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Joe Maddon pitch in the ninth inning? Also, who would Maddon use in the eighth? Rays followers were curious as to who would serve as the left-handed specialists. The offseason departures following the 2010 season left the bullpen in a mess, yet...
Tampa Bay Rays begin spring training Monday when pitchers and catchers report to the Charlotte Sports Park. Executive vice president of baseball operations Andrew Friedman and manager Joe Maddon have fewer roster decisions to make in the coming weeks...
Tampa Bay Rays executive vice-president of baseball operations, Andrew Friedman left, smiles as manager Joe Maddon looks on during a season wrap-up news conference Thursday, Oct. 6, 2011, in St. Petersburg, Fla. The Rays lost to the Texas Rangers in... View Photo »
I'd be surprised if we did something that didn't help our 2012, our 2012-13 teams
Joe Maddon or Andrew Friedman? Or do the two men running baseball's best operation - without question the most efficient - know something that the rest of us do not? Maddon, who was named the American League's Manager of the Year for the second time in...
Texas in the divisional round in 2010 and 2011. "We’ve got to extend that a little bit as we move forward. It’s about winning. It is about getting to the last game of the season and winning it the next time we get a chance to be there." Rays executive...
"He genuinely believed with every fiber of his being that we could win the American League East and would preach it and say it to everyone," Rays executive vice president of baseball operations Andrew Friedman said. The new deal (neither side would...
ST. PETERSBURG - OCTOBER 03: Executive VP of Baseball Operations Andrew Friedman of the Tampa Bay Rays talks with the media just before the start of Game 3 of the ALDS against the Texas Rangers during at Tropicana Field on October 3, 2011 in St. Petersburg,... View Photo »
We just have to operate differently because of our [financial] challenges ... So we kind of put guys in different buckets. We just weren't going to get into situations with three-year deals, so it's easy to set those guys aside and focus on the shorter-term guys and become more specialists in that area.
Spring Training in Port Charlotte, Fla. , doesn't officially begin until Tuesday. All-Star third baseman Evan Longoria said Maddon "has changed our culture as an organization." Rays executive vice president of baseball operations Andrew Friedman, in...
“We’ve got to extend that a little bit as we move forward. It’s about winning. It is about getting to the last game of the season and winning it the next time we get a chance to be there.” Rays executive vice-president of baseball operations Andrew...
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ST. PETERSBURG - OCTOBER 03: Executive VP of Baseball Operations Andrew Friedman of the Tampa Bay Rays talks with the media just before the start of Game 3 of the ALDS against the Texas Rangers during at Tropicana Field on October 3, 2011 in St. Petersburg, Florida.
View Photo »Tampa Bay Rays general manager Andrew Friedman, left, talks with catcher John Jaso during a spring training baseball workout Saturday, Feb. 19, 2011, in Port Charlotte, Fla.
View Photo »ST. PETERSBURG - OCTOBER 03: Executive VP of Baseball Operations Andrew Friedman of the Tampa Bay Rays talks with the media just before the start of Game 3 of the ALDS against the Texas Rangers during at Tropicana Field on October 3, 2011 in St. Petersburg, Florida.
View Photo »I'd be surprised if we did something that didn't help our 2012, our 2012-13 teams
We just have to operate differently because of our [financial] challenges ... So we kind of put guys in different buckets. We just weren't going to get into situations with three-year deals, so it's easy to set those guys aside and focus on the shorter-term guys and become more specialists in that area.
We are in a very different situation this winter
We like the depth in our starting rotation, and we value that depth
Those solutions could come internally or externally ... There is still mutual interest in Casey Kotchman and Johnny Damon returning, but we'll look into all segments of the market before we make any decisions. It's not easy to supplement the offense without sacrificing defense, but that's what we're try...
Josh has the stuff to get hitters out in the American League East and began to show that during the second half of last season
Jose has been one of the best defensive catchers in baseball over the past decade, and his presence will bring even more stability to our defense, and he will, of course, be a great asset to our young pitchers
