Albert Suarez News

Another Matsui headline? Get used to it. Any other Rays minor leaguer would need to hit 3 home runs or toss 6 no-hit innings to have a chance at a headline right now.

Hideki Matsui's return to baseball was uneventful in Durham's 8-2 loss against Pawtucket.

Understatement: it's hard to win when your pitchers post an 8.00 ERA- especially when your offense is averaging under 4 runs a game.

Jason Parks joined the Baseball Prospectus roster in 2011, having spent the previous three years covering the Texas Rangers farm system for Baseball Time in Arlington , while doubling as a pro scout in Mexico as well as the New York-Penn League.

The Rays saw their minor league affiliates get swept again, and it was ugly. One was no-hit, and they combined to score only five runs.