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DRaysBay (Free subscription) | 01/06/2009
Even after signing Burrell, the Rays remain interested in adding free- agent outfielder Gabe Kapler, who could enter their right-field mix and also play center if B.J. Upton is not fully recovered from shoulder surgery at the start of the season. The Burrell signing, however, stretched the Rays financially, and might restrict them from making further moves . . . Rosenthal. Kapler's FG page.
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DRaysBay (Free subscription) | 01/06/2009
Burrell ranks: 36th in wOBA in 2008 22nd in wOBA since 2006. 64th in wOBA * in 2008 51st in EqA in 2008. 5th in unintentional walk rate ; teammates Carlos Pena and B.J. Upton rank 4th and 6th respectively in 2008. 1st in walk % over the past three years. 8th in O-Swing % over the past three years and 34th in 2008. In other words, get ready to see a ton of this: via lh5.ggpht.com There will be runs....
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Rays Index (Free subscription) | 12/31/2008
If you have been hanging around these parts for a while, you know that the model for this site is to tell you what the Rays have done, what they are doing and try to project what they will do based on what we have learned. Unlike most team blogs, we do not very often tell you what the Tampa Bay Rays should do. However, for the next 12 days we will step away from the standard, and we present to you...
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DRaysBay (Free subscription) | 12/22/2008
Next up: B.J. "Ball on a budget" Upton Upton BA OBP SLG SB 2007 0.300 0.386 0.508 22 2008 0.273 0.383 0.401 44 Marcels 0.283 0.377 0.436 29 Again, post your "projections" in the following format: BA/OBP/SLG and for B.J. we'll throw in SB.
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Bugs and Cranks (Free subscription) | 12/22/2008
Devil Rays superstars Andy Sonnanstine, B.J. Upton and Scott Kazmir were at historic Tropicana Field to witness history — the inaugural St. Petersburg Bowl — and were interviewed on the ESPN2 broadcast. Unfortunately, ESPN2’s broadcast of the historic game was marred by the totally unprofessional outbursts of play-by-play man Sean McDonough, who called local Red Sox [...]
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The Rays Party (Free subscription) | 12/19/2008
A major goal of the Tampa Bay Rays after the 2007 season was upgrading the defense, mainly in the infield. The 2B was pretty solid with B.J. Upton the Opening Day starter and used 5 other players to start. At 3B, we were surprised with the range and quickness of the Japanese signing Akinori Iwamura. Then we were surprised and excited again for emergence of the big bat of Carlos Pena, who was pretty...
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Was Watching (Free subscription) | 12/17/2008
Following up on our last poll, please consider taking the following poll: If You Could Trade Alex Rodriguez, One-Up, For B.J. Upton, Today, Would You Do It? Yes No Not Sure View Results Thanks in advance. And, please feel free to add comments on your opinion in the comments section below.
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DRaysBay (Free subscription) | 12/03/2008
(So naturally after I link to BA's cover/store it goes down) Yes, that is B.J. Upton. Yes that is Baseball America's Almanac . No, I have not bought that to do whatever you cruel people will suggest that I do to pictures of B.J., and no I do not plan on doing so, but you might be interested. Also worth noting, David Price is on the cover of BP2009 . His face shot is the second from the right. BP2009...
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DRaysBay (Free subscription) | 11/19/2008
Akinori Iwamura's most beneficial move to the team this year was learning to play 2B. By doing that, the Rays were able to use Longoria at third and keep Aki's contribution. Last year, the Rays 2B were BJ Upton (48 games), Brendan Harris (45), Ty Wiggington (39), Josh Wilson (21), Jorge Velandia (11), Jorge Cantu (1), and Aki (1). This 2B platoon provided a good bat ( .296/.350/.485/.835), but a horrible...
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Rays Index (Free subscription) | 11/17/2008
Last week, we updated our Trade Value Index Top 50 in which we ranked the top 50 players in the organization based on value to the team. In our list, we had Evan Longoria at the top, followed by David Price , James Shields , BJ Upton , Scott Kazmir and Matt Garza . Considering talent, potential, age, position and contract status, which player do you think should have been #1? Online Surveys & Market...
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kansascity.com (Free subscription) | 11/13/2008
Tampa Bay Rays center fielder B.J. Upton underwent a procedure Tuesday to repair a labrum in his left shoulder.
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Miami Herald (Free subscription) | 11/13/2008
Tampa Bay center fielder B.J. Upton had surgery on his left shoulder this week and the Rays expect him to be ready by opening day.
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U.S.S. Mariner (Free subscription) | 11/09/2008
Ichiro was the 2nd-best center fielder in baseball according to PMR. Then again, B.J. Upton got a top place too, which surprised me. -- This post came from: U.S.S. Mariner, and is copyright by the authors. This RSS feed is intended for the personal use of readers and not, for instance, spam blogs. Ichiro, Ichiro, Ichiro
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Arizona Republic (Free subscription) | 11/09/2008
Boivin: The unwritten rules of baseball describe what Justin and B.J. Upton are all about.
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DRaysBay (Free subscription) | 11/06/2008
According to MLB.com's Jim Molony, several teams contacted the Rays regarding center fielder B.J. Upton. Molony says a trade is unlikely. Star center fielders are rare, and the Rays don't have any strong needs. Upton is under team control through the 2012 season, I believe. Why would teams want such a lazy player?
