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Drew Smyly’s Meaning to the Mariners Rotation

Jan 12, 2017

Features, Seattle Mariners, Transactions

Following a series of trades this offseason (the club has made a total of eleven), the Seattle Mariners will enter the 2017 campaign with a starting rotation more poised for durability and success than it has b...

Mariners Make Two Trades, End up with Drew Smyly

Kyle Head

Jan 12, 2017

Atlanta Braves, Breaking News, Headlines, Seattle Mariners, Tampa Bay Rays

For anyone who has ever played fantasy baseball or pretended to be a major-league general manager, Jerry Dipoto should be your idol. The man never stops trying to adjust his roster and prefers trading for piece...

Tampa Bay Rays: April Report Card

Marvin Oliva

May 3, 2016

Features, Tampa Bay Rays

In a time where teams who do not see a path to perennial playoff appearances go the route of dismantling (i.e. “tanking”) in order to rebuild, the Tampa Bay Rays continue to mix and match parts looking to strik...

Pitching Matchup of the Day – April 13, 2016

Matt Wojciak

Apr 13, 2016

American League, American League Central, American League East, Cleveland Indians, Features, Major League Baseball, Opinions & Predictions, Tampa Bay Rays

Wednesday, April 13, 2016 Cleveland Indians @ Tampa Bay Rays, 7:10 PM ET CLE: Carlos Carrasco (5.0 IP, 7 H, 4 R, 4 ER, 3 HR, 1 BB, 5 K - 96 pitches, 63 strikes, 23 BF vs. BOS on 4/6) TBR: Drew Smyly (6.2 IP,...

Port Charlotte pitching duel ends in Phanatical win

Emily Shoffit

Mar 15, 2016

Headlines, Spring Training

Port Charlotte, Fla. - A pitching duel between Philadelphia Phillies go-to Aaron Nola and Tampa Bay Rays starter Drew Smyly ended with a Phanatical victory for Philadelphia Tuesday afternoon. The Rays took a...

Drew Smyly Elects Not to have Shoulder Surgery

Daniel Sherriff

May 21, 2015

American League East, Breaking News, Injuries, Tampa Bay Rays

There may be a glimmer of hope for the Tampa Bay Rays with regards to their rotation. Left-handed pitcher Drew Smyly has decided to forego shoulder surgery as reported by Matt Stein of Sports Talk Florida. Inst...

Drew Smyly Has Torn Labrum, Likely Done For The Season

Jose Alvarez

May 13, 2015

American League, American League East, Breaking News, Headlines, Injuries, Major League Baseball, Tampa Bay Rays

It has been a rough month for Tampa Bay pitchers. With starter Alex Cobb set to undergo season-ending Tommy John surgery tomorrow it appears the Rays will be without another valuable arm this year. On Wednesday...

Daily Fantasy Sports Help: May 5th

Paul Mammino

May 5, 2015

Fantasy, Features

Today features a full slate of games with all 30 teams in action. All of the games are are later for the evening with the earliest of the games being at 7:05. Weather could be an issue for the games between the...

Equity In The MLB Draft

Kevin Pittack

Feb 25, 2015

Contract, Draft, Features, Major League Baseball, Opinions & Predictions

Recently, our very own Steve Benko penned an article discussing the mole hill-turned-mountain of Tampa Bay Rays pitcher Drew Smyly tweeting his thoughts on 19-year-old Cuban Yoan Moncada receiving a $30 million...

Is Drew Smyly’s Frustration with Yoan Moncada’s Contract Justified?

Steve Benko

Feb 24, 2015

Boston Red Sox, Opinions & Predictions

Yoan Moncada is a 19-year-old Cuban prospect who just signed a $30 million deal with the Boston Red Sox. Tampa Bay Rays pitcher Drew Smyly was not happy about the Yoan Moncada deal. Smyly took to twitter to voi...

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