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Five unresolved issues following the new Rays Stadium Tampa City Council meeting
Yesterday evening the Ken Babby, Rays CEO, presented the Rays stadium/entertainment district plans at a Tampa City Council workshop. Workshops, you may recall from earlier reporting on the Hillsborough County Commission, are not decision-making sessions; no votes are taken. They are opportunities for elected officials, who thanks to Sunshine Laws can only meet in public, […]
Game Thread: The long road back
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Tiny ball for the win: Rays 4 Blue Jays 3
The Rays have taken small ball to new extremes, winning today on 1 double (a bloop that fell into no man’s land) and 10 singles. When your small ball is this small it maybe needs a new name: tiny ball? wee ball? But the key point is that 10 singles and a double added up […]
Game Thread: If we can’t beat the Canadiens
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This is the way: Rays 5, Blue Jays 1
Hot off yet another home series sweep, the Rays welcomed the Blue Jays to Tropicana Field for the opener of a three-game series. Nick Martinez starts the series opener, bringing a 1.70 ERA into the game after six starts on the season. Start number seven began with a one-pitch flyout, and ended without a runner […]
Game Thread: Happy Star Wars Night!
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Griffin Jax begins starter conversion with new (old) cutter
As has been speculated since his acquisition, and propitiated by the season ending hip surgery required by Ryan Pepiot, the Rays have formally started the transition of Griffin Jax to a starting role, and in doing so Jax has reintroduced his cutter. It’s already helping him handle left-handed hitters more effectively, and should help the […]
Tampa Bay Rays 2026 Minor League Roundup: Week 4
This was the 3rd week of full minor league play (stats are entering play on May, 3rd). According to FanGraphs (which factors in age and proximity to the big leagues), 19-year old Cooper Flemming has taken over the top hitter spot in the Rays system. Flemming was the Rays 2nd round pick in 2025 and […]
Every Little Hit Counts: Rays 2, Giants 1
Good teams win close games. The Rays are proving so far this season that they truly are a good team. Today was another example. Not because every win has to be clean, or because the offense is turning games into batting practice. No, this one was proof in a much more Rays’ way. Tampa Bay […]
Game Thread: America’s Ballpark
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Game Thread: Miss ya, Willy.
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McClanahan & Co shut out the Giants: Rays 3, Giants 0
It may have taken some time to get his sea legs back, but Shane McClanahan pitched with a level of conviction we haven’t seen since before the injuries. As a result, he turned in his best outing of the season and set the table for the Rays second shutout in their last three games. His […]
Game Thread: They Might Be Giants
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Ryan Pepiot out for the season, will undergo hip surgery
The Tampa Bay Rays will be without right-handed pitcher Ryan Pepiot for the entire season. The 28-year old opened the season on the Injured List after dealing with an issue that was later described as ‘right-hip inflammation.’ There was hope that with some rest that the issue would resolve itself. However, during a throwing session […]
Four Rays prospects to follow in the Complex League
The Complex Leagues in Arizona and Florida begin this weekend. Below are four Rays prospects to follow when their season kicks off. It’s rare for a team to get multiple early standouts from a single class – let alone four – but each of these players did enough in the Dominican Summer League to earn […]
An uncharacteristically rough outing for Drew Rasmussen ends Rays winning streak: Rays 1, Guardians 3
The Rays were looking to extend their winning run against AL teams but completing a sweep of the Guardians, but to get there, they’d need to battle it out with Mother Nature first. Those with no domes must suffer the slings and arrows of outrageous meteorological fortune, in this case being a typical Ohio rain […]
Game Thread: First month is in the bag
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La Di Da Di – Slick Nick Spoils the Party: Rays 1 – Guardians 0
The story before the game was Cleveland top prospect Travis Bazzana was recalled to help kickstart a struggling Guardians offense which had posted a 95 wRc+ over the past two weeks. While Bazzana did his part to help matters drawing two walks, Nick Martinez and comapny caused trouble and bothered everybody in the Cleveland lineup […]
Game Thread: Is the AL Central anything like the NL Central?
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How Carson Williams is adjusting his approach in Triple-A
Carson Williams had a fairly underwhelming stint in the majors this year after being thrust into the starting SS role. The game appeared to speed up on him; he expanded the zone more than ever and committed several uncharacteristic defensive miscues. While the defense will almost certainly rebound to comfortably plus territory across a larger […]
Matz bounces back: Rays 3, Guardians 2
The Rays won a well-pitched, sharp defense nail biter tonight in Cleveland, with Steven Matz (seven innings pitched) and Ryan Vilade (three hits, two RBI) leading the way. If you like quick moving pitching duels, then the first four and a half innings of this game would be your idea of a good time. The […]
Game Thread: Small ball galore!
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What to make of the Rays defense so far in 2026
After a rocky start to the year, the Rays team defense has started to settle in some areas, and nowhere is that clearer than the defense. Here’s how the 2026 Rays currently rank in various key defensive stats: To make more sense of the team’s defensive performance, we’ll break it down by position group. Catchers […]
Tampa Bay Rays 2026 Minor League Roundup: Week 3
This was the 3rd week of full minor league play (stats are entering play on Sunday, April 26th). According to FanGraphs (which factors in age and proximity to the big leagues), 22-year old backstop Caden Bodine continues to be the top hitter in the Rays system; the Rays acquired the former 1st round pick in […]
How sweep it is: Rays 4, Twins 2
It seems like watching Rays baseball is all sunshine and rainbows when Tampa Bay isn’t playing an NL Central opponent, right? The Rays are 11-1 against teams not hailing from the Senior Circuit, and are 5-10 against teams that do. In fact, the Rays went 1-2 against the Reds, Cubs, Pirates, Cardinals, and Brewers. Now, […]
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