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Art Deco · 12-19-2025, 06:23 PM

Record: 14-9
Second place AL East, 1/2 game behind Boston

A decent first (2/3 of a) month for the Rays, who had quite the makeover in the offseason with a new catcher, 1B, 3B, SP and most of the bullpen. It was a injury-free April as well so they have that to be thankful for. The only transaction of note was to claim reliever Zander Mueth on waivers from the Yankees. The 29-year-old righty is rated 60/60/50 and is arb-eligible; he makes a better last man on the staff than Mike Wright, who was sent to Durham.

The early standings:

Team stats:

Some of the names may have changed but the offense remains homer-reliant as we're poor in BA/OBP but 3rd in runs thanks to the longball. The pitching meanwhile has been largely excellent and the D has been above-average, encouraging signs as we go forward.

Subaru remains our Subar-star, and Argueta has been so far worth the king's ransom we paid to the Cubs for him. Kath got off to a very slow start but picked it up late in the month and in addition has been a plus defender while Rosas and Bailey have been extremely productive in part-time action. Paino has been lousy and Figueroa a disappointment but in the latter's case he could give way to some combination of Rosas and Bailey if he doesn't start hitting consistently.

All five starters have pitched well, keeping top prospect Dillon Vokey at Durham, with the big news being the heralded Taiwanese import Thean. For a pitcher with 60 movement, he's given up a surprising number of longballs (8 in only 30 IP), but he has a real strikeout pitch and has been dominant at times when keeping the ball in the park. He should be fine. The late-inning pen has also been outstanding with the only problem the guys at the low-leverage end being horrible (Magno, Rule 5 pick Kelly, the demoted Wright). Magno may never get over blowing Game 7 of the World Series last year.

We'll wait until more games have been played a month from now to take a look at the farm.

12-19-2025, 06:23 PM	#291
Art Deco Hall Of Famer Join Date: May 2020 Posts: 7,718	April 2035 Record: 14-9 Second place AL East, 1/2 game behind Boston A decent first (2/3 of a) month for the Rays, who had quite the makeover in the offseason with a new catcher, 1B, 3B, SP and most of the bullpen. It was a injury-free April as well so they have that to be thankful for. The only transaction of note was to claim reliever Zander Mueth on waivers from the Yankees. The 29-year-old righty is rated 60/60/50 and is arb-eligible; he makes a better last man on the staff than Mike Wright, who was sent to Durham. The early standings: Team stats: Some of the names may have changed but the offense remains homer-reliant as we're poor in BA/OBP but 3rd in runs thanks to the longball. The pitching meanwhile has been largely excellent and the D has been above-average, encouraging signs as we go forward. Subaru remains our Subar-star, and Argueta has been so far worth the king's ransom we paid to the Cubs for him. Kath got off to a very slow start but picked it up late in the month and in addition has been a plus defender while Rosas and Bailey have been extremely productive in part-time action. Paino has been lousy and Figueroa a disappointment but in the latter's case he could give way to some combination of Rosas and Bailey if he doesn't start hitting consistently. All five starters have pitched well, keeping top prospect Dillon Vokey at Durham, with the big news being the heralded Taiwanese import Thean. For a pitcher with 60 movement, he's given up a surprising number of longballs (8 in only 30 IP), but he has a real strikeout pitch and has been dominant at times when keeping the ball in the park. He should be fine. The late-inning pen has also been outstanding with the only problem the guys at the low-leverage end being horrible (Magno, Rule 5 pick Kelly, the demoted Wright). Magno may never get over blowing Game 7 of the World Series last year. We'll wait until more games have been played a month from now to take a look at the farm.