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The Red Sox showed exactly why the lineup just hasn’t been good enough all season long. The group made the wrong kind of history in Wednesday’s matinee loss as the Tampa Bay Rays completed the sweep. Boston is 12 games under .500 as the season swirls further away from the team’s control. Here’s three takeaways […]
The Houston Astros got better in the infield this week, as they made a trade with the Tampa Bay Rays to acquire Raynel Delgado. “The Tampa Bay Rays have traded minor league INF Raynel Delgado to the Houston Astros in exchange for cash considerations,” the Rays wrote on X, formerly Twitter. Delgado is set to […] The post Astros boost infield depth with big Rays trade appeared first on ClutchPoints .
The Astros are acquiring minor league infielder Raynel Delgado from the Rays for cash considerations, reports Brian McTaggart of MLB.com. Delgado was not on Tampa Bay’s roster and would only require a 40-man spot with Houston if the trade were spurred by him exercising an assignment clause in his minor league deal. He’ll be assigned […]
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They’ve been tense, gritty affairs, but the Yankees have taken the first two games against the Guardians. It was Cody Bellinger with the extra-inning heroics on Monday, while Spencer Jones hit his first big-league home run and Jazz Chisholm Jr. the game-winner to lead off the eighth in Tuesday’s win. They’ll go for the sweep […]
CJ Abrams is just 25 years old, has 14 home runs, 51 RBIs, and a .283 average in 67 games, and plays for a Washington Nationals team that traded MacKenzie Gore in January and is clearly not built to contend over a 162-game season. ESPN's Jeff Passan explored the trade picture this week, naming the Yankees, Braves, Brewers, and Rays as teams that could pursue Abrams ahead of the August 3 deadline. Abrams is not a free agent until after the 2028 season, meaning any acquiring team gets two-pl...
The Rays were the kings of the two-out rally on Tuesday night in a 4-3 win over the Red Sox. Tampa Bay put Payton Tolle to the test early when Yandy Díaz lined a single to right, Junior Caminero followed by smoking a ball to the wall in center, and suddenly Tampa Bay had runners […]
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The Boston Red Sox lose the second game of their series against the Tampa Bay Rays 4-3.
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Last night was one where a lot of Yankees fans were probably somewhat distracted by a certain basketball game being played at Madison Square Garden. Yours truly was among those. However, the Yankees had a game themselves on Monday night, and it was also quite the dramatic one. After going back and forth with the […]
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 […]
The Red Sox offense was virtually non-existent Monday night.Opening a three-game series against the Rays at Tropicana Field, Boston managed just four hits and was held to one hit over three innings by opener Ian Seymour in a 3-1 loss.
Yanno, for a game in which the Sox only had five baserunners, made opener Ian Seymour look like Clayton Viola-Koufax for four (!) innings, Tampa couldn’t miss on challenges, and started with a leadoff home run by Yandy Diaz, tonight’s 3-1 loss wasn’t all that bad imho. Connelly Early pitched well and Marcelo Mayer absolutely […]
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 […]
While the New York Yankees try to decide whether to trade a rookie, they’re getting great performances from another youngster. And one of those guys could be part of the Yankees’ perfect trade offer to the Nationals for standout shortstop CJ Abrams. The Yankees are basically in a dead heat with the Rays, a few […] The post Yankees’ perfect trade offer for Nationals’ CJ Abrams appeared first on ClutchPoints .
The Boston Red Sox lose the first game of their series against the Tampa Bay Rays 3-1.
The Brewers designated Jake Woodford for assignment on Friday. As of today, he has cleared waivers and rejected an outright assignment in favor of free agency (per Adam McCalvy of MLB.com). Woodford, 29, signed a minor league contract with the Rays this offseason. The deal included an upward mobility clause, which he triggered before Opening […]
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Blech. Yesterday’s bullpen blowup was so bad, the Red Sox traveled to visit first-place Tampa Bay, against whom they probably won’t have a lead to squander. That’s some chess strategy right there. Speaking of which, as a guy who plays a lot of online chess, I hate the “4D chess” analogy. It’s plenty hard enough […]
1:20pm: The Rays have officially announced Slater’s addition to the roster. Heasley was transferred to the 60-day IL as the corresponding 40-man move. To open an active roster spot, infielder Oliver Dunn has been optioned to Triple-A Durham. 9:55am: The Rays will select the contract of outfielder Austin Slater from Triple-A Durham, reports Marc Topkin […]
The Tampa Bay Rays are once again looking for a spark, and this time they’re turning to a veteran who has spent the past several MLB seasons bouncing around the league. The Rays have promoted outfielder Austin Slater from Triple-A…
Presenting 10 Statcast Standouts from MiLB, led by a Rays righthander who is excelling with a new delivery. The post Brody Hopkins, Ryan Clifford Headline 10 Statcast Standouts (June 8) appeared first on College Baseball, MLB Draft, Prospects - Baseball America .
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 […]
New York Post | Joel Sherman: Speaking of the Yankees playing without Judge, even despite his absence and the Yankees being a bit subpar of late, they still moved into a tie back atop the AL East with the Rays. The reason that they were able to do that and why they might be able […]