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After missing out on the playoffs by just a few games last season, the St. Louis Cardinals seem to be eyeing a piece that could put them over the top in 2018. According to a report by Derrick Goold of the St. Louis Post-Dispatch on Sunday, the …
The random drug-testing genie came knocking at Chris Archer’s door on Monday, and it made for one priceless reaction from him. The Tampa Bay Rays righty revealed that he was selected for a random blood and urine test for PEDs and told the story …
Tampa Bay Rays pitcher Chris Archer had the most appropriate response to Kevin Kiermaier’s incredible catch on Friday night. The Rays lost to the Red Sox 13-6 in 15 innings on Friday. The game might have ended earlier if it weren’t for …
Chris Archer made his 29th start of the season on Saturday, but it did not last nearly as long as he or the Rays expected. During the first inning of the Rays’ game against the White Sox, Archer surrendered back-to-back home runs to Alen Hanson …
One of the savviest things any Major League Baseball general manager can do is get a player on a cheap, long-term contract that covers the athlete’s prime years. It’s often done before a player truly establishes themselves as an elite …
Toronto Blue Jays manager John Gibbons is going to bat for his guys. In the first inning of Toronto’s 3-1 victory over the Tampa Bay Rays on Sunday, Rays starter Chris Archer threw the first pitch of an at-bat behind Jays slugger Jose Bautista, …
Spring Training has kicked into high gear, with batters getting ready for the season and pitchers rounding into shape. Before we know it, the World Baseball Classic and spring ball will come to an end, and MLB games that actually count will begin. …
If the Atlanta Braves trade for a starter, they may reportedly go shopping for one particular Tampa Bay Ray. Rays starter Chris Archer is the most likely trade target, according to Mark Bowman of MLB.com, but Tampa Bay’s asking price is too …
The Atlanta Braves certainly don’t beat around the bush. According to a report by Mark Bowman of MLB.com on Tuesday, the Braves have asked about ace righties Sonny Gray of the Oakland Athletics and Chris Archer of the Tampa Bay Rays in addition …
The Tampa Bay Rays have fallen off considerably since their successful run from 2008-2013 in which they won at least 90 games in all but one season. After consecutive fourth-place finishes in the AL East and a last-place finish this season, Chris …
Tampa Bay Rays starting pitcher Chris Archer has gone viral for forgetting how to put on a sweatshirt, and he is taking it quite well. Archer was in the process of putting on a hoodie after the fifth inning of his team’s eventual loss to the …
Tampa Bay Rays starting pitcher Chris Archer is one of the more intriguing names on the trade market this month, and he may be inching closer to a new destination. ESPN’s Jayson Stark reported that he has been told by an executive that the …
As the August 1 MLB trade deadline nears, we’ve heard ad infinitum that this is a sellers’ market taking shape before us this year. The Tampa Bay Rays are our latest proof of that much. According to a report by Buster Olney of ESPN on …
Chris Archer had a great reaction to a beautiful catch made by Kevin Kiermaier in center field on Monday night. Kiermaier robbed Orioles leadoff hitter Manny Machado with a great catch against the wall for the first out the Rays recorded in the game. …
Joe Maddon surprised many people when he opted out of his contract with the Tampa Bay Rays on Friday. The decision was especially surprising because Maddon said two weeks ago after executive Andrew Friedman left for the Dodgers that he wanted to …
Tampa Bay Rays pitcher Chris Archer isn’t the only one who had a problem with David Ortiz’s dramatic bat flip on Sunday. Big Papi has pissed the Rays off on several occasions by pimping his homers, and he is not going to stop just because …
