Tampa Bay Rays – At present, this looks like a committee. Jake McGee(notes) is the guy that many of...

Tampa Bay Rays – At present, this looks like a committee. Jake McGee(notes) is the guy that many of us are rooting for, because … well, because the alternative is Kyle Farnsworth(notes). Or Joel Peralta(notes). Or Juan Cruz(notes). Eventually JP Howell(notes) could claim a share of the ninth, but he's recovering from shoulder surgery and isn't likely to be ready until May. McGee has the traditional closer's arsenal (slider, mid-90s fastball), though he's also a 24-year-old lefty with only five major league innings on his resume, so he'll have some work to do this spring.

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Since when did Tampa decide that they need all former Royals in their bullpen?

They better hope McGee can close!

by AxDxMx on Feb 19, 2011 10:37 AM EST reply actions

Like I said,

We are the future Rays, so of course Rays are the past Royals
:D

by Yamfun Cheng Kamfun on Feb 19, 2011 12:28 PM EST reply actions

but

wouldn’t that mean the past royals are the future royals? NOOOO

by sfeldkamp on Feb 19, 2011 4:32 PM EST up reply actions

Joel Peralta as a closer option?

This seems like a Pirates problem. Except the Pirates are pretty well set at closer with Joel Hanrarararahan. AND Evan Meek setting up. Oh well, I see Rays on the decline big time. My AL East Projection: Boston, Toronto, New York, Baltimore, Tampa Bay

by hawkinscm87 on Feb 19, 2011 1:25 PM EST reply actions

Are you going last-to-first to first-to-last?

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by Matt Klaassen on Feb 19, 2011 1:34 PM EST up reply actions 1 recs

sometimes an overload of snark makes me wish the commenter would rewind himself

this is not one of those times.

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by SagehenMacGyver47 on Feb 22, 2011 2:26 PM EST up reply actions

thats insane...tb is still likely a top 5 team in baseball

they could possibly fall behind Toronto if torontos young guys take a big step up but there’s zero chance that the orioles finish above them

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by billybeingbilly on Feb 19, 2011 3:42 PM EST up reply actions

They still are...

Boston being the first best, Toronto being the second best, New York being the third best, Baltimore being the fourth best, and Tampa Bay being the fifth best.

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by averagegatsby on Feb 19, 2011 4:31 PM EST up reply actions

i mean....really though....

ny, boston, philly…who else could you argue is a better team? Texas?

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by billybeingbilly on Feb 19, 2011 4:53 PM EST up reply actions

Possibly Milwaukee... And Colorado might be pushing it... But doubtful

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by averagegatsby on Feb 19, 2011 9:17 PM EST up reply actions

Do they have a Royals complex?

This is looking like our roster littered with former Braves.

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by mitchfreakingmaier! on Feb 19, 2011 2:57 PM EST reply actions

the White Sox need to get a few more former Royals to catch up

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by BHWick on Feb 19, 2011 4:34 PM EST reply actions

I never really disliked Joel Peralta

He had a good year last year. I think the Rays could do a lot worse (Farnsworth and Cruz come to mind).

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by royaldaddy on Feb 20, 2011 12:42 AM EST via mobile reply actions

farnsworth of the 3.10 and 3.06 FIP the past two years?

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by billybeingbilly on Feb 20, 2011 11:23 AM EST up reply actions

I really don't get why he we let him go

Seems like a nice righty-killer at the back of the pen.

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by RoyalsRetro on Feb 21, 2011 12:14 PM EST up reply actions

In his last season with the Royals, some really bad HR/FB luck did him in

HIs career number was right around average (as is true for the vast majority of pitchers, HR/FB being essentially luck) at 10.6%. In his last season with the Royals, it swelled to 18.8%, leading to a horrible ERA. Unsurprisingly, his HR/FB regressed back to something more normal (8.3% and 7.1%).

This is a good example of how understanding stats can really help a front office. The Royals FO overreacted to a performance element which is essentially just about luck, and lost a pretty good, cheap reliever.

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by Scott McKinney on Feb 21, 2011 12:59 PM EST up reply actions