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[MLB - Devil Rays] - Rays add three prospects to 40-man roster

Bill Chastain — Thu, 19 Nov 2009 23:16:37 GMT

... ive of Valencia, Venezuela. The Rays' 40-man roster is as follows: Pitchers: Grant Balfour, Jeff Bennett, Jesse Chavez, Randy Choate, Lance Cormier, Davis, Garza, Hell ...

[The Crawfish Boxes] - Free Agent Profile: LaTroy Hawkins

davoag — Thu, 19 Nov 2009 17:22:12 GMT

... U) , Troy Percival (P - TAM) , Derek Lowe (P - ATL) , Joe Nelson (P - TAM) , Grant Balfour (P - TAM) , George Sherrill (P - LOS) , LaTroy Hawkins (P - HOU) , Matt Lind ...

[Fanhouse - AOL Sports Blog] - List of Players Eligible for Arbitration

Ed Price — Wed, 18 Nov 2009 09:27:50 GMT

... 02) Chad Durbin , P, Philadelphia (5.102) John Buck , C, Kansas City (5.101) Grant Balfour , P, Tampa Bay (5.099) Alfredo Amezaga , OF, Florida (5.097) Jody Gerut , OF ...

[DRays Bay] - Andy Sonnanstine and Babe Ruth

R.J. Anderson — Tue, 10 Nov 2009 17:55:50 GMT

... cts with Satchel Paige, Carl Crawford rather easily with Tim Raines Sr., and Grant Balfour with Wally Pipp. It's a nice time waster if nothing else. Top 30 Starts of 2 ...

[Athletics Nation] - Comparative Advantage: A Collaborative A's/Rays Solution

PaulThomas — Tue, 10 Nov 2009 16:48:22 GMT

... llpen. It was briefly decent in 2008, but that was on the back of journeyman Grant Balfour , whose season that year now looks like an all-time fluke. He's still under ...

[DRays Bay] - Tampa Bay Rays Continue To Buck Trends And Set New Ones; Market Exploitation 101

Tommy Rancel — Wed, 04 Nov 2009 11:23:16 GMT

... : Akinori Iwamura (2B - TAM) , Jesse Chavez (P - PIT) , Al Reyes (P - NYM) , Grant Balfour (P - TAM) , Jason Bartlett (SS - TAM) , Tampa Bay Rays Sign in with your Yah ...

[DRays Bay] - Rosenthal: Rays Will Receive Jesse Chavez in Return For Akinori Iwamura

R.J. Anderson — Tue, 03 Nov 2009 22:55:33 GMT

... noting is that Chavez' role last year included a MOP of 0.96 - by comparison Grant Balfour's MOP was 1.2 - meaning he was more than just a janitor and a little less th ...

[MLB - Devil Rays] - Inbox: Can Rays compete in AL East?

Bill Chastain — Mon, 02 Nov 2009 18:33:19 GMT

... appointed to see him serve as the team's closer in 2010. And I still believe Grant Balfour has what it takes to close. Have a question about the Rays? E-mail your quer ...

[Twinkie Town] - All Ex-Twins Team, 2009

Jesse — Mon, 26 Oct 2009 02:35:09 GMT

... , Adam Everett (SS - DET) , Sidney Ponson (P - KAN) , Joe Beimel (P - COL) , Grant Balfour (P - TAM) , Carlos Silva (P - SEA) , LaTroy Hawkins (P - HOU) , Craig Breslo ...

[MLB Trade Rumors] - Offseason Outlook: Tampa Bay Rays

Tim Dierkes — Thu, 22 Oct 2009 18:29:02 GMT

... Wade Davis - $400K RP - J.P. Howell - $434K+ RP - Dan Wheeler - $3.5MM RP - Grant Balfour - $1.4MM+ RP - Lance Cormier - $675K+ RP - Randy Choate - $400K+ RP - Andy S ...

[Daily News: Touching Base] - Jaws of Defeat Squiggles

Jesse Spector — Tue, 20 Oct 2009 13:01:26 GMT

... ing of Game 1 of the 1993 NLCS and Carlos Ruiz got a bases-loaded single off Grant Balfour in the ninth inning of Game 3 of last year’s World Series. The Dodgers last ...

[DRays Bay] - What About the Rays' Bullpen?

Steve Slowinski — Sat, 17 Oct 2009 11:48:34 GMT

... lary (in millions) Troy Percival $4.45 Chad Bradford $3.67 Dan Wheeler $3.20 Grant Balfour $1.40 Brian Shouse $1.35 Joe Nelson $1.30 Jason Isringhausen $0.75 Lance Cor ...

[MLB - Devil Rays] - Rays to stay busy during the offseason

Alden Gonzalez — Fri, 16 Oct 2009 19:50:08 GMT

... rs Dioner Navarro and Shawn Riggans, shortstop Jason Bartlett, right-handers Grant Balfour, Joe Nelson, Lance Cormier and Matt Garza, left-hander J.P. Howell, and outf ...

[Rays Index] - 2010 Tampa Bay Rays: In Or Out? The Relief Pitchers

The Professor — Fri, 16 Oct 2009 14:25:19 GMT

... mid-90s fastball…something that is sorely lacking in the bullpen outside of Grant Balfour . And keep in mind that his numbers were severely inflated by one outing at ...

[Rise of the Rays] - 2009 Offseason Preview: Relief Pitchers

Devon Rogers — Thu, 15 Oct 2009 13:38:13 GMT

... the option on Shouse, since there is not much out on the free agent market. Grant Balfour is signed, but I think he needs to be traded or non-tendered. He is too hitt ...