Every Rays 2019 top 30 prospect and where they are now:
1. Wander Franco, SS
Signed an 11-year, $182 million contract after losing the 2021 AL ROY to Randy Arozarena.
On administrative leave through June 1 due to criminal allegations he had a sexual relationship with a minor.
Here's our first rendering of what the
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newly proposed stadium in St. Petersburg could look like inside. Home plate is positioned on the south side of the ballpark, batters facing north.
The
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are not tweeting about gun violence or having a Pride Night so that it's easier for them to relocate. They're doing it because it's the right thing to do.
Still in absolute awe at this
#RaysUp
play. Look at where these players had to field from!
- Paredes ranging to his right, spinning 180 degrees to throw from his knee
- Walls stretching across his body & then firing a laser to first while absorbing a slide
- Raley on full stretch
Dewayne Staats, who has called every single season of
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baseball, just referred to the Nelson Cruz trade as, "one of the bigger deals in the history of this franchise."
“The expanded Randy Land section will have two new members for the Rays' next Friday home game (June 23), as Bally Sports Sun TV talkers Brian Anderson and Dewayne Staats will call the game from the leftfield seating area.”
Oh heck yeah
Ty France ran into the grass and collided with the third baseman fielding a ground ball.
Eject France, don’t blame the defender. Terrible call by the umpires, who will be embarrassed to see the tape.
Sternberg said: “I knew that a sign would bring us attention. And we do want the attention. I just didn’t completely process that now isn’t the moment for it. Postseason is a special time. October baseball is a special time, and there's a drive into deep left field by Castellanos
Let’s set the record straight: His name is Stinger and he is the mascot of the Florida Aquarium, which supplies the rays in the touch tank. Participation at
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games dates to 2009.
Easy to miss from last night was this quality gesture from Kevin Cash, who dealt with players pulling rainbow patches off their jerseys last season.
One year later, at the
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17th annual Pride night, Cash was wearing his heart on his sleeve.
One thing to keep in mind as Freeman talks continue: No state tax in FL (Rays) vs. 12.3 percent for highest bracket in CA (Dodgers, Padres). On other hand, Dodgers perennial contenders, Padres also set up well to compete. Can Freeman count on low-revenue Rays to sustain success?
🧵Rays City Connect Graffiti Art
The new Rays jersey embraces the counter-culture of Tampa Bay, including skateboarding and graffiti art, and with the release today came a ton of new Rays inspired art work. Let's dive in to what we've seen!
Shot for shot, this walkoff has everything:
- close up on Randy earring
- diving miss
- slamming glove in frustration
- plating the winning run
- helmets flying
- mobbed at first base
- Randy desperately trying to pose
An entry level job with the Rays now requires a "Deep understanding of the fundamentals of Bayesian Inference, MCMC, and Autocorrelation/Time Series Modeling."
8. Brandon Lowe, 2B
Tampa Bay’s primary second baseman exceeded rookie limits in 2019. Currently (and often) injured, career 126 wRC+.
Became the fastest second baseman to reach 100 homeruns in MLB history in 2023.
The calcium in our bones and teeth likely came from stars exploding in supernovas and scattering this mineral across the universe in massive quantities, according to a new study
“Brett Phillips joined Bucs Rob Gronkowski, O.J. Howard and Cameron Brate, and Bolts Alex Killorn, Pat Maroon and Anthony Cirelli for band LoCash’s album debut party Thursday in Tampa”
Let there be no question who the face of the
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is…
9. Nathaniel Lowe, 1B
Gold Glove, Silver Slugger starting First Baseman for the World Series winning Texas Rangers.
Traded to the Rangers in a six-prospect deal that netted the Rays prospect Osleivis Basabe.
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are signing LHP Jake Diekman to a big league deal per
@JeffPassan
. He was DFA’d by Chicago last week after struggling mightily with command.
His stuff still looks quite sharp though. Touching 97 with two distinct breakers: a tight low 90’s cutter and a bigger sweeper.
Here's the full
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Cash quote: "I can assure you, other than three years ago, there hasn't been one pitch thrown with intent from any of our guys. Somebody has to be accountable and the last thing I'll say is I have a whole damn stable full of guys that throw 98 mph."
Local boy Brett Phillips might have just cemented an AL East title with that RBI, in front of a sellout crowd in the Devil Rays jerseys.
Now that’s
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baseball.