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The Rays took Texas high school shortstop Grady Emerson with the No. 2 pick in the 2026 MLB draft. The post Tampa Bay Rays Draft Shortstop Grady Emerson No. 2 Overall appeared first on College Baseball, MLB Draft, Prospects - Baseball America .
Yes, Joe has been deep-sea diving into football stats for a read on what went wrong for the Bucs last year and how the Bucs could right the pirate ship? Famed handicapper-turned-stathead Warren Sharp had a lot of interesting stats […] The post Has Todd Bowles Lost His Touch? appeared first on JoeBucsFan.com .
Offense was somewhat surprisingly at a premium last night in DC after the two-hour rain delay, as the Yankees couldn’t do more than hit register two solo shots against the Nationals’ Carson Palmquist/Zack Littell combo across the first seven innings. They weren’t dominating by any stretch; it just felt like the Yanks weren’t landing that […]
Good day, everyone! The Mariners are testing our fortitude once more it seems, as they dropped yet another uncompetitive game, this time to the Rays by a 7-2 score. Helpfully, Major League Baseball has provided us with a distraction today in the form of the MLB Draft, which starts at 10am PST. It’s not too […]
The JoeBucsFan Show is at 9 a.m. today on WDAE radio, 95.7 FM and AM 620. Joe and Ira Kaufman will chop it up on all things Buccaneers with Rock Riley to follow at 10 a.m.! Listen online to Tampa Bay’s […] The post JoeBucsFan Show TODAY At 9 A.M. & 1 P.M. appeared first on JoeBucsFan.com .
This. THIS is what a complete Rays win feels like. Taking advantage of opponent’s mistakes, crisp baserunning and a defensive clinic. That is the brand of Rays baseball that has been both the most successful and entertaining this season. But before we delve into tonight’s on-field action, for the first time since the 2023 Wild […]
The Mariners lost 7-2 to the Rays on Friday. Usually, I take notes when I recap games. Not today. I watched from the corner of my eye, game on mute, doing other things. Frankly, I didn’t think the Mariners were going to win. I hate when people say that, too. But I really didn’t think […]
Rays 7, Mariners 2 Papa Johns: Josh Naylor, +0.08 WPARound Table: J.P. Crawford, +0.08 WPAPizza Hut: Cal Raleigh, -0.10 WPALittle Caesars: Luke Raley, -0.14 WPADomino’s: Luis Castillo, -0.19 WPA Game thread comment of the day:
The White Sox announced tonight that first baseman Munetaka Murakami will participate in the 2026 Home Run Derby. That means the field is set for the event. The sluggers will take the field at Citizens Bank Park on Monday at 7 pm CT. Here are the participants: Jac Caglianone, Royals Junior Caminero, Rays Willson Contreras, […]
Episode 2 of this week has Ira and Joe looking at a different Baker Mayfield contract angle and much more. Enjoy! The wisdom and fun of Ira and Joe is presented by Bill Currie Ford. Click play above or listen […] The post Ira Kaufman Talks Different Baker Mayfield Contract Angle, Damning NFL Stat Reveal, Rueben Bain Rally, O-Line Date, And More appeared first on JoeBucsFan.com .
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Perhaps there is a new deadline on the Baker Mayfield contract extension front. Mayfield says will not negotiating with the Bucs once training camp starts on July 29. But what about next week? On July 14, Mayfield will be seen […] The post A Baker Mayfield Negotiations Mover? appeared first on JoeBucsFan.com .
Did the Mariners have a tiny bit of momentum coming out of that homestand last week? You bet. Did they squander it all away immediately? Of course. After being swept in Miami, Seattle finds itself back at .500 and a half game behind the Rangers in the AL West. Just a year ago, the M’s […]
Thanks to a two home run day from Ben Rice and a breakout performance from all over the lineup, the Yankees salvaged a split against the Rays at Tropicana Field on Thursday afternoon. Things could’ve been — and were looking they were going to be — worse for a while there, but the Yankees will […]
The Yankees won this game 12-4. They had a bullpen...
Nick Paul was an interesting addition by the Toronto Maple Leafs. For a team that was already bringing in Colton Sissons and Teddy Blueger, giving up a pair of draft picks and Dennis Hildeby to add another bottom-six forward was an interesting choice, especially when the Lightning were able to replace (upgrade on?) Paul easily…
Well, you have to start somewhere. A split with the Rays in St. Petersburg won’t turn the Yankees’ season around on its own, but it’s a step in the right direction after three weeks of putrid baseball. Yesterday, New York’s offense finally showed up, putting in a cathartic 12-run effort against Tampa Bay, led by […]
The worst thing an offense can be is predictable. It drives Joe nuts when NFL offenses are basically telegraphing to defenses what’s coming. Damn, it is hard enough to score in this league as it is. Broadcasting what’s coming only […] The post Memo To Zac Robinson: Don’t Be Predictable appeared first on JoeBucsFan.com .
These MLB Draft trades could help the Philadelphia Phillies, Pittsburgh Pirates and Tampa Bay Rays gear up for a postseason push.
For this next Rays Reacts poll, we asked who y’all thought the Rays will draft at No. 2 overall in the 2026 draft, and after a close vote the answer was — for me — surprising! Has the lesson of Buster Posey come home to roost? For a long time Cholowsky has been heralded as […]
We asked. Fans answered. In a nationwide poll of SB Nation readers, Houston Astros DH Yordan Alvarez was voted the player who should be the AL MVP, beating out Kansas City Royals SS Bobby Witt Jr., Athletics 1B Nick Kurtz and Tampa Bay Rays 3B Junior Caminero. SB Nation Reacts polls are powered by Fanduel. […]
Even in the most difficult of times, this Yankees team has had Ben Rice to count on, and here, needing a win, it saw its first baseman completely take over a game with two homers to lead a blowout 12-4 win over the Rays. Neither one of Rice’s homers represented the go-ahead hit or even […]
The Rays were ready to wrap up their four-game series against the Yankees and hopefully come away with a series win. To get there, they had Drew Rasmussen on the mound, and they’d be facing off against a rotating series of Yankees relievers. Hmm, wonder where they got that idea from. Rasmussen got the Yankees […]
The Yankees got a good start from mercurial ace Gerrit...
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