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The baseball season is coming. Trades and signings are happening almost daily. The rumors of this player going there and where this player is signing are all over the internet. There are still many free agents out there, although those free a »»
It is being reported that the New York Yankees have signed former Tampa Bay Rays closer Rafael Soriano to a 3-year/$35 million contract to be their setup man for Mariano Rivera. Not only does this give the Yankees a setup man for Rivera, but it »»
As we get ready for the 2011 baseball season, I want to look back 10 years ago to the 2001 Amateur Draft. The first round consisted of 44 players, with 26 of them playing in the major leagues in the past ten years. Those players drafted in the fi »»
Chad Qualls, who has struggled mightily in 2010, was traded by the Arizona Diamondbacks to the Tampa Bay Rays for the immortal player to be named later. Qualls’ 2010 season has been nothing less than a total abomination—he is 1-4 with an 8.29 ERA »»
Reports are coming in that the Philadelphia Phillies are close to making a deal for a starting pitcher. While the pitcher isn't know, it's expected that it could be Roy Oswalt. The Phillies don't want a rental and could take on some money. Oswalt »»
It appears that the Minnesota Twins are the favorite for the Mariners' second ace, Cliff Lee. »»
After arguing balls and strikes Rays Catcher Dioner Navarro was ejected from Monday nights game. After being ejected he confronted the home plate umpire Dan Bellino and made chest to chest contact with Bellino reulting a two game suspension handed down today. »»
1. Desmond Jennings, OF – Jennings will be the perfect lead off hitter if/when Carl Crawford leaves. He was drafted as a tools guy and was able to translate them into skills. He’s got great discipline and pitch recognition to go with plus spe »»
Our guest bloggers is Matt Seybold from The Sporting Hippeaux and Thomas Gemkow from Tampa Bay Rays Fan. Question 1 - What will Pat Burrell do this year? Thomas: It is hard to imagine Pat Burrell being much worse than we was last year. Burrell, .2 »»
Tampa Bay Rays – American League East 2009 Record: 84-78, 3rd Place in American League East 2009 Review: At the end of the 2008 season, only the Phillies were higher than the Rays. They had represented the American League in the World Series, »»
Inside Pulse Sports is proud to announce the 2010 IP Sports Hall of Fame Class. We have selected 6 inductees and have had readers select the 7th. Here is out first inductee... Roberto Alomar, 2B Padres (1988-90), Blue Jays (1991-95), Orioles (19 »»
One of the best things about baseball is that there are so many potential debates and conversations that you can have regarding the game. People love to debate which is the greatest of all-time, who is the best at this or that and which players woul »»
2000 – 1B Adrian Gonzalez (Florida Marlins) After being drafted by the Marlins in 2000, Gonzalez spent three years in the minors before making his debut with Texas in 2004. Gonzalez split parts of two years between the Texas farm system and the ma »»
The meetings ended yesterday without a bang. Here's what we've learned: Rule V Draft Results Getting Ready for the Halladay Even with the change in GMs, the Blue Jays are still seeking quite a bit for ace Roy Halladay; rightfully so, as he's on »»
Finally out of the snow of Des Moines, which was a nightmare for travel. Everything else seems to be going better for some teams in Indy... Wolf, Pettitte Sign New Contracts Randy Wolf finally agreed to terms with the Milwaukee Brewers. He's getti »»
Day 2 was busier than day 1. Tons of news coming out of Indianapolis. First, congrats to Whitey Herzog on being inducted into the Hall of Fame. Whitey was the first manager that I was exposed to growing up. He's a class act and deserves this like »»
Over the next few weeks, I'll be looking at the 2010 free agent class by team. I'll list all of the free agents along with their Free Agent Status (A/B). A few notes I forgot to mention yesterday: - All stats are compiled by Elias Sports Bureau, wh »»
A little while ago, I as watching a baseball game on television, and I started to wonder about the teams that were playing and how they got their names. I started to do a little research into some team names and found the history interesting. This »»
Look, there are a number of angles to explore here. Will the Phillies be rusty after a week-long layoff? Did the seven-game split-decision with the Red Sox sap the Rays dry? Do the Rays have any answer for the Cole Hamels Express? Which Phillies offense will show up: the flaccid squad that couldn't hit the Brewers or the not-as-impotent troupe that defeated the Dodgers? »»
My biggest gripe about the Rays is the misconception that this team was built through draft picks. While they have had some good picks in the last few years, this team has relied just as much on trades and free agent signings. »»
The Rays make for a cute, cuddly bunch of base stealing scamps who have a whale of a pitching staff, but an inferior offense to the Red Sox. I'll be the first one to call myself out for eating it with my White Sox/Rays guess, but unlike Chicago, Boston's "O" can run with Tampa's (3rd vs. 1st in team stolen bases) and reaches base better than anyone in the AL. Throw in a comparable allocation of arms on the mound and I see a competitive series, but one that's still easy to call. »»
As much as I loved seeing the Cubs be swept, it brings back my biggest problem with the MLB Post-Season - The Wild Card. I do like having a wild card; it's made the playoff race more exciting since the WC normally goes down to the last day of the season. The problem lies in the best of 5 series. »»
This year, I'm doing things a little different - I'm using Sabremetric stats to pick the award winners. My formula takes Value Above Replacement Player, Win Shares, Revised Zone Rating, and Win Probablity Added. For pitchers, I switched RZR for Pitching Runs Created. For rookies, I only used VORP - it's easier to compare hitters and pitchers (for the record, a pitcher must have an increadible season to be up for the MVP; also, I'm not a fan of closers winning the Cy Young - how can a closer win an award for top pitcher when they only pitch if their team is winning by 1-3 runs). The Manager and Executive of the Year were my gut choices. »»
Angels clinch AL West crown with win over Yanks, Rangers' loss...ChiSox slugger Konerko has sprained MCL, return up in air...Braves manager Cox vows to return next year...Twins to push for 2014 All-Star Game...Brewers claim Coffey from Reds...Rays C Riggans needs knee surgery...Reds' Phillips to have surgery on broken finger...Giants' Lewis to have season-ending surgery...Grievance hearing on Alvarez begins...Padres pick up Haeger off waivers »»
Melky Cabrera and Shelly Duncan of the New York Yankees were suspended three games each for their participation in a bench clearing brawl against the Tampa Bay Rays on Wednesday. Johnny Gomes of the Rays was suspended 2 games. Duncan slid into second »»
The Florida Marlins and the Tampa Bay Rays (I still hate that) have both conned their respective municipalities into building them new stadiums. The Marlins, who will apparently rebrand themselves into the Miami Marlins at the conclusion of deal, wi »»
