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Tristan H. Cockcroft gives his list of the top 30 middle relievers in terms of getting holds.

Pitching, defense and three-run home runs? It's a formula that has worked going back to the days of Earl Weaver and beyond. An inning into Saturday's game, the Rays had all of that going for them: Designated hitter Luke Scott had already hammered a b...

Eric Karabell recaps Thursday's action, including the heart of the Twins' order all homering.

Blog | Conversation | April 13, 2012

Eric Karabell examines the Red Sox and Rays bullpens, from a fantasy perspective, in the wake of the news that Andrew Bailey and Kyle Farnsworth are both out indefinitely.

Blog | Conversation | April 04, 2012

Check out where players on the Tampa Bay Rays ranked among ESPN's top 500 players of 2012.

Maybe this should be the Joe Maddon Rule.

The Tampa Bay Rays have re-signed right-handed reliever Joel Peralta to a one-year contract, avoiding arbitration.

U.S. Presswire/AP PhotoEvan Longoria, Desmond Jennings, and Joel Peralta have all been vital to the Rays in September.What will it take for the Tampa Bay Rays to overtake the Boston Red Sox in the wild card chase? It won't be easy, as the Rays hav...

Ivan Nova Stats2Watch4 Nova's winning streak still sits at 11 after no-decisions in his last two starts. He is 3-0 with a 2.41 ERA in his last five starts, with opponents hitting just .214 against him. Nova has stifled right-handed hitters in his...

Eric Karabell recaps the notable fantasy news from Monday's action, including home runs from a pair of Reds youngsters.

Blog | Conversation | September 13, 2011

Invariably, post-season play is carved in cement before the football teams from Shea High and Central Falls High commence their respective seasons. But that hasn't been the case for the last three seasons. From 1998-2007, Shea qualified for the pl...

Tristan H. Cockcroft looks at the impact of the trade deadline on bullpen situations across the league.

Eric Karabell says Rays prospect Desmond Jennings is already looking like the real thing in his first days in the majors.

Blog | Conversation | July 26, 2011

Derek Jeter lined a single to left off Rays reliever Joel Peralta with two out in the seventh inning to nudge ahead of Hall of Famer Al Kaline on baseball's all-time hit list with the 3,008th hit of his career. Yankees still trailing 4-2....

Miguel Olivo hit a tiebreaking three-run homer off Joel Peralta in the eighth inning and the Seattle Mariners rallied for a 9-6 win over the Tampa Bay Rays on Sunday.

Tristan H. Cockcroft has his weekly relief pitcher rankings for the week, plus makes sense of closer situations around the league.