Tag Archives: Matt Joyce

Matt Joyce’s Month

Matt Joyce is off to a sluggish start in 2013, exiting Sunday with a .209/.274/.403 slash line. He’s walked eight percent of the time and struck out in another 23 percent of his plate appearances. It’s an uncharacteristic start for Joyce, … Continue reading

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David Price Works On Delivery; Matt Joyce Starts Versus Lefty Lester

Coming off a disappointing start, David Price has reportedly made some adjustments in his delivery. Also Matt Joyce gets a rare start versus a lefty. Continue reading

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The Process Report Spring Preview: The Outfield

With camp opening this week, we’re going to begin previewing the roster in segments. Today we’ll focus on the players with the potential to appear in the opening day outfield. The format is as follows: Player name Position 2012 role … Continue reading

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Joe Maddon Talks About His Lineup Versus Lefties

In Tuesday’s spring-opening press conference Joe Maddon addressed the state of his lineups: It’s going to be easier to talk about a lineup versus a right-handed pitcher and a little bit more structured. It’s against the lefty that we’re a … Continue reading

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Rays Avoid Arbitration With Joyce, Niemann, Fuld, and Roberts

The Rays agreed to one-yesr I contracts with their four remaining arbitration-eligible players on Friday. In addition to David Price and Sean Rodriguez (both agreed to terms earlier this winter) Matt Joyce, Jeff Niemann, Sam Fuld, and Ryan Roberts each … Continue reading

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