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Opposing pitchers are catching up to Elliot Johnson of the Tampa Bay Rays

28-year old switch-hitting infielder Elliot Johnson got off to a fast start this year, but it appears that the pitchers are catching up to him. He has played in 21 games so far in July and he is 13 of...

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The Tampa Bay Rays need to start playing Jose Lobaton more behind the plate

In a perfect world, the Rays would have traded for an upgrade at catcher. But, they didn’t. It’s about time for 27-year old switch-hitting Jose Lobaton to starting playing more than 37-year old righty...

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Carlos Pena continues to have issues at the plate for the Tampa Bay Rays

34-year old lefty swinging 1B Carlos Pena has been awful this year for the Rays. He started off strongly in April, but he has been awful since then. Pena has played in 145 games for the Rays so far...

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Ryan Roberts hasn’t added much to the Tampa Bay Rays with his bat

32-year old righty swinging infielder Ryan Roberts has not added much with the bat since the Rays acquired him from the Diamondbacks. He has played in 48 games for the Rays this year and he is 34 of...

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The new guys aren’t producing with the bat so far this year for the Tampa Bay...

28-year old lefty swinging 1B James Loney, 30-year old righty swinging SS Yunel Escobar and 31-year old lefty swinging 2B/OF/1B/DH Kelly Johnson were supposed to add some zip offensively for the Rays...

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Matt Joyce better snap out of his funk at the plate soon for the Tampa Bay Rays

When the Rays dealt for outfielder Wil Myers over the winter, it should have put 28-year old lefty swinging outfielder Matt Joyce on notice for his starting job.  But, Joyce appears to be pressing and...

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Where has Ben Zobrist’ power disappear to for the Tampa Bay Rays?

32-year old switch-hitting 2B/SS/OF Ben Zobrist is one of the most valuable players on the Rays because of his versatility in the field.  He also has a great spot in the batting order (3rd), right in...

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Evan Longoria has been in a deep, deep slump at the plate for the Tampa Bay Rays

27-year old righty swinging 3B Evan Longoria is in a deep slump at the plate for the Rays right now.  He has played in 33 games since July 1st for the Rays in which he is 24 of 130 (.185 avg) with 15...

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The Tampa Bay Rays need Evan Longoria to snap out of his funk at the plate

The Rays need 27-year old righty swinging 3B Evan Longoria to snap out of his funk at the plate.  Since July 1st, Longoria has played in 61 games in which he is 53 of 235 (.226 avg) with 26 runs...

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Nothing so “Super” about Sam Fuld of the Tampa Bay Rays

Somehow 31-year old lefty swinging outfielder Sam Fuld picked up the moniker of “Super Sam Fuld” shortly after he was acquired by the Rays from the Cubs in the Matt Garza deal.  Yes, he did make some...

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It looks like James Loney is the odd man out for the Tampa Bay Rays

The Tampa Bay Rays traded for Logan Morrison and signed Steve Pearce to platoon at 1B.  Then they dealt for Corey Dickerson to DH.  That leaves 31-year old lefty swinging 1B James Loney without a job....

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The Tampa Bay Rays’ starting pitchers won’t be adding much offensively in 2016

The starting pitchers of the Tampa Bay Rays are good, they just can’t hit.  Here is a look at the starting pitchers of the Rays and how they have hit the ball to this point in their careers: Chris...

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The new guys aren’t working out too well for the Tampa Bay Rays so far in 2016

The Tampa Bay Rays preached all winter how the new guys were going to give the offense a big time boost in 2016.  That has not been the case so far this year.  Lefty swinging DH/OF Corey Dickerson is...

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Logan Morrison and Brad Miller aren’t cutting it for the Tampa Bay Rays

Lefty swinging 1B Logan Morrison and lefty swinging Brad Miller just aren’t cutting it with the bats or the gloves for the Tampa Bay Rays.  Morrison is especially hurting the team, as he has been...

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The Tampa Bay Rays are getting next to nothing offensively from their...

The Tampa Bay Rays were not expecting their catchers to hit for a high average, but they were expecting them to hit for power in 2016.  But, 27-year old righty swinging Curt Casali and 28-year old...

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The Tampa Bay Rays need to start playing a couple of guys more

The Tampa Bay Rays are only hitting .220 as a team with a .671 OPS so far this year.  They are also only scoring 3.4 runs per game and that’s just not good enough in the American League.  They have...

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Cory Dickerson is having some issues for the Tampa Bay Rays

26-year old lefty swinging DH/OF Cory Dickerson came to the Tampa Bay Rays in the Jake McGee deal with the Colorado Rockies over the winter.  Dickerson was a high average, good power hitter with the...

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The Tampa Bay Rays are getting next to nothing offensively from their...

Catcher has been a Black Hole for the Tampa Bay Rays for years now.  I am starting to think that Dioner Navarro put a curse on the position when he was left off the playoff roster by the Rays.  27-year...

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Desmond Jennings has been awful for the Tampa Bay Rays

29-year old righty swinging outfielder Desmond Jennings isn’t hitting at all so far this year and he is starting to get lazy like B.J. Upton was at times for the Tampa Bay Rays.  The difference is that...

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It’s about time to cut the chord for the Tampa Bay Rays with Tim Beckham

The Tampa Bay Rays selected 26-year old righty swinging infielder Tim Beckham with the #1 overall pick of the 2008 Amateur Draft.  The Rays took Beckham over Buster Posey in that draft and that still...

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