Recent Tampa Bay Rays Blogs

Good Deal Or Bad Deal?

In my recent analysis of the Rays starting pitching depth I said that I don't expect the Rays to even trade Kazmir before the next season (or at least before the offseason) as I think they would love for ... more

Hellboy With One Hitter Over 8 Innings!

One day after Alex Cobb and David Newmann combined for 14 shutout innings (8 H, 2 BB, 10 K) in High A, Jeremy Hellickson had his best appearance of the season. He struck out 12 in 8 innings of work ... more

Walk Concerns For Howell

A pitcher with below average velocity shouldn't walk a lot of batters, but J.P. Howell has done that recently. GIPBB/9K/9OPS 4747.673.0210.95.541 12136.929.69.861 Howell has walked 10 batters in his past 12 games compared to 16 in his first 47. ... more

First Look: James Shields Arm Slot And Pitch Type

This isn't a long thoughtful, researched look at James Shields, just a short thoughtful look with a quick collection of research (and pretty pictures!). I am no expert in this field so I may have missed a point or two ... more

Last Night A Prime Example Why Rays Won’t Be in the Post Season

For teams that just miss the playoffs, there are nights like this. Nights when all the stars seemed aligned to bring you victory ... more

Howell Loses Game, Wheeler Was Missed

I seriously never want to point fingers at anyone but the truth is the truth: J.P. Howell lost the game. Howell came in the game with two outs and runners on the corners in the bottom of the eighth and ... more

Taking Pitches And Hitting With Runners On

Notice: A good portion of future posts (from me) will tend to be somewhat brief and may bunch a few ideas together in one post. I won't give it a title because: I don't want to make it seem like ... more

A Guess Of Niemann’s Greatness

Not to get all "statsy" here since I don't really have to for this topic. I am not sure if anyone can really explain why Jeff Niemann is as good as he is in 2009 using stats since he is ... more

A Look At The Rays: The Relief Pitching!

That's the second part of the series about the organizational depth the Rays will probably have in 2010. After looking at the starting pitching three days ago I'm continuing with a look at the bullpen depth within the organization. ... more

Oy Vey, Roy Halladay

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