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Rays High Internal Expectations And Improved Lineup

Opening Day Eve: #Rays Kevin Cash And Matt Silverman Talk April Battle And Internal Expectations

Cash and Silverman Talk About 2015 Rays

The Tampa Bay Rays will open their 18th season at Tropicana Field taking on their AL East rival Baltimore Orioles and the team taking that lines up down the first base line during introductions will look a lot different than the 2014 squad.

Gone are 13 active players from last years opening day roster including Jose Molina, Ryan Hanigan, Sean Rodriguez, Yu…

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Tim Beckham Happy To Be On Opening Day Roster

#Rays Tim Beckham Happy To Be On Opening Day Roster

Beckham Hopes To Take Advantage Of Opportunity

From the moment he was drafted the pressure was going to be on the young high school shortstop Tim Beckham.

The pressure didn’t come as a surprise as it comes with being the overall first pick in the draft as he was in 2008 by the Tampa Bay Rays.

Unfortunately, the path to the big…

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Rays Bobby Wilson Earns Spot On Hometown Team

Rays Bobby Wilson Earns Spot On Hometown Team

Bobby Wilson Wins Backup Catcher Battle

Bobby Wilson has beaten out Curt Casali for the backup catcher position on the 2015 Tampa Bay Rays. In doing so he becomes the third member of the Rays to be born in Pinellas County following Doug Waechter (2003-2006) and Casey Kotchman in 2011.

Wilson graduated from Seminole High School with…

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Tanaka makes final spring start

AP Yankees Opening Day starter Masahiro Tanaka

By Brandon Biskobing

Masahiro Tanaka made his final start of the spring as the Yankees lost to the Twins 3-1 in Fort Myers.

Tanaka, who was named the Opening Day starter for the Yankees last week, struggled in his final start before Opening Day, only going 4.1 innings while throwing 76 pitches.  He gave up three runs on seven hits while striking…

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Nick Markakis making Spring Training Debut on Moday

Nick Markakis making Spring Training Debut on Moday

By: Kyle Smith

Nick Markakis signed a four-year, $44 million contract with the Braves in the offseason, but the Braves haven’t seen their star free agent addition get some reps in the outfield in Spring Training. Not yet anyway.

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That all changes on Monday, as Nick Markakis will be in the Braves’ starting lineup as the Designated Hitter when the Braves take on…

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Rays Roster Battle - Jake Elmore Versus Juan Francisco

#Rays Roster Battle - Jake Elmore Versus Juan Francisco

Jake Elmore and Juan Francisco In Roster Limbo

The Tampa Bay Rays do not have a lot of decisions to make in regards to the 12 position players that will open the year on the 25-man roster.

As of now the primary starting position players are Rene Rivera (C), James Loney (1b), Nick Franklin (2b), Asdrubal Cabrera (SS*), Evan Longoria (3b), John Jaso (DH), Desmond Jennings (LF), Kevin Kiermaier(CF),

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Rays Roster Battle - Jake Elmore Versus Juan Francisco

#Rays Roster Battle - Jake Elmore Versus Juan Francisco

Jake Elmore and Juan Francisco In Roster Limbo

The Tampa Bay Rays do not have a lot of decisions to make in regards to the 12 position players that will open the year on the 25-man roster.

As of now the primary starting position players are Rene Rivera (C), James Loney (1b), Nick Franklin (2b), Asdrubal Cabrera (SS*), Evan Longoria (3b), John Jaso (DH), Desmond Jennings (LF), Kevin Kiermaier(CF),

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Rays Prove That You Can Never Having Enough Pitching

Rays Proof You Can Never Having Enough Pitching #Rays

Rays Find Themselves Again Battling Rotation Injuries

We hear it every year over the winter and leading into spring training. What should team x do with those extra starting pitchers in camp? Inevitably someone will utter the line – “you can never have enough starting pitching.”

Just as inevitable will be that one of those teams with an excess of starting pitching loses a pitcher or two and is…

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