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		<title>Baldelli officially gone?</title>
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		<pubDate>Thu, 08 Jan 2009 03:21:48 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Scott Brannelly</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[The Heater has put out a post that Rocco Baldelli is all but gone. Rocco has basically become an afterthought now with the signing of Pat Burrell and the limited funds left that we assume will go toward the bullpen. That&#8217;s fine. The Rays owe nothing to Rocco and Rocco owes nothing to the Rays. I do find myself lost at the destinations that are being mentioned though. Here&#8217;s the list being reported. Pirates/Orioles:The Rays just got themselves out of the perennial losers club and Roc got to be a part of it, why go back to one? Either of these teams would be a horrible decision for Roc unless it was a one year deal just to prove he can play again, but he has even stated that he&#8217;s unsure if he can play the field everyday. Bad Choices here. Yankees: Why why why?! It&#8217;s bad enough that Roc has drawn comparisons to Joe DiMaggio, why go and put that type of pressure on yourself? Injuries, the Joe D comparison and the pressure to win would make Baldelli target practice for the firing range of reporters and fans in New York. Bad! Reds: Can&#8217;t DH there and they&#8217;re another non contender. The [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Rays close to signing Pat Burrell.</title>
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		<pubDate>Mon, 05 Jan 2009 19:24:08 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Scott Brannelly</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[According to Ken Rosenthal, via MLB Trade Rumors, the Rays are close to signing former Phillie outfielder Pat Burrell to a two year $16 million deal. This move makes way too much sense for all parties involved to not happen. Burrell is the right handed bat that the Rays are looking for to slot at DH on a regular basis and he comes fairly cheap. The contract that&#8217;s speculated on above is a perfect fit for the Rays and their budget. I really like this move for a few reasons. Burrell can still hit and we won&#8217;t have to watch him stumble around in the outfield too often. He comes with no baggage and seems like he would fit right in to the clubhouse the Rays currently have.This move also allows the Rays to hopefully leave Fernando Perez in AAA Durham for at least another year of seasoning. It also would allow the Rays to put the Abreu/Giambi fiasco to bed and focus on upgrading the bullpen. I was no fan of Abreu or Giambi so it makes me pretty happy there. With Burrell coming fairly cheap as well this may put Brandon Lyon and/or Joe Beimel into the picture as [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Rays trade Jackson for Joyce?</title>
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		<pubDate>Thu, 11 Dec 2008 04:09:31 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Scott Brannelly</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[MLB Trade Rumors has a post up that the Rays have traded Edwin Jackson to the Detroit Tigers for OF Matt Joyce. I&#8217;ve been duped by these rumors before so I&#8217;m not reporting it as being true, but if it is I really like this move. I obviously wanted a different Tigers OF but this one really makes sense for the Rays. Joyce is a young player, 24, with a lot of upside and is a decent outfielder from my understanding. I only saw him play a couple times so it&#8217;s hard to judge, but by numbers alone I would think the 12 homers he hit in 242 at bats in Detroit would translate to around 17-19 in our stadium. This fits extremely well into the Rays plan in every way as Joyce is cheap, under team control for a few years and has tremendous upside. It doesn&#8217;t hurt that he&#8217;s a Tampa native as well either. He&#8217;s left handed, which goes against what the Rays were shopping for, but he&#8217;s young and should be able to play every day. It solves the RF problem for us in theory and opens a spot in the rotation for David Price. It looks [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Five moves the Rays should make.</title>
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		<pubDate>Fri, 14 Nov 2008 15:57:14 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Scott Brannelly</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[    In the spirit of trying to keep up with the goings on of the hot stove league I&#8217;ve decided to look at the possibilities and suggest five moves the Rays should make to improve their team. I will try to be as realistic as I can be while trying to view things from both sides. Let&#8217;s roll with it and see how it goes. Sign Joe Beimel: Starting slow and sounding as simple as possible, I know, but the addition of Beimel as Trever Millers replacement would be a huge upgrade to an already good bullpen. Beimel has done very well in the last few years with the Dodgers and, as a type B free agent, there would be no draft picks lost. Beimel could legitimately be used in more situations than just the lefty on lefty matchups if needed, but would be the ideal guy to slot in with Howell, Balfour and Wheeler in shutting teams down from the seventh inning on. There is a lot of competition out there for Beimel but I think it could be done. Re-sign Rocco Baldelli: One of those sentimental moves I think both sides would go for. The only problem that [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Rays moves, rumors starting.</title>
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		<pubDate>Tue, 04 Nov 2008 20:00:33 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Scott Brannelly</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[   The Rays have chosen the buyouts on Cliff Floyd and Trevor Miller for &#8217;09 and are now heading into the off-season with some holes to fill. I would expect Floyd to retire and Miller to latch on somewhere else as lefty relievers are always needed by someone. In the meantime, the rumors are starting to swirl about who&#8217;s going where and what not so I&#8217;ll do my best to keep up with them. That said, you&#8217;re better served checking MLB Trade Rumors and Tim Dierkes for the up to date rumor mill. The Rays are being linked to Pat Burrell already and it should be a fun off-season as the team is now a place players want to be. I&#8217;m putting together a season wrap up now for the Rays and look for a piece later in the week where I&#8217;ll put my thoughts on potential Rays targets for the winter meetings. Related Posts:Rays close to signing Pat Burrell.Rays rumors and options.Rays have best record in MLB!Rays trade Jackson for Joyce?Rays are gonna take it to the wire.Rays snag Dan Johnson from A&#8217;s.Rays trade rumors starting.Bay to Bay!Bonds may be a Ray.Richards rumors. Technorati Tags: Cliff Floyd, Pat Burrell, Tampa [...]]]></description>
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