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- 19 hours ago View from the Catwalk:
DRaysBay — Jerome Miron-USA TODAY Sports Rays News MLB teams had to decide whom to protect from the Rule 5 draft on Friday, which necessitated some difficult roster moves all around. The #Rays have made 3 additions to the 40-man roster:INF Taylor WallsOF Josh Lowe RHP Drew StrotmanHunter Renfroe and Brian O'Grady have been DFA'ed.— Neil Solondz (@neilsolondz) November 20, 2020 You can read John Romano’s take on these choices here($). Rays VP of Baseball Operations Peter Bendix, rocking that pandemic haircut, reflects on the Renfroe trade and DFA: Hunter Renfroe...
19 hours ago - Nov 20, 2020 Renfroe DFA’d, 3 prospects added in 40-man roster moves
DRaysBay — Photo by Cooper Neill/MLB Photos via The Rays were busy Friday ahead of a 40-man roster deadline. The 6 p.m. ET deadline to add players to the 40-man roster in advance of the Rule 5 draft has passed, and the Rays were busy, adding outfielder Josh Lowe, right-handed pitcher Drew Strotman, and infielder Taylor Walls to the roster. To make room on the roster, utilityman Brian O’Grady and outfielder Hunter Renfroe were designated for assignment. Renfroe — acquired in the Tommy Pham trade a year ago — added power as advertised but posted career lows with a .156...
Nov 20, 2020 - Nov 20, 2020 Tampa Bay Rays Social Justice Initiative: NAACP
DRaysBay — Mary Holt-USA TODAY Sports An opportunity to learn about the historic organization from the president of NAACP Hillsborough Branch, Yvette Lewis Today, we are happy to feature an interview with Yvette Lewis, the president of the National Association for the Advancement of Colored People (NAACP) in Hillsborough County, as we continue to learn about the organizations the Tampa Bay Rays have partnered with in the Tampa Bay Community. Following the murder of George Floyd at the hands of a police officer, we have engaged in conversations with community leaders and our...
Nov 20, 2020 - Nov 20, 2020 The 2020 Rays finally conquered Third-Order Winning Percentage
DRaysBay — Photo by Ronald Martinez/ Was it just a 60-game fluke? Just about three years ago, during the post-2017 offseason, I penned a piece looking at just how bad the Rays franchise had been in terms of living up to their billing in regards to Baseball Prospectus’ third-order winning percentage. As a friendly reminder, the BP website defines the metric as: 3rd Order Winning Percentage: A team’s projected winning percentage, based on underlying statistics and adjusted for quality of opponents. Uses Adjusted Equivalent Runs scored and allowed, which adjust the Equivalent...
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