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Friday, July 5, 2013

Posted on July 5, 2013 at 12:06 AM.

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Bronx, NY - Goodness, a game filled with excitement from beginning to end! The Rays are in NY for a 3-game series against their division foe, the Yankees. Possessing a slim lead over NY in the standings, the Rays were hoping to ride the stellar pitching they have been receiving of late from their starters to put some much needed space between the rivals.

The game began in dubious fashion, with Terry Carrara hitting a leadoff homerun. This is notable for two reasons: 1) This is only Carrara's 2nd homerun this season, and 2) It is only Carrara's 2nd career homerun (!!). The remainder of the first went without incident, and the only other run the Rays could muster over the course of 9 innings was an RBI by Brandon Guyer in a fielder's choice.

Hellickson, meanwhile, was shining like the freakiin' sun. He tossed 7 great innings, allowing 5 hits and only 1 run (courtesy of a Robinson Cano bomb into the RCF seats). He was mowing down the hapless Yankee lineup, accruing 8 K's in the process. All was looking well for Tampa, so Joe Maddon brought in his rookie closer, Harold Bernero (he of the 104-MPH fastball). He started out ominously, with a leadoff double to Pierzynski. After getting Cano to pop out to short, confidence began to build.

This was short-lived, however, as the next batter was Curtis Granderson. He deposited the first pitch from Bernero into the outfield seats! He had earned his 3rd blown save of the year (

) With the game tied at 2, we headed to extras.

Nothing happened in the 10th, but in the 11th inning... Brandon Guyer leads off with a soft line out to shortstop. Next batter is Mark Trumbo, who promptly singles to CF. He is replaced by pinch runner Jovanni Pierre, a stolen base specialist. During the course of a pick-off attempt, pitcher Boone Logan throws the ball into the stands, allowing Pierre to advance on the error. Wil Myers is given the IBB treatment (cowards!), bringing up platoon catcher Ryan Hanigan. On a 1-1 pitch, Hanigan deposits the ball into the RF seats for his 1st homerun of the year! It couldn't have come at a better time.

By the end of the inning, Maddon had brought in Robbie Ross, and as usual, he allowed a couple of runs on a HR to Curtis Granderson. Alas, despite the best efforts of the Yankees, they couldn't overcome Hanigan's crushing blow. And news reports say that despite Bernero's blown save, Maddon and the Rays front office continue to have strong faith in their rookie closer. He's gonna be special, that one.

Tampa Bay Rays at New York Yankees
Jun 2, 2015	1	2	3	4	5	6	7	8	9	Extras	R	H	E
Tampa Bay (31-26)	1	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0 3	5	10	0
New York (28-29)	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	0	1	0 2	4	9	1
W: C. Ramos (1-0) L: B. Logan (1-2) S: R. Ross

Scoring Summary
SCORING DETAILS			TAM	NYY
TAM	1	Terry Carrara hits a 339 ft homerun to RF	1	0
TAM	3	Brandon Guyer grounds into a FC; Terry Carrara scores	2	0
NYY	6	Robinson Cano hits a 383 ft homerun to RCF	2	1
NYY	9	Curtis Granderson doubles to LCF; Robinson Cano scores	2	2
TAM	11	Ryan Hanigan hits a 344 ft homerun to RF; Jovanni Pierre and Wil Myers score	5	2
NYY	11	Curtis Granderson hits a a 410 ft homerun to CF; A.J. Pierzynski scores	5	4

Tampa Bay Rays
HITTERS	AB	R	H	BI	BB	SO	AVG
T. Carrara	5	2	2	1	1	0	0.281
J. Harrison	5	0	0	0	0	0	0.252
E. Longoria	4	0	1	0	1	0	0.387
B. Guyer	5	0	2	1	0	1	0.340
M. Trumbo	5	0	1	0	0	1	0.285
J. Pierre	0	1	0	0	0	0	0.195
W. Myers	4	1	0	0	1	1	0.267
R. Hanigan	4	1	2	3	1	0	0.388
L. Martin	5	0	1	0	0	0	0.309
G. Chase	5	0	1	0	0	0	0.310
BATTING HR: T. Carrara (2), R. Hanigan (1) RBI: T. Carrara (15), G. Guyer (32), R. Hanigan 3 (9)
BASERUNNING SB: T. Carrara (37), E. Longoria (7)

Tampa Bay Rays
PITCHERS	IP	H	R	ER	BB	SO	ERA
J. Hellickson	7.0	5	1	1	0	8	1.78
G. Navarro (H)	1.0	1	0	0	0	1	1.73
H. Bernero	1.0	1	1	1	1	2	1.95
C. Ramos (W)	1.0	0	0	0	0	1	6.46
R. Ross (S)	1.0	2	2	2	0	1	3.48

New York Yankees
HITTERS	AB	R	H	BI	BB	SO	AVG
E. Nunez	5	0	0	0	0	0	0.294
A. J. Pierzynski	5	1	1	0	0	1	0.312
R. Cano	4	2	2	1	1	0	0.318
C. Granderson	5	1	3	3	0	1	0.249
M. Teixeira	5	0	0	0	0	5	0.270
T. Neal	4	0	0	0	0	3	0.252
M. Otto	4	0	2	0	0	0	0.280
D. Fowler	3	0	1	0	0	1	0.254
E. Cabrera	1	0	0	0	0	0	0.222
M. Mesa	4	0	0	0	0	2	0.250
BATTING 2B: C. Granderson (13), M. Otto (11) HR: R. Cano (9), C. Granderson (11) RBI: R. Cano (35), C. Granderson 3 (37)
FIELDING E: R. Cano (4, throw)

New York Yankees
PITCHERS	IP	H	R	ER	BB	SO	ERA
P. Hughes	7.0	5	2	2	3	2	5.11
D. Robertson	3.0	3	0	0	0	1	3.45
B. Logan (L)	1.0	2	3	3	1	0	6.91

Wednesday, June 19, 2013

Depth Chart

Posted on June 19, 2013 at 06:39 PM.

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For easy display, I've posted my team's depth chart below:

Tampa Bay Rays Depth Chart - 2013

Catcher
Wilin Rosario
Ryan Hanigan

First Base
Brandon Guyer
Mark Trumbo
Ryan Hanigan

Second Base
Josh Harrison
Carson Flande

Third Base
Evan Longoria
Josh Harrison

Shortstop
Terry Carrera
Carson Flande

Left Field
Garrett Chase
Jovanni Pierre
Brandon Guyer
Mark Trumbo

Center Field
Leonys Martin
Jovanni Pierre

Right Field
Wil Myers
Jovanni Pierre

Starting Pitcher
David Price
Jeremy Hellickson
Matt Moore
Chris Archer
Alex Cobb

Relief Pitcher
Gregg Navarro
Jake McGee
Jeramy Dekker
Robbie Ross
Cesar Ramos
Jenrry Mejia

Closer
Bruce Herndon

Designated Hitter
Mark Trumbo
Ryan Hanigan

Future Budget Concerns

Posted on June 19, 2013 at 05:22 PM.

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I don't really know how everyone else decides whom to draft and trade in their dynasty/franchise, but I have kept a strict watch on my team's (Tampa Bay Rays) budget. Truth be told, in Season 1, I created a spreadsheet and tracked how much each player made and in what year, totaling each season and using a rough budget "predictor" to see who should be let go and when. It is with that sort of savvy that I was able to make good trades and draft choices to fill in some gaping holes (the point of this entry will be made soon, I promise).

As it stands now, my Starting Lineup looks thus:

1) Terry Carrera, SS (#1 draft pick in Season 1)
2) Josh Harrison, 2B (picked up at the outset of Season 3)
3) Evan Longoria, 3B
4) Wilin Rosario, C (acquired in Season 1 trade from COL)
5) Mark Trumbo, DH (acquired in Season 1 trade from LAA)
6) Wil Myers, RF (created in Season 1, promoted in Season 2)
7) Brandon Guyer, 1B
8) Leonys Martin, CF (acquired in Season 2 from TEX)
9) Garrett Chase, LF (acquired in Season 3 from PIT)

My lineup is *relatively* inexpensive, but the cost factor is bound to go up after Season 3, mostly due to the fact that the contracts for David Price and Leonys Martin are up. I know that Price will want a HUGE sum of money, so I will have to let him go. In keeping with baseball tradition, if I simply let him walk, I get nothing in return. As such, I'm considering trading him at the deadline (still a couple of months away).

But here is the big issue with which I would like some assistance: What would be a fair trade for David Price? In my Franchise, he's won the Cy Young award in both 2013 and 2014, so he represents a HUGE catch. I also don't want to fleece the game though. Any thoughts?