Dan Johnson cleared waivers this time during his DFA stint and has accepted an assignment to the team’s Triple-A affiliate in Durham.
Johnson was claimed off waivers by the Rays after being designated by the A’s and spent just one day with the club before being designated again. The Rays designated Johnson to make room […]
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Here today, gone tomorrow. Dan Johnson was claimed off waivers last Tuesday by the Tampa Bay Rays. Just a week and a day later, Johnson is gone from the Rays.
Johnson was brought in as an insurance policy when Carlos Pena went down with a hurt hamstring, but it turns out Pena was able […]
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As Gabe Gross’s reward for scoring the winning run to end today’s game against the Cardinals in the 12th inning, he was traded to the Tampa Bay Rays in exchange for right handed pitching prospect Josh Butler.
Gross was traded to create some space in what will be a crowded outfield in the near future. Tony […]
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Susan Slusser of the San Francisco Gate is reporting that the Tampa Bay Rays have claimed Dan Johnson off waivers.
“It’s been a long 10 days,” Johnson said. “I’ve just got to get back into the swing of things. I can’t complain, it’s a big-league job. I’m still going.”
The fact he was claimed by a team […]
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After just six major league games, the Rays have seen enough from Evan Longoria to lock him up long-term. The contract the two sides have agreed to is believed to be worth $17 million for six seasons, along with options that will allow the Rays to control him two years into free agency. […]
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Matt Garza, who has been out with radial nerve irritation, will make a minor league rehab start this Sunday. Garza is expected to pitch four innings, or 60 pitches, in his rehab.
If all goes well in his rehab, Garza may join the Rays rotation next Friday when they face the Red Sox.
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The Tampa Bay Rays have put a timetable on the return of their ace, Scott Kazmir. Kazmir is set to throw three to four innings tomorrow and progress to a return to the majors on May 3 against the Red Sox.
Kazmir will throw 45 pitches in his first game tomorrow and will then keep […]
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The Tampa Bay Rays have placed Al Reyes on the disabled list. It’s not known yet as to whether or not the injury is related to his bar fight and tasing incident from last week. Okay, just kidding. Reyes is on the disabled list with what the team is calling a right […]
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Evan Longoria is on his way to the majors. The Rays purchased the contract of Longoria today and he will be in the starting lineup on Saturday night in place of the injured Willy Aybar. He will likely start every day until Aybar returns from the disabled list, though only time will tell […]
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The Rays initially thought Garza may just miss two weeks with his radial nerve irritation, however, it has now been learned that the right hander will be out four weeks with the injury.
The irritation is nothing new to Garza, who had similar issues late in the season last year with the Twins. He never […]
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