Jason Hammel

Inbox: Analyzing last offseason's moves

Rays beat reporter Bill Chastain answers fans' questions The Rays made numerous bad decisions last winter. Sitting Carlos Pena in Boston and Evan Longoria in New York early in the season cost Tampa Bay two games due to two...

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Top NL skipper debate starts with Tracy

Colorado manager helped club turn around losing season The conversation about National League Manager of the Year in 2009 starts with Colorado's Jim Tracy. The dialogue also includes legendary skippers Tony La Russa of St....

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The Rays and The Rule 5 Draft

The front office will undoubtedly be faced with many tough decisions this winter. Currently the Rays have three open spots on their 40 man roster, with another one possible since Jeff Bennett is not likely to remain with the...

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Marlins' Coghlan, A's Bailey win rookie of the year honors

First-, second- and third-place votes and total points on a 5-3-1 basis. Oakland Athletics closer Andrew Bailey and Florida Marlins outfielder Chris Coghlan were rewarded for their prolific debuts Monday when they received...

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Niemann finishes fourth in ROY vote

Right-hander made statement in 2009 with two shutouts ST. PETERSBURG -- Jeff Niemann finished fourth in the voting for the American League Rookie of the Year Award on Monday as decided by the Baseball Writers' Association of...

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Renck: Rockies' strategy with Betancourt risky, yet clever

By Troy E. Renck The Denver Post Didn't agree. Not one bit. When the Rockies declined reliever Rafael Betancourt's $5 million option last week, making him a free agent, I cringed. Betancourt was a stabilizing force in the...

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Worthy trio wins annual Rays honors

Pena gets Paul C. Smith; Niemann, Zobrist recognized, too ST. PETERSBURG -- While Major League Baseball's award season is in full bloom, it is only appropriate that Rays fans be reminded of the players voted as the team award...

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Saunders: Is 2010 the Rockies' year of Iannetta?

By Patrick Saunders The Denver Post Chris Iannetta (Denver Post file photo) If you had to pick just one player who must improve in order for the Rockies to win the National League West in 2010, whom would you choose? Perhaps a...

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Padres drop Edgar Gonzalez from 40-man roster

By Bill Center Wednesday, November 4, 2009 at 6:40 p.m. SAN DIEGO – Edgar Gonzalez Wednesday said he would opt for free agency after the Padres dropped him from their 40-man roster and outrighted him to Triple-A Portland. “I...

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Rays Alumni: The Dirty Little Secret that is Jason Hammel

More photos » by Ben Margot - AP about 1 month ago: Colorado Rockies' Jason Hammel works against the San Francisco Giants during the first inning of a baseball game Sunday, Aug. 30, 2009, in San Francisco. (AP Photo/Ben Margot)...

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