Locked On Rays- Daily Podcast On The Tampa Bay Rays

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The Tampa Bay Rays have been mostly an average team during the 2024 season. But, reinforcements should help this team bump it on the second half. Should this team be a buyer or should they sell during the trade deadline?What are some of the worst moves/trades the Rays front office has done in the last seven years?

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The Tampa Bay Rays walked the ball around in Miami and beat the Marlins 9-5. Brandon Lowe had a fantastic 5 RBI game, including a 3-run home run and a 2-run double on off-speed offerings from Marlins pitching. But, the right side of pitching was done by Ryan Pepiot (6IP, 5H, 3ER, 0BB, 8K) who was able to shake off a bad first inning allowing all 3 runs and locking in after that. Randy Arozarena also had a good day getting on base 5...

Time to get to know another Tampa Bay Rays minor league player as C.J. Hinojosa joins the show! Hinojosa explains outlets that help him stay focused outside the white lines, his early days in baseball, current goals and much more. What’s a day in the life look like? Get to know more of the Rays depth in the farm system on this episode with C.J. Hinojosa.

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The Tampa Bay Rays were able to salvage a game in that weekend series loss against the Baltimore Orioles, who look like strong contenders for the playoffs already. The Rays were helped out by a Zack Littell that minimized damage when he needed to, providing six strong innings, allowing only three runs despite the 11 hits he surrendered. Jose Siri showed his improvement at the plate and the Rays will now square up against the Miami ...

The Tampa Bay Rays have WON ON BACK-TO-BACK WALK-OFFS! Although it wasn’t the great homestead they were looking for, the Rays have won 3 out of their last 4 games as they head north to square up against the Baltimore Oriolesfor the first time in the 2024 season. Will Randy Arozarena be able to turn it around? Is Brandon Lowe in his last months with the team? Has Jose Siri figured it out? To talk about this and much more, WTSP’s Spo...

The Tampa Bay Rays have not only Josh Lowe out with injury, but now top prospect Junior Caminero is going to the IL with a hurt quad. On the offensive side, news don’t get better as the Rays keep struggling to get any offensive production from backstop, Alex Jackson as he has gone 1-31 in his Rays tenure. How long is too long for a drought like this? But, do the Rays have an alternative they can trust right now in-system as Rene Pi...

The Tampa Bay Rays were able to avoid the sweep on Sunday as they took the win before their off-day on Memorial Day. Taj Bradley gave a good performance albeit with three walks and the bullpen showed strength only allowing one run on a solo home run by Bobby Witt Jr. The Rays were getting perfecto’d but the offense showed up, none bigger than Brandon Lowe’s three-run triple to put the game away. What is your main takeaway from this...

The Tampa Bay Rays have seemingly lost their rhythm multiple times this season. After a fantastic roadtrip going 5-2 against the Boston Red Sox and Toronto Blue Jays, the former came to the Trop and swept the Rays in gut-wrenching fashion.

-What should the Rays do next?

-What can be done about Brandon Lowe and Randy Arozarena?

-Will the team pursue a power hitting veteran player or is that just never going to happen?

-Who's the emergen...

The Tampa Bay Rays were beaten by the Boston Red Sox on Wednesday night 8-5 at Tropicana Field. Rays fans however, have been sending mailbags and they’ve got to be answered!

1.-Don’t look now, but the boys are tied for the last Wild Card position. Lots of season left for the Rays, right?!

2.—Is  2024 a rebuild year for 2025 when arms come back? When offense comes from the minors?

3.- Could Kevin Kelly be a closer?  Pete Fairbanks in s...

The Tampa Bay Rays were beaten by the Boston Red Sox on Tuesday night 5-2 at Tropicana Field. Rays fans however, have been sending mailbags and they’ve got to be answered!

1.-How would you rank the following trades involving a Rays ace pitcher in terms of value received?Tyler Glasnow, Blake Snell, James Shields, Chris Archer & David Price

2.-The logjam of players on this team is perhaps unlike any team I've ever rooted for.

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The Tampa Bay Rays were shutout by the Boston Red Sox on Monday night 5-0 at Tropicana Field. Taj Bradley got the start and while he was mowing Boston hitters in the beginning, ultimately striking out 10 batters, the Red Sox broke through in the fourth with three runs, highlighted by Rafael Devers’ 2-run home run. Devers has been on a tear lately as that marked the sixth consecutive game with a home run for the third baseman, a Red...

The Tampa Bay Rays had a great roadtrip  going to Boston and Toronto going 5-2. During the weekend, the Rays had an opportunity to sweep the Blue Jays on Sunday but Aaron Civale could not maintain the Jays offense in check. However, the Rays still showed some perseverance as Isaac Paredes went deep in the 9th for his 9th HR of the season. Tyler Alexander had a perfect game thorugh 7.1 innings on Friday and Jonny DeLuca kept impress...

The Tampa Bay Rays unveiled their City Connect uniforms this month and they have been a resounding success not only with Rays fans but across MLB fandom as well. There was a story to be told about Tampa Bay and in order to dive deep about the process, Warren Hypes, Vice President of Creative & Brand for the Tampa Bay Rays joins the show. Who was involved in the brainstorming sessions? Why is having a centralized content-creation de...

The Tampa Bay Rays won the third game of the four-game series against the Boston Red Sox 4-3. Yandy Diaz came up big with the game-winning hit to put the team back to .500 at 22-22. The Rays will have the chance to win the series tomorrow evening facing ex-Rays pitcher, Cooper Criswell. The bullpen was impeccable again as Pete Fairbanks keeps impressing from his return to the team.  

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The Tampa Bay Rays dropped the second game of the four-game series against the Boston Red Sox in extra innings 5-4. Although Josh Lowe and Isaac Paredes continue to impress, Randy Arozarena keeps hinting he might be on his way back to being himself as he deposited a home run ball out of Fenway Park. The bullpen was impeccable until Manuel Rodriguez could not handle the lead and blew the save. Aaron Civile started for the Rays and w...

The Tampa Bay Rays stadium saga has been going on for decades. There are so many different aspects of this Rays redevelopment plan that we need to hear from someone who has been following this daily. Colleen Wright, Tampa Bay Times reporter, joins the show to explain the city council tug-of-war, insights into what could happen and much more. You can follow her on X @Colleen_Wright

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The Tampa Bay Rays (20-21) had an unsavory end to their homestand as they dropoped their series against the New York Yankees by only winning on Saturday behind a valiant effor from Zack Littell and powered by Randy Arozarena and Yandy Diaz. Although Friday's game had bright spots such as Taj Bradley's fantastic debut, Sunday's game was uncompetitive for the first 7 innings of the game until the Rays mounted a comeback by sending 11...

The Tampa Bay Rays (19-19) will be facing the New York Yankees for a three-game weekend series at Tropicana Field. Juan Soto has led the Bronx Bombers into a formidable offense, as six of their lineup regulars have a wRC+ higher than 100. The Rays on their own side have been coming out much better offensively as they had a five-game winning streak that was snapped on Wednesday against the Chicago White Sox. Although Aaron Judge and...

MAILBAG EPISODE!

-Any good luck by going to the Trop?-With Josh Lowe coming back to the Rays, it could benefit our defense to have Jonny DeLuca in CF and Lowe in RF. What is next for Jose Siri? Where do you see the Rays at the end of May?-What do you think about the New York Yankees advertising on Instagram for fans to go to the Trop for the weekend series?-Is bad fielding a consequence from what we are seeing on the mound?

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