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DRaysBay 55 mins ago
The Best and Worst Tampa Bay Rays All-Time against the Toronto Blue Jays

The Best and Worst Tampa Bay Rays All-Time against the Toronto Blue Jays

Photo by Joseph Garnett Jr. / The Tampa Bay Rays have taken on their division rival north of the border in a total of 451 regular season games, plus two playoff games (both of which went in the Rays favor). Over those regular season games, the Rays have gone 245-206 (.543%). The Rays overtook the Blue Jays in the all-time series win column back in 2011 and haven’t looked back. Since the start of the 2007 season, the Rays have either tied or won the season series a total of 13 times and have taken the past five season series in a row against Toronto. As for the best...
DRaysBay 21 hours ago
Tampa Bay Rays 2024 Spring Training Leaders

Tampa Bay Rays 2024 Spring Training Leaders

Photo by Joe Robbins/Icon Sportswire via It was a Spring to remember for some; for others a Spring to forget After six grueling agonizingly long weeks, Spring Training is mercifully over. The highly anticipated yet quickly yawn inducing schedule of about 30 exhibition games has reached its conclusion with the Rays and Tigers playing to a 3-3 tie on Tuesday afternoon. All of the meaningless statistics that will forever grace analytical websites will be the only thing to actually show that any games were played. Random minor league free agents, the occasional top...
DRaysBay 22 hours ago
Tampa Bay Rays acquire Niko Goodrum

Tampa Bay Rays acquire Niko Goodrum

Photo by Kelly Gavin/MLB Photos via The Rays are adding a switch hitting versatile bench player on the eve of Opening Day The Tampa Bay Rays are acquiring utility fielder Niko Goodrum from the Minnesota Twins per a report from Marc Topkin. Goodrum, 32, was a second round selection in the 2010 draft by the Minnesota Twins. A player that possessed solid tools but struggled to make an impact during his time in the minor leagues, Goodrum was able to stick around for a while due to his potential. He ultimately made his debut in 2017, but would be released following the...
DRaysBay Mar 26, 2024
Rays Madness: final four matchups

Rays Madness: final four matchups

Part 3! In the spirit of march madness, I created a 16 team bracket with different Rays teams of the past, and have been utilizing a baseball simulator to play out a single elimination bracket and to determine the winner of each matchup. The seeding was decided on a ranking of each previous Rays team’s regular season winning percentage, with the 2020 Rays earning the no. 1 seed with a .667 winning percentage. Each game is simulated just one time (higher seeded team bats second), and the results are final. You can catch up by reading part one and part two here. Here are the...
DRaysBay Mar 25, 2024
2024 DRaysBay Community Prospect List: Vote for No. 28

2024 DRaysBay Community Prospect List: Vote for No. 28

Photo by Andy Cross/MediaNews Group/The Denver Post via Joe Rock’s special election gets us to the next round. Previous Winner Joe Rock, LHPAA | 4.50 ERA, 90.0 IP (19 GS) 27.3 K%, 8.1 BB%AAA | 3 ER, 2.2 IP (1 GS) 4 K, 2 BB As a cold weather, late bloomer at Ohio University (with a no-hitter on his resume) Rock was drafted 68th overall by the Rockies in 2021, and traded to the Rays this off-season for Greg Jones. Rock has the look of a starting pitcher, with a good body and fluid delivery, and solid extension thanks to his 6’6” build, although there are some...