How Do The Tampa Bay Rays Replace Evan Longoria?

We are just going to call this the curse of The Baseball Index. Last year, we predicted that Buster Posey would win the NL MVP award and he went down with a gruesome ankle injury. This year, we predicted that Evan Longoria would win the AL MVP award and now he goes down. According to [...]

Tampa Bay Rays Bring In Hideki Matsui

The Tampa Bay Rays have officially signed DH Hideki Matsui to a minor league contract. Matsui spent last season with the Oakland A’s and hit a pedestrian .251/.321/.375 with 12 HR’s in 517 AB’s. At first I was a little surprised the Rays would sign Matsui considering they already have a left-handed DH in Luke [...]

Live Game Graph: Tampa Bay Rays Vs. Boston Red Sox

Today is one of my favorite days of the year. It’s the Boston Marathon in Boston, MA and that means morning baseball. Here is the live Game Graph of this morning’s 11:05 game between the Tampa Bay Rays and Boston Red Sox. Source: Fangraphs You can follow The Baseball Index on Twitter @ baseballindex

Live Game Graph: Tampa Bay Rays Vs. Boston Red Sox

Here is a live look in to today’s Tampa Bay Rays and Boston Red Sox game courtesy of Fangraphs. Source: FanGraphs

Johnny Damon To Sign With The Cleveland Indians

Update: According to Jon Heyman of CBSSports.com, the Indians and Damon have agreed on a one-year, $1.25 million contract. The deal also includes a no-trade clause and Damon can earn another $1.4 million in incentives. Despite his defensive deficiencies, $1.25 million for Damon is a steal of a deal for the Indians. He’ll outperform his [...]

Tampa Bay Rays’ Closer Kyle Farnsworth Out 4-to-6 Weeks

Tampa Bay Rays’ manager Joe Maddon has said that closer Kyle Farnsworth will be out four-to-six weeks because of his elbow strain. Farnsworth went on the DL yesterday. In his absence, the Rays will use a closer by committee approach until someone steps up according to Maddon. To those who have followed the Rays over [...]