Rays score today espn11/27/2023 Most of the Rays' bullpen, arguably one of the best in baseball, are players that pretty much washed out with other teams. Jason Bartlett was a thrown in player in the Matt Garza-Delmon Young deal. Joaquin Benoit had rotator cuff surgery and only the Rays wanted him. Pena was almost out of baseball when Tampa Bay rescued his career. Not only that, this team has made a living finding players on the scrapheap. Evan Longoria and BJ Upton aren't going anywhere, either. The Rays fantastic starting rotation will remain intact and maybe even improve with phenom Jeremy Hellickson joining the ranks. Pena's departure would be a blow, but the Rays have young players in the minors ready to assume his role. Losing Soriano would hurt, but Benoit has shown that he has the stuff to close out games. While losing Crawford will hurt, it will be lessened by the arrival of Desmond Jennings-one of the top prospects in the majors. The Rays have one of the best farm systems in the Major Leagues. The Rays Free Agents: Morgan wondered allowed, "What will the Rays do without these players?" Any amount of research would have provided him the answer. I can understand a Freudian slip here or there but once you do it over seven times-you're just not prepared. There's this little thing called the poor economy that has hurt baseball attendance throughout the nation and Tampa Bay is one of the worst hit. Third, how is the Rays not selling out any different from Cincinnati, San Diego, or Texas-who also are first place teams with 62 percent or less in capacity this season? In fact, only 13 of 30 teams in the majors have gone over 2 million fans for the season. To expect parents to have their kids out until one in the morning (the time they'd get home thanks to the 8:30 pm first pitch) on a school night is asking a bit much. Second, 70 percent of the population in the area live nearly an hour away from the stadium. ![]() First, Tampa Bay has the second highest jobless rate in the state of Florida, which is fourth among states with the highest unemployment rates. We would have loved to seen a packed house for the national TV audience as there was the night before-but honestly, did Jon Miller need to harp on it throughout the contest? "I just don't understand it," Miller would say over and over. Let me give you a few examples that gave me reason to facepalm.Īttendance: Yes, only 23,438 folks decided to show up at the Trop. ![]() You would think that an announcing team that has become a staple of summer baseball would be able to provide their audience something other than the unoriginal talking points of the Rays' attendance, Carl Crawford leaving, and whether Boston is still in the race.
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