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Can the Tampa Bay Rays Successfully Retool – Again?

Jan 5, 2021

Major League Baseball, Offseason, Opinions & Predictions, Tampa Bay Rays

The Tampa Bay Rays recently traded their ace, Blake Snell, to the San Diego Padres and are clearly embarking on an abrupt retooling project. Will it work? Trading Snell, which corralled Tampa Bay 25-year-old...

Blake Snell is, Amazingly, Holding Back the Tampa Bay Rays

Robbie Stratakos

Jun 29, 2019

Opinions & Predictions, Tampa Bay Rays

Blake Snell went from winning the American League Cy Young Award to being the most inconsistent pitcher in the Tampa Bay Rays starting rotation. Last season, Snell was one of the most dominant pitchers in Ma...

Tampa Bay Rays Starting Rotation Continues to Impress With MLB’s Best ERA

Quinn Allen

Apr 15, 2019

American League East, Major League Baseball, Opinions & Predictions, Tampa Bay Rays

One of the biggest surprises so far in the 2019 big-league season has been the remarkable start of the Tampa Bay Rays. In a very tough American League East, they currently sit in first place at 12-4. After winn...

Interviewing MLB Pipeline’s Jim Callis

Matt Roffe

Feb 16, 2016

Atlanta Braves, Chicago Cubs, Colorado Rockies, Interviews, Opinions & Predictions

Last week, I had the the incredible opportunity of speaking with senior writer at MLBPipeline.com, Jim Callis. Mr. Callis has been working in baseball since 1988, and is truly one of the best baseball minds in ...

Tampa Bay Rays: Top 20 Prospects

Marvin Oliva

Feb 13, 2016

Headlines, Prospect Reports, Tampa Bay Rays

USA Today The Tampa Bay Rays have been able to upgrade their farm system through trades over the last two seasons. Once rated in the bottom third, they are now more in the middle of the pack. Ratin...

Five Major Questions for the Tampa Bay Rays in 2016

Marvin Oliva

Jan 18, 2016

American League, Features, Headlines, Major League Baseball, Offseason, Opinions & Predictions, Tampa Bay Rays

(Photo: CBSSports / MLB.com screengrab) When will Blake Snell Join the Tampa Bay Rays? We are about six weeks away from when pitchers and catchers report to spring training. But really for Tampa Bay Rays...

Tampa Bay Rays 2016 New Year’s Resolution

Marvin Oliva

Dec 30, 2015

Features, Offseason, Opinions & Predictions, Tampa Bay Rays

What’s your New Year’s resolution? According to the Wikipedia entry, it defines a New Year’s resolution, “in which a person makes a promise to do an act of self-improvement or something slightly nice.” Since...

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Can the Tampa Bay Rays Successfully Retool – Again?

Blake Snell is, Amazingly, Holding Back the Tampa Bay Rays

Tampa Bay Rays Starting Rotation Continues to Impress With MLB’s Best ERA

Interviewing MLB Pipeline’s Jim Callis

Tampa Bay Rays: Top 20 Prospects

Five Major Questions for the Tampa Bay Rays in 2016

Tampa Bay Rays 2016 New Year’s Resolution