is about to begin, when Buccaneers Ring of Honor general manager Jason Licht annually fills his bag of receipts. On SiriusXM NFL Radio, Sunday was “NFC South day.” Joe was glued to the airwaves with a tray of […]
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With the 2026 MLB Draft less than a week away, we’ll take a look at what the Rays are expected to do with their first round picks. We will update this as new versions of mock drafts are published through the day before the draft. Baseball America In BA’s latest mock draft, they’ve got the […]
The New York Yankees are in a battle with the Tampa Bay Rays for the top spot in the AL East. What makes things even more interesting is that division foes might be gunning for the same trade candidates at the MLB trade deadline, which is less than a month away. Perhaps the biggest item […]
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On Monday evening, the New York Yankees will play the first game of their series with the Tampa Bay Rays in Florida.They are coming off a 6-1 loss to the Minnesota Twins on Sunday (at home).Anthony Volpe (who batted 5th) finished with one walk and one strikeout.New York Yankees Announce Anthony Volpe DecisionFor Monday’s game, […]
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As the trade deadline looms just four weeks down the road, the Rays are once again in the market for catching help, reports Ken Rosenthal of The Athletic. It’s a familiar stance for Tampa Bay. Rays catchers annually rank near the least productive in the sport. They’ve acquired names like Nick Fortes, Hunter Feduccia, Christian […]
Whoever is able to get a deal across the line prior to Aug. 3 might be the time left standing atop the AL East when all is said and done.
A prominent NFL analyst saw the Buccaneers finish as the 10th-best team in the NFC last season and sees little improvement on the horizon. Former Pro Bowl defensive back Ryan Clark delivered the bad news during a visit to The […]
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NHL Free Agency is winding down, and the Carolina Hurricanes have been relatively quiet. Perhaps it’s by design, but the biggest pieces of news for Carolina over the past week have been losing Frederik Andersen to the Oilers, and then John Carlson, whom the Canes had just traded for, signed with the Lightning. The Freddie […]
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With the season past its halfway point, we’re starting to see each team’s true identity. There have been plenty of surprises thus far: the Chicago White Sox leading the AL Central, the Miami Marlins rattling off 20 wins in June, and the Tampa Bay Rays finding a way to lead the AL East. But with […]
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Last month Todd Bowles broke from his in-season and postseason claims that effort was no issue with his Bucs last season. Bowles caught a lot of fans’ attention referencing guys “just taking plays off,” so Joe launched operation Loaf Watch. […]
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The 2025 Buffalo Bills season has been written, but the book is incomplete. Before we cast our full attention toward the 2026 season, let’s take one last glance back over our shoulder for our annual look at the Plays That Defined the prior campaign. For any newcomers, first and foremost; Welcome! When it comes to […]
It never rains, but it pours. On the morning of June 18th, the Yankees were sitting pretty at 45-27, holding a 3.5 game lead over the Rays and expected by most to coast to the AL East division title. In the two and a half weeks since, they’ve struggled mightily while the pesky Rays have […]
One advantage to having a prospect tier ranked in the lower-third of the league is that your players rarely attract offer sheet attention. It also helped that the Tampa Bay Lightning didn’t have any restricted free agents on their depth chart after they opted to not tender a contract to Ethan Samson (who signed with Montreal), so they can sit back and watch the Leo Carlsson drama from a comfortable distance.
At some point this week, Pat Verbeek will make his decision about Carlsson, a bud...