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Another day, another pitching addition for the Cubs. As first reported by Marquee’s Lance Brozdowski, the Cubs have signed lefty Josh Fleming to a minor league deal after he was released by the Blue Jays over the weekend. The 30-year-old was drafted by the Rays in the fourth round back in 2017 and made his … The post Cubs Sign LHP Josh Fleming to Minors Deal appeared first on .
The Buccaneers and QB Baker Mayfield have remained apart on extension talks this offseason as the veteran enters the final year of his three-year, $100 million contract. Speaking on an episode of The Insiders, NFL Network’s Mike Garafolo says the two sides are still not close on an extension and “a lot of work” needs […] The post Buccaneers & Baker Mayfield Not Close On Extension appeared first on NFLTradeRumors.co .
Tampa Bay Buccaneers quarterback Baker Mayfield and Arizona Cardinals linebacker Josh Sweat landed at No. 77 and No. 78 overall, respectively, on this year's NFL Top 100, the annual list featuring NFL players ranking the league's top stars.
BY IRA KAUFMAN He was supposed to ride off into a storied career atop his chosen Super Bowl horse, Artistic Dream. Instead, it’s the steed’s rider who has broken down. Devin White had the world at his stirrups during the […] The post Nearing The Finish Line appeared first on JoeBucsFan.com .
Let’s start with the good news: The Rays are selecting No. 2 overall in the upcoming MLB Draft for 2026. Based on history, it’s hard to make a bad selection at second overall. Although these picks don’t receive the notoriety of the name called just seconds before, they are still considered among the top amateur […]
The New York Yankees and Tampa Bay Rays have the same problem, and they are both eyeing the same solution. Per CBS Sports, both AL East rivals are pursuing Minnesota Twins catcher Ryan Jeffers, setting up the possibility of a division bidding war for the best backstop available before the August 3 trade deadline. Why Both Teams Need Him The Yankees have gotten historically bad production from the catcher position, with their catchers posting a 42 wRC+ that ranks dead last in baseball, and ...
As the salary cap continues to rise, these teams showed there are still ways to spend their money poorly.
Caballero translates into “gentleman” in Spanish, but former Rays utility player Jose Caballero was anything but gentlemanly in his return to his former home park this evening with two no-doubt and well-celebrated trips around the bases supplying two of the three hits on the evening for the Yankees in their 5-1 victory. Through the first […]
Baseball is beautiful, but more importantly it is extremely weird. With how poorly the Yankees have played over the last fortnight, if I had told you they would only manage three hits in Monday’s series opener with the Rays, many of you would have skipped tomorrow’s game out of disgust. They did only get three […]
Cam Schlittler (#31, 25, RHP, 8-5, 2.08) vs. Griffin Jax (#22, 31, RHP, 4-5, 3.45) YANKEES CF T. The post Yankees (49-40) @ Rays (52-35), Monday, July 6, 2026, 6:40 PM EDT appeared first on Replacement Level Yankee Weblog .
I hate playing the Rays at the best of times, and doubly so when we have to watch games at the Trop. That this series, a four-game set with Tampa enjoying a four-game lead in the AL East, is of outsized importance for the Yankees’ playoff trajectory and is also coming at a time the […]
Prediction season is about to begin, when Buccaneers Ring of Honor general manager Jason Licht annually fills his bag of receipts. On SiriusXM NFL Radio, Sunday was “NFC South day.” Joe was glued to the airwaves with a tray of […] The post Another Midseason Bucs Nosedive, 8-9 Record Predicted appeared first on JoeBucsFan.com .
With the 2026 MLB Draft less than a week away, we’ll take a look at what the Rays are expected to do with their first round picks. We will update this as new versions of mock drafts are published through the day before the draft. Baseball America In BA’s latest mock draft, they’ve got the […]
As the trade deadline looms just four weeks down the road, the Rays are once again in the market for catching help, reports Ken Rosenthal of The Athletic. It’s a familiar stance for Tampa Bay. Rays catchers annually rank near the least productive in the sport. They’ve acquired names like Nick Fortes, Hunter Feduccia, Christian […]
Whoever is able to get a deal across the line prior to Aug. 3 might be the time left standing atop the AL East when all is said and done.
A prominent NFL analyst saw the Buccaneers finish as the 10th-best team in the NFC last season and sees little improvement on the horizon. Former Pro Bowl defensive back Ryan Clark delivered the bad news during a visit to The […] The post Baker Mayfield Fears On The Record appeared first on JoeBucsFan.com .
With the season past its halfway point, we’re starting to see each team’s true identity. There have been plenty of surprises thus far: the Chicago White Sox leading the AL Central, the Miami Marlins rattling off 20 wins in June, and the Tampa Bay Rays finding a way to lead the AL East. But with […] The post Which Team Has Been the Biggest Disappointment Halfway Through 2026? appeared first on Just Baseball .
Last month Todd Bowles broke from his in-season and postseason claims that effort was no issue with his Bucs last season. Bowles caught a lot of fans’ attention referencing guys “just taking plays off,” so Joe launched operation Loaf Watch. […] The post Loaf Watch: Buccaneers-Cardinals appeared first on JoeBucsFan.com .
The 2025 Buffalo Bills season has been written, but the book is incomplete. Before we cast our full attention toward the 2026 season, let’s take one last glance back over our shoulder for our annual look at the Plays That Defined the prior campaign. For any newcomers, first and foremost; Welcome! When it comes to […]
It never rains, but it pours. On the morning of June 18th, the Yankees were sitting pretty at 45-27, holding a 3.5 game lead over the Rays and expected by most to coast to the AL East division title. In the two and a half weeks since, they’ve struggled mightily while the pesky Rays have […]
One advantage to having a prospect tier ranked in the lower-third of the league is that your players rarely attract offer sheet attention. It also helped that the Tampa Bay Lightning didn’t have any restricted free agents on their depth chart after they opted to not tender a contract to Ethan Samson (who signed with Montreal), so they can sit back and watch the Leo Carlsson drama from a comfortable distance. At some point this week, Pat Verbeek will make his decision about Carlsson, a bud...
Alexander Alberto was a late signee in the Rays 2019 international class and is currently in the final year of his MiLB contract. It has been a long journey for Alberto, but this might be the year he gets a chance to stick in the majors. It almost happened with the White Sox when he […]
The Yankees have their biggest series of the year lined up starting tonight, and they could not be in a worse state entering it. Losers of eight of their last nine, New York has surrendered the AL East to the Rays who went on a big winning streak of their own at the same time […]
Joe and the Bucs have different definitions of a pass rush. Joe’s definition is simple: Put the quarterback on his ass. There isn’t a quarterback in the league who can complete a pass while prone on the turf (though Doug […] The post Vita Vea Bucs’ Best Pass Rusher? appeared first on JoeBucsFan.com .
Go Rays!