Tag Archives: Ryan Roberts

TPR Notebook: Rays Take Series From Yankees

The Rays defeated the Yankees 3-0 on Wednesday night to complete a 5-1 homestand. Continue reading

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The Process Report Spring Preview: The Infield

With camp opening this week, we’re going to begin previewing the roster in segments. Today we’ll focus on the potential members of the opening day infield. The format is as follows: Player name Position 2012 role Expected 2013 role 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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The Rays and the Non-Tender Deadline

Update The Rays have tendered contracts to all eligible players except Ben Francisco. The deadline to tender contracts to arbitration-eligible players is Friday night. Eight players on the Rays’ roster will have their futures decided by then. Let’s look at … Continue reading

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Ryan Roberts’ Odd Platoon Split

Ryan Roberts joined the Rays with the dreaded “left-handed pitching masher” reputation; the same label Gabe Kapler and Kelly Shoppach brought with them to the Rays, only to find a mixed bag of results. History supported the tag. Roberts entered … Continue reading

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