http://sportsblogs.org/entries.php?team_id=4&date=2010-03-11&start=0 Sports Blogs :: Tampa Bay Devil Rays Daily Entries en-us This is starting to get ridiculous.  The Rays have now won nine games in a row to make their Spring Training record 9-1, tops in the American League.  They're 4.0 games up on the Yankees and 2.5 games up on the Red Sox.  If only today was the middle of Apri... http://rd.sportsblogs.org/viewEntry.php?id=2365553&src=rss 2010-03-11T22:05:43 Per @jorgeebro, the Rays have signed Cuban defector Leslie Anderson to a 4 year, $3.75M deal.  Anderson is a left-hander, age 27/28-years-old, and played on the Cuban national team in the 2006 World Baseball Classic.  He hit .381 las... http://rd.sportsblogs.org/viewEntry.php?id=2365080&src=rss 2010-03-11T17:44:26 The 27-year-old Cuban baseball player that the Rays signed today comes in with a pretty decent resume.  He’s a career .320 hitter while playing eight seasons in the Cuban National Series, including .381 last season.  It’s said that he projects at about 15-20 home runs, so average power.  And, defensively, he’s played all three outfield positions [...] http://rd.sportsblogs.org/viewEntry.php?id=2365713&src=rss 2010-03-11T16:51:33 Time for a little split squad action. Joe Maddon will stay in Port Charlotte to manage the Rays home team while Dave Martinez will manage the road squad in Bradenton. Both games start at 1:05 and neither will broadcast on TV or radio. Here are the pitching probables: Jays- RH Shaun Marcum, LH Brad Mills, RH Steven Register, RH Shawn Camp Rays- RH Andy Sonn... http://rd.sportsblogs.org/viewEntry.php?id=2364908&src=rss 2010-03-11T16:00:34 The Tampa Bay Rays made a bit of an unexpected splash today, signing Cuban defector Leslie Anderso... http://rd.sportsblogs.org/viewEntry.php?id=2365363&src=rss 2010-03-11T12:14:23 News from the Tampa Bay Rays spring training game today against the Pittsburgh Pirates. Catcher Di... http://rd.sportsblogs.org/viewEntry.php?id=2365364&src=rss 2010-03-11T11:58:34 More photos » ... http://rd.sportsblogs.org/viewEntry.php?id=2364588&src=rss 2010-03-11T11:00:21 Jorge Ebro reports that the Rays have signed 1B/OF Leslie Anderson to a 4-year, $3.75 million deal. Anderson, 27, a Cuban defector, tried out for 9 teams in February. Two of the scouts left the tryout “unimpressed” which likely kept the Rays in the bidding. From Cuban Ball Players: Leslie Anderson has been the best hitter for [...] http://rd.sportsblogs.org/viewEntry.php?id=2365106&src=rss 2010-03-11T10:57:34 Yesterday, Joe Maddon indicated that Ben Zobrist will likely start the season platooning in both right field and at second base. Let’s take a look at what that means for the rest of the players competing for roster spots and playing time… Notes on the 25-man roster projection… If Gabe Kapler is on the opening day roster… RIGHT [...] http://rd.sportsblogs.org/viewEntry.php?id=2364860&src=rss 2010-03-11T07:00:32 The GBT – The Good, The Bad and The Telling sandwich, where The Bad is nice and lean and the The Telling is ripe. THE GOOD: Offense. 5 different players had 2 hits yesterday including Jason Bartlett, BJ Upton and Kelly Shoppach…David Price. Price was solid prior to being removed even though he ended up being [...] http://rd.sportsblogs.org/viewEntry.php?id=2364724&src=rss 2010-03-11T05:35:24 http://rd.sportsblogs.org/viewEntry.php?id=2364092&src=rss 2010-03-11T00:30:15