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[Rant Sports] - Tampa Bay Rays Can’t Afford For Alex Cobb To Be Sidelined Longer Than a Week

Devin O'Barr — Mon, 17 Jun 2013 18:53:30 GMT

... winner has just one win and a 5.24 ERA in nine starts. Aside from Cobb, the Rays’ starters have been abysmal. Matt Moore was supposed to be a breakout guy th ...

[Rant Sports] - Tampa Bay Rays Finally Recall Top Prospect Wil Myers

Lauren Burg — Mon, 17 Jun 2013 13:04:37 GMT

... they made the move, with Ryan Roberts being optioned to the Triple-A Durham Bulls. A former Royals prospect, Myers was the key piece acquired in the offseason ...

[Rant Sports] - Wil Myers’ Time Is Now For Tampa Bay Rays

Thom Tsang — Mon, 17 Jun 2013 00:15:20 GMT

... up to @raysbaseball. It was fun Wil, best to you in the Bigs. #Rays — Durham Bulls (@DurhamBulls) June 16, 2013 Now, as for managing expectations … well, that’ ...

[Rant Sports] - Tampa Bay Rays’ Alex Cobb Hit In Head By Line Drive Against Kansas City Royals

Lauren Burg — Sun, 16 Jun 2013 00:39:53 GMT

... rice went to the hospital to be with him. Cobb also spoke to his father, the Rays’ entire pitching staff and former Ray James Shields, now part of the Kansas ...

[Rant Sports] - Matt Moore Continued to Struggle for the Tampa Bay Rays

David Miller — Sat, 15 Jun 2013 03:59:58 GMT

... l total, he gave up five runs though and that proved plenty too much for the Rays to be able to overcome. For Moore the problem is beginning to be that he nee ...

[Rant Sports] - Adjustments Needed for Tampa Bay Rays SP Matt Moore

Gabe Isaacson — Thu, 13 Jun 2013 13:24:37 GMT

... uld be significantly worse than his early season 3.78 ERA. Pitchers with the Rays often outpitch their peripherals as the team maximizes their actual outcomes ...

[Rant Sports] - Evan Longoria, Matt Joyce Will Be Key To Tampa Bay Rays’ Postseason Hopes In 2013

Lauren Burg — Thu, 13 Jun 2013 05:22:31 GMT

... ixth inning. Going forward, these two must continue their hot hitting if the Rays have any chance of playing meaningful baseball come October. They certainly ...

[Rant Sports] - Tampa Bay Rays Squander Chance for Series Win vs Boston Red Sox

David Miller — Thu, 13 Jun 2013 03:44:26 GMT

... ivision leaders. Of all three games the first was the one the Rays stated bad enough to really have a good chance of losing. They were down 6 – ...

[Rant Sports] - Tampa Bay Rays OF Wil Myers To Be Promoted Soon

Gabe Isaacson — Wed, 12 Jun 2013 22:22:50 GMT

... s 99 games in AAA in the Royals’ organization and his 60 games in AAA in the Rays’ organization, Myers has accumulated about a full season of statistics. He h ...

[Rant Sports] - Tampa Bay Rays Deserve Credit For Handling of Sixth-Inning Fireworks

Lauren Burg — Tue, 11 Jun 2013 13:17:10 GMT

... rst and spikes-up into Saltalamacchia for example. As good as that sounds to Rays fans, myself included, it’s not the right way to handle things, especially a ...

[Rant Sports] - Alex Cobb to Lead Tampa Bay Rays against Boston Red Sox

David Miller — Mon, 10 Jun 2013 19:17:28 GMT

... rfect as the man to take the mound against the division leading Red Sox. The Rays have shown signs of a big run towards the leaders of the AL East but a few k ...

[Rant Sports] - Tampa Bay Rays Need to Start Playoff Push Now

Christian Tamayo — Sun, 09 Jun 2013 01:28:57 GMT

... s opportunity. For a team that relies so heavily on it’s pitching staff, the Rays need them to perform now more than ever. They’re not going to be putting up ...

[Rant Sports] - Ryne Stanek Excited About Opportunity with Tampa Bay Rays

Michael Terrill — Fri, 07 Jun 2013 15:55:26 GMT

... h performer and get a chance to showcase his talents in the big leagues. The Rays have always developed players well, which is why they are consistently in th ...

[Rant Sports] - Tampa Bay Rays’ Ryne Stanek a Decent Pick in First Round of 2013 MLB Draft

Michael Terrill — Fri, 07 Jun 2013 02:21:54 GMT

... nt, but the fact that he has reached the upper-90s certainly has to give the Rays plenty of confidence. The major problem with the fastball is that Stanek has ...

[Rant Sports] - Tampa Bay Rays add Great C Prospect in Nick Ciuffo in 2013 MLB Draft

David Miller — Fri, 07 Jun 2013 01:39:37 GMT

... into a big time catcher of the future. It isn’t rare for the Rays to produce great MLB players out of their organization and in a few years Ci ...