Ryan Yarbrough lost his arbitration case last week after trying to get a $3.1 million salary for 2021. He will end up receiving the number that the Rays provided – $2.3 million. Let’s take a look at why he lost, and what made the Rays number more appropriate according to the arbitrators. But first, check…
With Chris Archer signing to the Rays, I’ve been posting about how he’s changed since being on the Pirates. In this final part, I am going to go through changes Archer made to his wind-up. If you missed the first couple parts, check them out here: Part 1: Archer’s Sinker Part 2: Archer’s Fourseam Archer’s…
Ever since Chris Archer was traded back to the Rays, I’ve been taking a deep look into his numbers to see what changed during his time with the Pirates. In Part 1, I spoke about how Archer added a sinker to his pitch mix. In this post, I’m going to shift gears and talk about…
After Chris Archer was traded back in 2018, I thought for sure that we’d seen the last of him in a Rays uniform. Well, here we are now two and a half years later, and I’m digging my Archer jersey out of my closet. Last week, the Rays signed Chris Archer to a one year,…
Between Morton becoming a free agent and Snell being traded, the Rays have had a busy offseason. They have quite a few more moves to make if they want to be competitive in 2021, and it has some speculating whether the Rays are going to trade Kevin Kiermaier next. Bob Nightengale even tweeted about it…
Dillon Paulson was the Rays return in the three team trade between the Rays, Dodgers, and Phillies last week. The full components of the trade include: Rays receive Dillon Paulson and a Player to Be Named Later Dodgers receive Garrett Cleavinger Phillies receive Jose Alvarado With only one full minor league season under his belt,…
Rays fans woke up to a pretty big shock this morning when reports came out about Blake Snell getting traded to the Padres. With three years left in his team friendly contract, I did not expect the Rays to start shopping him so early. That being said, the Rays are known for their crazy, explosive…
The Tampa Bay Rays are officially the best team in the American League! If you’re leaning towards rooting for the Rays during the World Series this week, you’ve come to the right place. Here is everything you need to get up to speed and to be the most knowledgeable bandwagon Rays fan out there. The…
The Blue Jays may be the 8th seed in the American League, but that doesn’t mean they will be an easy team to beat. In fact, with all the young, hungry talent that they have, I believe the Blue Jays will put up a strong fight to continue playing October baseball. They will be an…
The Chicago White Sox became the first team to clinch a postseason berth after they beat the Twins last Thursday. This year will be the first year the White Sox have reached the postseason since 2008, when they lost to the Tampa Bay Rays in the ALDS. What makes the White Sox a threat this…