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For Chris Archer, Two Equals More
In an ideal world, a starting pitcher would come equipped with a minimum of three usable pitches, command and, the durability to pitch deep into 30-35 games a year. Realistically, there are maybe a...
View ArticleColome Looks Improved in 2015 Debut
Making his 2015 debut, Alex Colome turned in his most well-rounded big-league performance yet. Colome tossed five scoreless innings while striking out six batters and walking none. He used just 60...
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All Things Longoria
A few days ago, Ben Lindbergh posted a phenomenal expose on Evan Longoria’s disappearing power. In it, he quoted BaseballProspectus.com’s swing analyst, Ryan Parker. Earlier tonight on Twitter, Parker...
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Kiermaier’s Diet Plan
Earlier this month during one of the radio broadcasts, Dave Wills mentioned he was talking to a scout before the game that said, “Kiermaier has enough pop to hurt himself at the plate.” The larger...
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What Has Happened To Joey Butler?
When Joey Butler was signed by the Rays, it was such an afterthought we never even wrote it up here. Even when he was called up to replace Steven Souza Jr. the first time the rookie went to the...
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The Baserunning
Even the most casual of Rays fans would admit the baserunning in 2015 has been sub-par. Many plays come to mind, but the play that sums up the baserunning the best in 2015 happened on July 19th in...
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Let’s All Welcome Hyun Choi “Hank” Conger to the Tampa Bay Rays
Two men separated by hundreds of miles recently had a staring contest over the phone. It’s inaccurate to say there were only two individuals involved because this tête-à-tête also involved a clock or...
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Reason Number Three to Love the Miller-Karns Trade
Here’s some web linkages in the event that you missed the first two parts of this series, in which, I reviewed Nate Karns and Logan Morrison. This third and final part of the series will take a deep...
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Valuing 2015 Pitcher Performances
Recently, my good friend Dave turned me on to this outrageously excellent post from a user named reillocity over at Minor League Ball. Go read it. I’ll still be here. Being the colossal nerd that I am...
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