Outfield

Rays trade for Oswaldo Arcia to help bolster their aching outfield

Published on June 24, 2016 in Sports/Top Headlines by Gary Shelton

The Tampa Bay Rays have found themselves a bit of help with a trade. But only a bit. The Rays acquired Oswaldo Arcia, 25, from the Minnesota Twins. He is hitting .214 with four home runs in 32 games. Over his four years with the Twins, Arcia is batting .240. He was second on the team with 20 home runs two years ago. The trade would seem to end any speculation about Carl Crawford returning to the Rays. Tampa Bay…

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Rays’ Desmond Jennings hopes he can stay healthy in 2016

Published on February 25, 2016 in Sports/Top Headlines by Gary Shelton

Stop us if you’ve heard this one before. Desmond Jennings is ready to play. He’s optimistic about the season. He thinks this will be the year that everything comes together. Won’t it? Jennings, 29, played in only 28 games last year. But general manager Matt Silverman has said that anytime Jennings is on the field, he has a chance to be the best player there. So once again, the Rays are caught between hope and expectations. “Every year, I come…

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Rays trade for yet another outfielder in Corey Dickerson

Published on January 28, 2016 in Sports/Top Headlines by Gary Shelton

The crowded outfield of the Tampa Bay Rays got a little more packed Thursday afternoon when the team traded for Colorado outfielder Corey Dickerson. It added one more bat – a promising one, judging by Dickerson’s production so far in his young career – to an outfield that already has promise. There is Kevin Kiermaier, the reigning gold-glove center fielder. And Steven Souza Jr., who showed promise although he didn’t hit for much average. There is Desmond Jennings, who was…

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