Tampa Bay Rays aren’t willing to concede AL East to Red Sox and Yankees  The Boston Globe

Watching the Tampa Bay Rays pitching staff throwing bullpen sessions and interacting with one another in a positive and fun way this past week, you get the ...

Rays Tales: Are we really talking this much about the opener?  Tampa Bay Times

Criticism from Giants and now Astros is a bit head-scratching.

Rays Kevin Kiermaier: ‘I’m still a really damn good player and I’m going to go prove that'  Tampa Bay Times

PORT CHARLOTTE - Rays centerfielder Kevin Kiermaier made clear this morning how determined he is to rebound from a poor and injury shortened 2018 ...

Rays open spring, praising success of 'openers'  ESPN

The Tampa Bay Rays offer a simple response to critics of the team's creative use of openers to fill out their pitching rotation.

Faria enters camp fighting for bullpen spot  MLB.com

PORT CHARLOTTE, Fla. -- After a disappointing 2018, Jake Faria is looking to show that last season isn't reflective of the type of pitcher he is. "Last year wasn't ...

Slugger C.J. Cron says he didn’t see Rays’ move to DFA him coming, ‘but I wasn’t  Tampa Bay Times

Cron hit a career-high 30 homers last season, but was designated and placed on waivers. He's now with the Twins.

Thinking About The Rays: Where Does Wilmer Font Fit In?  Sports Talk Florida

Wilmer Font was a bright spot in his short time in 2018. The Rays need to find a spott on the 25 man roster for him this spring but where?

What are the secrets to Rays relief candidate Colin Poche’s success?  Tampa Bay Times

PORT CHARLOTTE – Everything to do with relief pitching these days seems keyed to max velocity, who can light up radar guns the brightest. Then there's Colin ...

Rays journal: Kevin Kiermaier joins camp  Tampa Bay Times

PORT CHARLOTTE — Centerfielder Kevin Kiermaier, looking even more in shape than usual (if that's possible), reported early to camp Friday and was eager to ...

Rays open spring, praising success of their openers  The Seattle Times

PORT CHARLOTTE, Fla. (AP) — The Tampa Bay Rays offer a simple response to critics of the team's creative use of openers to fill out their pitching rotation.

Tampa Bay Rays news and links: Poche Posse  DRaysBay

Every spring one or two players get the underground buzz really going surrounding What Could Be for the season to be. This year, 25-year-old Rays prospect, ...

Astros’ Gerrit Cole, Justin Verlander rip Rays’ use of the opener strategy  Tampa Bay Times

Astros starters Gerrit Cole and Justin Verlander are the latest veteran pitchers to criticize the innovative opener pitching strategy introduced by the Rays last ...

Rays prospecting for gold standard  Tampa Bay Times

There's more praise for the farm system with a pair of No. 2 rankings.

FanGraphs lists eight Rays in top-100 for 2019  DRaysBay

Eric Longenhagen and Kiley McDaniel are back at it, concluding their team reports with their overall top-100 prospects for 2019, and this year it's easier to get ...

Rays Preview: Tampa Bay Eyeing October As Spring Training Begins  Forbes

To the surprise of many and the chagrin of some traditionalists, the "opener" worked well and helped the Tampa Bay Rays win 90 games for the first time since ...