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Rays infielder speculates whether pitch clock contributes to increase in injuries

Tampa Bay Rays second baseman Brandon Lowe speculated Monday on the "Foul Territory" podcast that the pitch clock could be leading to an increase in pitcher injuries.

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2024 DRaysBay Community Prospect List: Vote for No. 25

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Cole Wilcox lands at No. 24.

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Cole Wilcox, RHP
AA | 5.23 ERA, 106.2 IP (25 GS) 21.8% K, 9.7% BB

Wilcox’s first full season following Tommy John surgery in 2021 was muted, with his strikeouts lacking the expected mid-30’s rate. Perhaps that’s because his previous high-octane fastball that earned first round money from the Padres, before they sent him to the Rays in the Snell trade, barely scratches 94 these...

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Stuart Sternberg on payroll: Rays will take “real losses” in 2024

Rays principal owner Stu Sternberg during the press conference to announce a tentative agreement with the City of St. Petersburg and Pinellas County for a new stadium. | Kim Klement Neitzel-USA TODAY Sports

Threatens to “pull back” financing in 2025 if this year’s team doesn’t perform well.

Marc Topkin’s Sunday Column featured the annual salary bemoaning we expect from the Rays owner Stuart Sternberg, but this time it came with a threat!

After noting the Rays saved $33...

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Report: Rays OF Josh Lowe (oblique) to start season on IL

Tampa Bay Rays outfielder Josh Lowe will start the season on the injured list with an oblique injury, the Tampa Bay Times reported. No timetable for a return was revealed for Lowe, who had been dealing with a sore hip throughout spring training.

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Josh Lowe to open season on IL with oblique injury

Rays outfielder Josh Lowe will open the season on the injured list.

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Rays owner stresses importance of competitive window

The financial guillotine never really stops hanging over the Tampa Bay Rays.

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2024 DRaysBay Community Prospect List: Vote for No. 24

Dru Baker lands at 23.

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Dru Baker, OF
A+ | .307/.396/.491 (.887 OPS, 144 wRC+) 377 PA, 13 HR, 38 SB
AA | .287/.346/.417 (.763 OPS, 105 wRC+) 127 PA, 1 HR, 11 SB

Back to back seasons the Rays promoted 2021 4th rounder Baker mid-season after he dominated his level, and both times he turned in a league average performance at the next level. From a tools perspective, he’s a right handed Colton Ledbetter that trades exit velo for more stole bases. His defense has...

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2019 All-Star Pitcher Signs With The Rays

After being traded from the Atlanta Braves to the Texas Rangers last offseason, 2019 all-star pitcher Jake Odorizzi missed the entire 2023 season after undergoing arthroscopic surgery on his right shoulder.

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Tampa Bay Rays sign RHP Jake Odorizzi to a minor league deal

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With a spot opening up in the rotation, Odorizzi has a shot at making the Rays Opening Day roster

The Tampa Bay Rays have signed veteran hurler and former Ray, RHP Jake Odorizzi, to a minor league deal.

Odorizzi, who will turn 34 in just a few weeks, returns to the Rays for his 12th season in the big leagues, after a well paid jaunt across three franchises over the last three years.

Entering the 2021 season, Odorizzi signed a two-year, $23.5...

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2024 DRaysBay Community Prospect List: Vote for No. 23

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Trevor Martin is feeling 22.

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Trevor Martin, RHP
A | 3.52 ERA, 110.0 IP (25 G, 22 GS) 28.7% K, 9.0% BB

2022 third round selection Trevor Martin was drafted with the profile of a high octane reliever, with a fastball up to 98 for Oklahoma State. He made only seven starts across his two seasons prior to draft eligibility, but showed up at the right time in the playoffs to turn heads with 16 K’s in 6.2 IP before the Rays selected him...

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Rays Right-Hander Will Not Be Ready to Start the Season

Taj Bradley undwewent an MRI after being scratched from yesterday’s spring start. Unfortunately, Bradley will open the season on the 15-day injured list following a pectroal strain.

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Rays RHP Taj Bradley shut down with pectoral strain

Tampa Bay Rays right-hander Taj Bradley will not throw for at least two weeks because of a pectoral injury that forced him to be scratched from his Tuesday start in spring training.

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Young Rays righty to open season on injured list

Rays right-hander Taj Bradley, who underwent an MRI after being scratched from Tuesday’s spring start, will open the season on the 15-day injured list.

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Rays shut down Taj Bradley for 2 weeks

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A pectoral strain will slow his start to the season, but isn’t great cause for concern.

The Rays rotation took a blow yesterday when Taj Bradley was scratched from his Spring Training start with pectoral discomfort.

#Rays Cash said Taj Bradley definitely won’t be ready to start season. Will be shut down from throwing for at least 2 weeks then need to build back up. Will consider several in camp options to replace him in rotation.

— Marc...

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Rays starting rotation takes another hit

Right-hander Taj Bradley is dealing with pectoral tightness and will get an MRI.

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Tampa Bay Option Top Prospect to Minors to Begin Season

Junior Caminero made an impressive-late season cameo in 2023. However, the Tampa Bay Rays No. 1 prospect learned on Monday that he will not be on the club’s Opening Day roster.

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Rays Your Voice: Predicting the Opening Day Roster

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Who do you think breaks camp with the team?

With the news that Jonny DeLuca will be sidelined for over a month and Junior Caminero will start the season in the minor leagues, we take a stab at predicting the Opening Day roster, a game which everyone in this space loves to play, no matter how frivolous it is.

We also discuss some other injury news within the division, including Lucas Giolito’s 2024 season hanging in the balance as he undergoes...

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Rays option top prospect

That takes him out of the mix for an Opening Day roster spot.

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Should a referendum decide the Rays future in St. Petersburg?

Unfortunately, it’s complicated!

The Rays will be building a stadium and, with their partner Hines, redeveloping the large site around Tropicana Field with a big assist from local government, which is helping pay for the stadium and selling the surrounding land for what some claim is below market prices.

Critics of this deal have maintained that most St. Pete residents don’t want to see their tax dollars used this way, with some critics (like those behind the No Home Run site)...

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2024 DRaysBay Community Prospect List: Vote for No. 22

Ian Seymour | @DurhamBulls

You can finally stop voting for Ian Seymour.

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Ian Seymour, LHP
Rk | 1.35 ERA, 6.2 IP (4 GS) 11 K, 4 BB
A | 1.64 ERA, 22.0 IP (6 GS) 22 K, 5 BB
A+ | 2.08 ERA, 8.2 IP (2 GS) 9 K, 5 BB
AA | 0.00 ERA, 4.2 IP (1 GS) 4 K, 2 BB

Seymour returned from Tommy John surgery on June 29, and got a slow start with a Complex and Low-A placement at couple-inning stints, but the Rays strategy proved successful. He was able to string together 13 starts across four...

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