Rays Notes: Evan Longoria Named American League Player of the Week
The more you see Evan Longoria play, the more you ask yourself how the Rays ever survived without him. This past week, Longoria was especially great, managing a .464/.532/.964 line with 3 homers, 5 doubles,…Read More
The Undercards: Rehabbing Mike Montgomery, Parker Markel Combine to Lead Charlotte to Shutout
Is there anything better than dominant pitching? You'll get different answers depending on who you ask, but most Rays fans will tell you that nothing beats ascintillating performance from your pitching…Read More
Cubs' Anthony Rizzo Extension Shows How Gap Is Closing Between Rays and Rest of MLB
The problem with innovating is that you have to keep doing it or everyone else is going to catch up. In regard to extending players early n their careers, that has already begun to take place. The Cubs…Read More
Rays Bring Back Cory Wade on Minor League Deal, Fill Triple-A Bullpen Hole and Maybe More
The past few days brought a couple developments in the Rays bullpen. Right-hander Brandon Gomes went on the disabled list with a strain lat muscle in his right throwing shoulder and in a corresponding…Read More
AL East Roundup (5/13 Edition)
Welcome back to another edition of the AL East Roundup, where we'll provide some storylines and analysis from the week that was. I hope everybody had a great Mother's Day weekend, let's…Read More
A Little More Luck Could Go A Long Way for Rays' Jeremy Hellickson
On Saturday, Jeremy Hellickson blew it. He had a great run in the middle of his outing, retiring 16 in…Read More
Rays Notes: Amazing Catches by Sam Fuld and Matt Joyce, Protecting Pitchers
Ever since their breakthrough season of 2008, the Rays have been renowned throughout baseball for two…Read More
The Undercards: Taylor Guerrieri, Tyler Goeddel Break Through as Hot Rods 2-Hit Lake County
Sometimes you never know which game can be the turning point. One good game could be the start of a run,…Read More
What A Difference Five Days Make for the Tampa Bay Rays
Five days ago it looked like all hope was lost. The Rays let another early lead slip away, with the bullpen…Read More
Game 37: Rays Sweep Series Behind Stellar Pitching Performances
Tampa Bay sweeps the season series with a 4-2 victory over the San Diego Padres on the heels of a Roberto…Read More
Wil Myers, The Tampa Bay Rays, and Stage Five
Whenever you talk to Joe Maddon about a prospect, it seems like the same speech comes up every single…Read More
AL Feast Week 8: The All-Loaded Up Edition (05/12/2013)
Here at Jays Journal we like to keep you up to date with breaking news, statistical analysis and opinion…Read More
Rays Notes: Joe Maddon Calls Out Jeremy Hellickson, Umpires Out to Get Rays?
For most of his outing on Saturday, Jeremy Hellickson was locked in, retiring 16 in a row from the final…Read More
The Undercards: Ryan Carpenter Goes 7 Strong, Drew Vettleson Homers as Charlotte Wins
The past two days have seen Rays starting pitchers rack up some crazy strikeout numbers. But as Alex…Read More
Game 36: Wild Night for Rays Ends Alright as Evan Longoria Slams Walk-Off Home Run
The same script was replayed over and over like multiple cuts of the same lousy scene. The Rays offense…Read More
Tampa Bay Rays' Joel Peralta Seizes Every Edge He Can Get to Help the Team Win
The Rays' bullpen features plenty of relievers with incredible arms capable of hitting 95 MPH or…Read More
James Loney May Finally Be Reaching His Potential
Back when James Loney was drafted by the Los Angeles Dodgers with the 19th pick in the 2002 MLB Amateur…Read More
Matt Harvey's 6.2 Perfect Innings Mirrored Rick Reed's Feat Against The Devil Rays In 1998
Every major league pitcher dreams of pitching a perfect game and joining an elite list of only 23 pitchers…Read More
How Much is the Summer Concert Series Helping Attendance?
It has become a well-documented story since the beginning of the Tampa Bay Rays, that their lack of attendance…Read More
Rays Notes: More on Alex Cobb's Start
Alex Cobb had quite the night last night, striking out 13 batters in only 4.2 innings of work. Naturally,…Read More
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