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Outfielder Jake Cave has signed a minor league deal with the Rays, per an announcement from El Águila de Veracruz, the Mexican League team Cave had been playing for. The outfielder has been assigned to Triple-A Durham, per his transactions tracker at MLB.com. Cave, 33, is a journeyman outfielder. From 2018 to 2024, he appeared […]
The 25th overall pick in this year’s draft has been on a bit of a journey. The story starts at last year’s deadline. The pick originally belonged to the Lightning, but they traded it to the Kraken in a deal for Oliver Bjorkstrand and Yanni Gourde. The pick stayed with the Kraken until this weekend, when they shipped it to Florida for Mackie Samoskevich. We didn’t realize it at the time, but the Panthers had something even bigger in mind, flipping the pick to Ottawa few hours later in the Brady...
Good…morning? Yes, good morning, everyone. To conclude their four-game series in St. Petersburg, the Royals and Rays face each other on this fine Thursday a.m. It’s not every day that you can watch baseball before noon–well, maybe it is if you live out west, but rare is this chance for Kansas Citians. At stake: the […]
Thanks to two homers from Paul Goldschmidt and a go-ahead shot from Jasson Domínguez, the Yankees maintained their cushion atop the AL and East Division standings with a 4-2 win on Wednesday night. While the Tigers aren’t the same playoff team that they’ve been the past two years, winning a road series over a team […]
There have already been multiple sign-and-trades for pending free agents this offseason. Darren Raddysh was sent from the Tampa Bay Lightning to the Toronto Maple Leafs, while Alex Tuch got a new deal while going from the Buffalo Sabres to the Washington Capitals. Now, the lone pending restricted free agent for the Carolina Hurricanes could […] The post NHL rumors: 6 teams ‘in the mix’ for Hurricanes’ RFA defenseman appeared first on ClutchPoints .
Joe wonders what Team Glazer and Buccaneers Ring of Honor general manager Jason Licht think when they hear all the national-analyst calls to pay Baker Mayfield a market value contract. Mayfield seems like a very reasonable guy, so for him […] The post “He Should Have A Spot In The $50 Million Club” appeared first on JoeBucsFan.com .
Jaylon Thompson of the Kansas City Star talked about how Jac Caglianone’s error on Wednesday night turned out to be rather costly. On Wednesday, the Royals got behind early. A costly error and some well-timed execution doomed the Royals in a 5-3 loss. In the third inning, the Rays scored two runs on an ill-advised […]
Triple-A: Durham Bulls (Rays) 6, Norfolk Tides 4 – Game 1 One bad inning sunk the Tides in this one. The top of the third inning saw the Bulls send 11 batters to the plate and score all six of their runs for the game off of five hits (including a two-run homer), two walks, […]
This game was far from an attractive product as four runs were scored on defensive misplays, but the Rays added enough around the comedy of errors by both teams to come out on top in this one. The misplays began early as Jac Caglianone had delusions of grandeur turning what could have been a double […]
The Royals did not cash in on early opportunities and the Rays did. Sometimes it is that simple. In the end the score was 5-3, but two of those three for Kansas City came because of an inning where the Rays made two back-to-back errors. The Royals had runners in scoring position in the 1st, […]
Linebacker Larry Foote was a key piece of the Pittsburgh Steelers’ defense in the 2000s, helping them win two Super Bowls. While he retired following the 2014 season, he’s still been in the NFL, only as a coach. He’s currently with the Tampa Bay Buccaneers as their run game coordinator and outside linebackers coach. Bruce […]
Buccaneers Buccaneers QB Baker Mayfield isn’t taking too kindly to questions about whether he will start the first game of the season. “I started every game last year … the last three years,” Mayfield said, via Jenna Laine of ESPN. “I don’t know if that should ever be a question.” “No, pretty much the same, […] The post NFC Notes: Cam Jordan, Baker Mayfield, Buccaneers, Panthers, Saints appeared first on NFLTradeRumors.co .
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The offense is killing it right now despite losing the best three hitters from last season for varying lengths of time. In June it is the young guys carrying the load. Jac Caglianone’s wRC+ this month is 232! Carter Jensen is at 122. It has been fun to watch. If only this had started in […]
Two Steelers greats took serious shots at Buccaneers head coach Todd Bowles. Remember when Joe shared how Bowles referenced last week that Bucs players took plays off when the team had a lead? Yeah, Joe is still dry heaving. And […] The post “That’s A Coaching Thing” appeared first on JoeBucsFan.com .
Yesterday was Christmas in June for Joe. Normally, there is a Christmas in July: No, not sales at Walmart. But July is when Warren Sharp’s Football Preview annual comes out. It’s loaded with strong analysis and really, really deep-diving stats. […] The post Warren Sharp: Revolving Door At Offensive Coordinator Puts Pressure On Todd Bowles appeared first on JoeBucsFan.com .
The Yankees broke their losing streak on Tuesday, narrowly defeating the Tigers 4-3 thanks to a timely two-run shot from Jazz Chisholm Jr. to go ahead for good in the sixth inning. Carlos Rodón did enough to keep them in the game, pitching into the sixth inning and allowing all three of Detroit’s runs, and […]
Welcome back to the mailbag! Most of the responses I got this time were centered around prospects and the state of the farm so far this year, so that will be the theme of this mailbag article. pdawd (@JeannotShowYo on Twitter/X): Who in the farm has been the most pleasant surprise and what have they […]
BY IRA KAUFMAN He’s made a small fortune, with a good chance to make a lot more. For Baker Mayfield, the time is approaching to make history. There is no shortage of historic angles to the Tampa Bay Buccaneers. How […] The post The Race To 6 appeared first on JoeBucsFan.com .
Joe has known for months that Mike Evans leaving Tampa for a lot less money — for a team that won six games in 2024 and a quarterback who doesn’t represent an upgrade — is a story whose whole truth […] The post More Gray Area To Mike Evans’ Departure appeared first on JoeBucsFan.com .
Sometimes past results do not predict today’s performance. Shane McClanahan came into the night having allowed only two home runs over his last 56.0 innings pitched. Six pitches into Tuesday night’s game, he allowed two more. The game didn’t immediately start with doom and gloom. Taylor Walls made a diving play on a grounder from […]
Tonight, the Kansas City Royals dismantled the Tampa Bay Rays in a cathartic 12-5 victory. It was a full-team showing, with Carter Jensen extending his hit streak to 14 games, Nick Loftin swatting a home run on a four-hit night, and Luinder Avila navigating his way through five tough innings of one-run ball in front […]
Buccaneers Buccaneers HC Todd Bowles thinks the team has the defensive leaders to close out games this coming season, especially when it comes to not allowing late comebacks and taking plays off after gaining the lead. “If we can prepare and we can execute, and we don’t look at the names on people’s helmets, and […] The post NFC Notes: Xavier Legette, Michael Penix Jr., Buccaneers, Falcons, Panthers appeared first on NFLTradeRumors.co .
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The Kansas City Royals play Spring Training in Arizona, but here in St. Pete, Florida, the lineup they’re running out might as well be a Spring Training lineup. No Bobby Witt Jr., no Maikel Garcia, no Kyle Isbel, no Vinnie Pasquantino, no Jonathan India, no Cole Ragans. That’s because all of those players are injured. […]