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Tampa Bay Rays 2026 Minor League Roundup: Week 11
This was the 11th week of full minor league play (stats are entering play on Sunday, June 21st). According to FanGraphs (which factors in age and proximity to the big leagues), the Rays top overall prospect Theo Gillen has taken over at the top performer in the system. His full season stat line is further […]
Jonny DL was obviously the missing ingredient: Rays 4 Nationals 3
The Rays eked out a win over the Nationals with good pitching and defense and just enough offense to win their first series since they took two of three from the Angels a few weeks ago. Nick Martinez got the start, and while he probably isn’t, over a full season, the Cy Young caliber guy […]
Game Thread: Folks, are we watching the World Cup?
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Game Thread: How is the season nearly half over already?
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There’s no place like home: Rays 5 Nationals 2
The Rays hopefully hit reset, returning to Tropicana Field with a welll-played win. Six of the runs scored by both teams came via the long ball. The Nationals managed two solo home runs in the second and third inning against Griffin Jax. Poor Brian Anderson and Dewayne Staats came with a ton of stats showing […]
Game Thread: June Swoons are the worst
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Rays Reacts Result: Looming lockout should mean a discount on trades
For this week’s Rays Reacts, we asked whether the threat of a lockout next season should equate to a discount on any player contracts that run through 2027. As an example, we recently profiled the trade candidacy for Lars Nootbaar, who is under his rookie contract through 2027. If there is no season next year, […]
Rays Hate L.A….They Hate It! Dodgers 5, Rays 4
The Rays tried their best to avoid a sweep at the hands of the Dodgers and a 1-5 road trip, but came up just a bit short this afternoon losing their fourth of four 1-run games on this west coast trip. The team came into the contest on a 16-inning scoreless streak having last scored […]
Game Thread: Finally, the West Coast trip is over
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Short but not sweet: Rays 0, Dodgers 1
The Rays hoped to even the series after a tough one-run loss against the Dodgers last night. And they had their best on the mound to make it happen, as Drew Rasmussen took the ball for tonight’s game. Coming into the contest, he had pitched a combined 14 scoreless innings in his last two starts. […]
Game Thread: Baseball at 10 PM is a war crime
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Rays Reacts Survey: Could the potential lockout impact the trade deadline?
Welcome to SB Nation Reacts, a survey of fans across the MLB. Throughout the year we ask questions of the most plugged-in Giants fans and fans across the country. Sign up here to participate in the weekly emailed surveys. We have run several trade profiles in the previous weeks as we preview the upcoming trade […]
Why a November ballot question is throwing Rays stadium plans into doubt
Over the spring, both the Tampa City Council and the Hillsborough County Commission approved a nonbinding memorandum of understanding with the Tampa Bay Rays that would provide close to $1 billion in public funds for a new Rays ballpark across from Raymond James Stadium. In recent days, however, both elected bodies have been more skeptical […]
Tampa Bay Rays 2026 Minor League Roundup: Week 10
This was the 10th week of full minor league play (stats are entering play on Monday, June 15th). 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 […]
Tampa (native) beats Tampa Bay by himself: Rays 3, Dodgers 4
The Rays have not always had the best of luck when playing on ESPN. A West Coast trip to Chavez Ravine on ESPN? Well, I was not expecting a great night. However, much to my delight, for 6 and a half innings the Rays went toe to toe, pitch for pitch, with the defending champs. […]
Game Thread: The Fightin’ Friedmans!
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Rays Trade Candidate: Joe Ryan
Joe Ryan was famously traded from the Rays to the Twins at the 2021 deadline as part of the deal that brought Nelson Cruz to Tampa Bay for its postseason push and veteran leadership in a clubhouse that saw its future in Wander Franco. Fast forward a few years and Ryan looks like an ideal […]
Rays avoid sweep with some late inning juice: Rays 8, Angels 3
A low scoring, back and forth affair took a turn in the top of the eighth inning during which the Rays broke a 3-3 tie with a five-run inning punctuated by a pair of blasts from Caminero and Mesa Jr. The Rays left Anaheim with a series loss, but were able to salvage the last […]
Game Thread: These are some late nights, folks
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Humbled by the Halos: Rays 0, Angels 8
The best, most positive bright spot of this game and this series is that it happened late at night on the West Coast, in between a packed World Cup slate, and during Game 5 of the NBA Finals. Ideally the absolute minimum amount of people were exposed to the completely lifeless version of the Rays […]
Game Thread: DRaysBay reporting live from Anaheim!
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Too little too late: Angels 4, Rays 3
From the jump, the Rays just didn’t have it tonight. In the bottom of the first, Trey Mancini roped a triple to right field with two outs to plate two Halos. 2-0 Anaheim before you got a chance to sit down with your popcorn. Again with two outs, the Angels got off the hook with […]
Game Thread: What is Bryan Baker cooking tonight?
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Rays Reacts Results: This ain’t the time to panic
Coming off a run of 10 losses in 13 games — the first difficult stretch for the AL East leaders — we asked if now was the time to panic for Rays fans, and the overwhelming majority said NO! Good job! The Rays went on to sweep the Red Sox, starving the children of Boston […]
Rays Trade Candidate: Lars Nootbaar
It feels like Lars Nootbaar has been someone that could fit well on the Rays’ roster over the last few years. I think the timing could be right to acquire him this season if the Cardinals are willing to part ways with him. Nootbaar combines above-average on-base ability, defensive versatility, and multiple years of team […]
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