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Lineup protection hardly matters – here’s why
Is Junior Caminero getting pitched around because neither Jonathan Aranda nor Yandy Diaz are hitting behind him in the lineup to “protect” him? How much influence does Caminero have on the number of pitches the batter ahead of him sees in the zone? Inspired by an article examining the statistical significance of lineup protection, I […]
Three If By Bay, 1 If By Sea: Rays 3, Red Sox 1
This game was unnecessarily close for the entire game because the runners in scoring position issues continued, but thankfully, Boston struggled to get anyone into scoring position all night allowing the Rays to score just enough to hold on with a 3-1 victory to open the series at Tropicana Field. The Rays started off with […]
Game Thread: The arrow is pointing downward
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Rays Trade Candidate: Freddy Peralta
While the Rays’ rotation has performed pretty well so far this season, they could benefit from some reinforcements. They have several pitchers with relatively strict workload limits (Shane McClanahan, Griffin Jax, and Steven Matz) and will be without Ryan Pepiot this season. Even Drew Rasmussen will have his workload carefully managed given his injury history. […]
Tampa Bay Rays 2026 Minor League Roundup: Week 9
This was the 9th week of full minor league play (stats are entering play on Sunday, June 7th). According to FanGraphs (which factors in age and proximity to the big leagues), 22-year old Caden Bodine remains the top hitter spot in the Rays system. The backstop was recently added to Baseball America’s top 100 prospect […]
Weak offense and too many walks = Rays 1 Marlins 4
Today, the Marlins played a sort of game that felt familiar. Their pitching, from starter to bullpen, was outstanding. Their defense possibly robbed Cedric Mullins of a home run and was sharp across the board. They ran the bases well, making just one mistake (Heriberto Hernandez was thrown out at second trying to stretch a […]
Game Thread: Happy “6/7”
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Rays Hoisted By Their Own Petard: Marlins 4, Rays 3
For ‘tis the sport of baseball to have the engineer of infield hits and great defense hoist with his own petard. The Marlins stole the Rays’ playbook and beat them at their own game with infield hits, excellent defense mixed around some timely extra base hits while employing a Jonny Bullpen plan to stifle the […]
Game Thread: The Citrus Series will never die
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Rays Trade Candidate: Luis Arraez
With the uncertainty surrounding Gavin Lux’s health, the Rays are relatively thin in the middle infield. Richie Palacios (103 wRC+ vs righties) and Ben Williamson (92 wRC+ vs lefties) have done their best to platoon the second base position into close to league average production, but the Rays would be wise to consider some external […]
Rays 6, Marlins 0: Rays sting Marlins in series opener
The Rays are in Miami to open their annual Citrus Series against the Marlins. Drew Rasmussen is on the bump against Marlins starter Ryan Gusto. Junior Caminero got things going in the top of the first with a one-out double to right, and Jonathan Aranda drew a walk to put two runners on for Yandy […]
Game Thread: All hail the Citrus Series!
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Rays Trade Candidate: Tarik Skubal
While there’s no guarantee that the Tigers will trade ace Tarik Skubal, they would be wise to entertain offers for him heading into the trade deadline. Set to become a free agent in 2027 with a potential lockout on the horizon, Skubal is a tantalizing trade chip — despite an injury* — thanks to Detroit […]
A rough Martinez start and quiet bats bring Rays another loss: Tigers 7, Rays 2
After so much time spent winning to start the season, defying expectations and climbing to the top of the American League, it’s safe to say no one had “lose a whole series to the worst team in the league” on their June bingo card. Yet the Rays have struggled consistently against the Tigers in this […]
Game Thread: Why don’t we play Thursdays anymore?
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Early fumble by Matz leads to a shutout loss: Tigers 8, Rays 0
I think it’s safe to say most Rays fans took one look at the Detroit Tigers current record for the season and their brutal slump since losing their ace Tarik Skubal, and thought this was going to be an easy series. However, recent history has proven that series that should be easy wins have been […]
Game Thread: Matz gets a re-do
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Next time maybe don’t give up so many runs? Rays 9 Tigers 10
Which is more painful, losing a blowout? Or climbing back into a blowout and then losing by just one run? From the Rays standpoint, this game felt like one of those punishments imposed by the gods in Greek myth. Like Sisyphus, on several occasions the Rays seemed poised to roll that boulder back up the […]
Game Thread: New Month, New Rays?
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Cam Booser comes to Rays pen with some new pitch shapes
The Rays signed Cam Booser this past offseason as a non-roster invitee. He performed well enough during Spring Training to earn a spot on the Rays’ 40-man roster and remain in the organization’s plans despite opening the season in Durham. Booser has the lowest walk rate of his career while still getting above average swing-and-miss […]
Tampa Bay Rays 2026 Minor League Roundup: Week 8
This was the 8th week of full minor league play (stats are entering play on Sunday, May 31st). According to FanGraphs (which factors in age and proximity to the big leagues), 22-year old Caden Bodine has regained his spot as the top hitter spot in the Rays system. The backstop was recently added to Baseball […]
Jose, Are you Siri..us? All’s Well That Ends Well : Rays 5-2 over Angels
The Rays rebounded today to play the type of game that propeled them to an 18-8 record in May with 5-2 victory with timely hits, walks, and better defense than what this past week of games has delivered. The offense started early with an absolute laser of a home run by Jonathan Aranda, who did […]
Game Thread: Yeah, I’m thinking it’s Shane time
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Sad Saturday: Rays 3 Angels 14
Drew Rasmussen put in one of his worst performances of the year, getting through just four innings while giving up five runs. Four of those runs came in the first, an uncharacteristically poor inning from the Rays righty. He gave up a single and then two walks — this is a guy who had, before […]
Game Thread: Hey remember when this guy no hit the Rays?
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