The nonsense and fantasy-time stuff with Tim Beckham really has to end. [read more]

Austin Pruitt is one of 23 pitchers scheduled to pitch this weekend as the Rays open their spring scheduled.

Hey, there’s a baseball game Friday night! [read more]

Interesting read-between-the-lines fodder from Evan Longoria yesterday. [read more]

Fear the beard?

Evan Longoria hasn’t shaved in months and his runway wife loves it, he says.

See the new look in the video below, and hear Longo say projections for the team — any team — are a pile of crap.

.@Evan3Longoria doesn't take projections too seriously. pic.twitter.com/7fz0r38wTE

— Tampa Bay Rays (@RaysBaseball) February 18, 2017

Bad bunting was a Rays tradition

Joe Maddon is rolling over in his Rays grave. [read more]

Is good Corey Dickerson the real Corey Dickerson?

This might scare Rays fans, but the team is very much excited about picking up where it left off last year. [read more]

Five guys in the Rays outfield are slated to play a lot, with Corey Dickerson, Steven Souza, Colby Rasmus, Mallex Smith and Kevin Kiermaier expecting serious time. [read more]

From top to bottom in the Rays organization everyone is talking about health — good health.

It’s crystal clear that injuries are the official excuse for 2016.

In this video below from the Rays’ official website, front office co-chief Chaim Bloom talks about a few Rays getting healthy. Also included is a painful highlight flashback. Why? Because it includes Matt Moore. Somebody needs to tell the videography crew that Moore is gone and/or represents a sore spot for Tampa Bay fans.

Bold talk on Day 1

For the wise guys out there confused by the Kevin Cash quote in the headline, allow Joe to clarify; the Rays have just one game on the regular-season schedule October. [read more]