For Rays, wait 'til next year
Rob Neyer, SweetSpot...After all, if only Dioner Navarro hadn't been so terribly disappointing this season ... or B.J. Upton ... or Andy Sonnanstine ... or Scott Kazmir ... or Matt Joyce ... and hey, remember when David Price was...
Blog | September 03, 2009Bossman Jr. dropped to 9th
Rob Neyer, SweetSpotB.J. Upton -- so recently the focus of so many hopes; the reservoir of so much talent -- has been...
Blog | August 10, 2009Rays standing pat?
Rob Neyer, SweetSpot...Rays have "featured" three gaping holes in the lineup: Catcher Dioner Navarro, center fielder B.J. Upton, and DH Pat Burrell. Of the four returning guys mentioned, three are pitchers and the exception...
Blog | June 20, 2009Fourth-place Rays just unlucky?
Rob Neyer, SweetSpot...it comes to those one-run games. They've lost their middle infield to injuries, B.J. Upton's imminent stardom seems to have been indefinitely delayed, and Pat Burrell somehow has just...
Blog | June 01, 2009American League keys
Rob Neyer, SweetSpot...Lowrie has to slide over, with Julio Lugo taking over as the every-day shortstop. Rays: B.J. Upton. If the Rays get anything like the Upton we saw last October, there's no...
Blog | April 08, 2009If healthy, Upton gives Rays a few more wins
Rob NeyerIt's early, but this is really good news for the Rays: CF B.J. Upton said he came through Thursday's minor-league DH experience with no problems and that his...
Blog Entry | Conversation | March 20, 2009How many wins for the Rays?
Rob Neyer...That's a fact." The Rays actually were unlucky in some respects last season. Center fielder B.J. Upton lost power while playing with a torn labrum. Left fielder Carl Crawford and third baseman Evan...
Blog Entry | Conversation | February 26, 2009From Wright to Cabrera: The top 50 for five years
Rob Neyer, ESPN.comFrom David Wright to Asdrubal Cabrera, Rob Neyer counts down the top 50 players over the next five seasons.
Story | Conversation | March 24, 2008Rays should play Upton in the outfield
Rob Neyer, ESPN InsiderThe Devil Rays should give up on the notion that B.J. Upton will become a serviceable major league infielder and give him a spot in the outfield.
Story | Conversation | March 14, 2007
Making sense of predicted win totals
Rob Neyer, ESPN InsiderPredicted wins: Where did we go wrong, what did we get right? We were close on many, but missed wildly on a half-dozen teams, writes Rob Neyer.
Story | Conversation | September 28, 2006
Marlins in far better shape than Devil Rays
Rob Neyer, ESPN InsiderYoungsters like Josh Johnson have helped make the Marlins more formidable than the Devil Rays, writes Rob Neyer.
Story | Conversation | June 19, 2006
Upton's potential through the roof
Rob Neyer, ESPN InsiderDo the Devil Rays have a potential superstar on their team now or in their system? Yes, and it's B.J. Upton, writes Rob Neyer.
Story | Conversation | September 02, 2005
Indians, Mets the 'cool' wild-card favorites
Rob Neyer, ESPN InsiderRob Neyer points out why the Indians seemingly have the best chance of winning the AL wild card.
Story | Conversation | August 29, 2005
A's look like 90-win team
Rob Neyer, ESPN InsiderJust looking at the Oakland Athletics' roster, you might not guess it. But Billy Beane is playing moneyball again.
Story | Conversation | January 07, 2005
Those poor Rays
Rob Neyer, ESPN InsiderHow the Devil Rays have floundered in the second half was among the topics of discussion Thursday night.
Story | Conversation | September 09, 2004
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