Tampa Bay Rays Offseason Report: Dec. 4, 2009
12/04/2009
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Thanks for the edits RM; must respect.
2 days ago
Welcome to another edition of Thaddeus' Tampa Bay Rays Offseason Report. Each and every Friday, we're going to recap the moves, trades, signings, and other nonsense of the previous week in the ...
A good man named Steve Henderson lost his job in Tampa for failing to succeed in "Operation Fix B.J. Upton", and a new guy has been...
Two things got Shop this contract: his .OPS against lefties and his walk rate. Shop has an .OPS against lefties of more than .100 over Navi's,...
This deal is a tremendous deal for my Rays. Now they don't have to pursue a catcher, and can go all in for a closer this...
Gavin Andrews replied…
Oh, by all means then, Gonzalez is the least expensive closer on the market, and we...
Thaddeus Walk replied…
I can see Shop getting 110-120 games behind the plate and then someone else doing the...
Great breakdown. I absolutely think this deal is a big plus move for Tampa. Navarro goes from one of the league's worst starting catchers to (assuming...
Thaddeus Walk replied…
Thanks for the compliments, MT. Shop does have some issues with breaking balls (curves and sliders...
Late Tuesday afternoon, the Cleveland Indians traded C Kelly Shoppach to the Tampa Bay Rays for a player to be named later or cash. Shoppach, 29, was a former top prospect and International League All-Star with the Boston Red Sox organization...
Anyone find anything good on MLB.com's Black Friday sale ridiculousness? Nothing good Rays-wise, in my opinion.
Thanks for the edits, JC...hope Thanksgiving went well!
9 days ago
Jason Cianci replied…
Any time, Thaddeus. And yes, it did, though I'm still recovering from being dragged out by a friend early this morning to do some Black Friday shopping.
Welcome to another edition of Thaddeus' Tampa Bay Rays Offseason Report. Each and every Friday, we're going to recap the moves, trades, signings, and other nonsense of the previous week in the ...
No problem Thaddeus—good article!
23 days ago
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