The Tampa Bay Rays have named Shane McClanahan their Opening Day starter for the 2025 season when they’ll take on the Colorado Rockies on Friday, March 28th at Steinbrenner Field. This will be McClanahan’s third time as the Rays Opening Day starter; he started in consecutive years in 2022 and 2023. He unfortunately would undergo … Read more
The Tampa Bay Rays are in an extremely enviable situation that also could become a source if trouble in that they have one starting pitcher too many. Entering camp, the Rays currently have the following arms* projected for the rotation (Games Started, Games pitched): LHP Shane McClanahan (74 GS, 74 G since 2021) RHP Drew … Read more
The NHL announced that Tampa Bay Lightning left wing Brandon Hagel, Vancouver Canucks goaltender Thatcher Demko, and Florida Panthers left wing Matthew Tkachuk have been named the NHL’s “Three Stars” for the week ending Feb. 9. Hagel led the NHL with four goals and eight points, all at even strength, in four contests to lift … Read more
Prospect season continues as Keith Law, the former front office exectuive, big league scout, and current writer for The Athletic, has released his Top 100 prospects entering the 2025 season as well as his Top 20 prospects in the Rays system. Keith Law seems lower on the top end of the Rays system than most … Read more
With the 2025 Trade Deadline approaching, the Tampa Bay Lightning are shaping up to be buyers again. They have been one of the busiest teams at the trade deadline over the past few seasons, for example trading for Blake Coleman and Barclay Goodrow during their Stanley Cup runs. However, the Lightning have recently moved away from pure rentals as well … Read more
MLB Pipeline has published their top 100 prospects entering the 2025 season and like many other publications, their list is littered with Tampa Bay Rays. There were no surprises for the Rays on the rankings. Carson Williams, who has been ranked among the top 10 prospects in the game by most prospect pundits, was slotted … Read more
The Tampa Bay Rays have acquired left-handed pitcher Brandon Eisert from the Toronto Blue Jays. The Blue Jays designated Eisert for assignment on January 20th in order to make space for incoming free agent Anthony Santander; Eisert had just turned 27-years old the day prior. Originally selected by Toronto in the 18th round of the … Read more
The Tampa Bay Lightning are set to go on a four-game road trip facing four of the NHL’s Original Six franchises. The trip starts on Monday, Jan. 20, against the Toronto Maple Leafs. The next night, they will take on the Montreal Canadiens before taking on the Chicago Blackhawks on Jan. 24. They’ll conclude the trip with … Read more
The Tampa Bay Rays have landed nine players on Baseball Prospectus rankings of the top 101 prospects in the game entering the 2025 season. Here are where those 9 players ranked: 7. Carson Williams57. Brody Hopkins60. Jackson Baumeister67. Xavier Isaac69. Dominic Keegan70. Brayden Taylor87. Theo Gillen89. Trevor Harrison94. Ty Johnson It’s an interesting mix of … Read more
Today is the deadline for teams and arbitration eligible players to come to an agreement regarding salaries for the 2025 season. Entering the offseason, the Rays had 12 players eligible for arbitration, and the team has resolved seven of those contracts: The Rays non-tendered Colin Poche, Tyler Alexander, Dylan Carlson, and Richard Lovelady. They came … Read more