October 2011
Rays pick up option on Farnsworth
but decline on Shoppach.
Evan Longoria, Casey Kotchman and Sam Fuld
have all been nominated for the Gold Glove award.
If Longoria takes this home, it would be the third year in a row he has done so. Both Kotchman and Fuld have never won the award.
Rays pick up option on RHP James Shields →
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As expected, the Rays have picked up the $7.5 million option for RHP James Shields for next season, according to agent Page Odle.
Shields, 29, is coming off a spectacular bounce-back season in which he racked up a major-league high 11 complete games and earned his first All-Star selection. He won 16 games and posted career-highs in innings 249 1/3 innings and strikeouts.
Shields’ option can escalate to $8 million depending on his finish in the AL Cy Young voting.
The Rays still have to decide on options for RHP Kyle Farnsworth ($3.3 million) and C Kelly Shoppach ($3.2 million) by midnight tonight.
My mancrush can live on a little longer. Ohmygodthankyou.
30 Day MLB Challenge
Day 14 - Best Web Gem You Have Seen: Reid Brignac Dancing
I Have nothing to say, this gifs speak for themselves
Bringing this back.
Dave Eiland named Royals pitching coach.
The 45 year-old born in Zephyrhills and who was a scout and a minor-league instructor for us signed a two-year deal with the Royals.
I’m sure everyone else will echo my sentiments in saying good luck in Kansas City, Eiland. Thank you for the many years of hard work, on and off the field for the Rays organization.
Fuck Yeah Rays Way: Maddon on staying a Ray and Davey Martinez →
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“Honestly, I love where I work and who I work with,” said Rays manager Joe Maddon when asked by WEEI.com’s Rob Bradford about pursuing another manager’s job elsewhere. “For me it isn’t always about money. I really am humbled by that thought, but at the end of the day I am a Ray and I want to…
Nooooo,
I don’t like all this talk in the papers about the rays possibly moving. Especially to tampa. If tampa steals our team, i’m gonna be pissed. I mean, they already get credit for the name, that should be enough for them.
just add a retractable roof to the trop, and baaam, problem solved.
No need to move, Rays.
Apparently when the city of Tampa was asked how much they could put into a stadium if it were to move to Tampa, they stated around $90-100 million. That is about 1/5th of what is needed to actually get a new stadium built.
I am on the stay in St. Petersburg boat, obviously.
