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Despite finishing 25 games back, Matt Silverman sees bright spots

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They finished in last place in the AL East. They lost 94 times. They were the second-worst team in baseball. They hit 216 home runs, but 136 of them were solos. And still, Tampa Bay Rays general manager Matt Silverman talked about bright spots. In the Rays’ season-ending news conference Tuesday, Silverman talked about a team he expects to be better in 2017 despite the flaws of this season. “We’re incredibly disappointed,” Silverman said. “The season went south so early,…

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Rays let go of longtime hitting coach Derek Shelton

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For the first six seasons of Derek Shelton’s career with the Tampa Bay Rays, it wasn’t his fault. This year, evidently, it was. The Rays fired Shelton, a longtime target of fans’ displeasure, Tuesday and replaced him with minor-league instructor Chad Mattola. Tampa Bay has long struggled offensively, but some observers thought that was because hitting talent is more expensive, and therefore more difficult to obtain on a budget such as the Rays. Tampa Bay also has struggled to develop…

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Rays’ Matt Silverman thinks the Rays can still turn their season around

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Despite the losing streak, despite fifth place, despite the empty seats, Matt Silverman believes. Furthermore, he believes the Tampa Bay Rays believe, too. Silverman, speaking before Monday night’s game against the Boston Red Sox, conceded that the team’s record hasn’t matched expectations, but he said there was still time to turn things around. “It’s been a really rough stretch for us,” said Silverman, the president of baseball operations. “It dates back to when we lost (Kevin) Kiermaier. Since then, we’ve…

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As off-season begins, Tampa Bay Rays know who their core players are

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Say this about the off-season. Evidently, the Tampa Bay Rays couldn’t wait to get started on it. The Rays’ off-season officially began Tuesday when general manager Matt Silverman and manager Kevin Cash sat in front of a room and answered questions about a season that died too soon and one that has yet to arrive. Both men sounded confident about the season to come despite their fourth-place finish. “We have our group in place,” Silverman said of a team that…

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