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The Rays will arrive at Major League Baseball's 2010 Winter Meetings with a chance to make a blockbuster deal at the Indiana Convention Center in Indianapolis.

View full size photo>> Here's the thing about the minor league free agents list .

The free-agent season officially begins at midnight ET on Friday, and the Rays will be looking to add quality pieces to improve an already solid club.

Tampa Bay Rays will just say "yes" when it comes to Carl Crawford's $10 million dollar option for 2010.

Not exactly the "fire" I wanted for Dale Thayer but it is a start. A pLI of 0.60 , his highest this season, getting Lou Montanez to fly out in the seventh inning with two outs after allowing the inherited runner to move up to third base after a wild pitch.

Pat Burrell drove in the deciding run in the eighth as Tampa Bay rallied to edge Baltimore, 7-6, in the opener of a four-game set from Tropicana Field.

Tampa Bay Rays pitcher Lance Cormier delivers to the Baltimore Orioles during the eighth inning of a baseball game Monday, Sept.

B.J. Upton is certainly putting together a memorable ending to an admittedly forgettable season.

Joe Maddon says the recent failings of his bullpen could be more due to emotional exhaustion than physical fatigue, and he won't change the way he's using his relief pitchers over the final three weeks of the season.

Yes Yes Yes Yes Yes Great, Last week I wrote an article , citing the some of the good things for the Tampa Bay Rays in the 2009 season.

And given how things have been going lately, that was the worst possible situation for them to be in.

The Rays' bullpen is what it is, and there aren't going to be any substantive changes to it in the season's final weeks, according to Manager Joe Maddon .

Brandon Inge hit a grand slam with one out in the ninth inning to push the Detroit Tigers past the Rays, 5-3, today in St.

After Thursday's and Friday's victories, Trembley, who was highly critical of the outfielder earlier this season and played him sparingly, singled out Pie for his contributions.

This is the type of loss that hurts more than it should. James Shields pitched okay, the offense scored runs, and somehow the Rays lose.

He hadn't slept more than a couple of hours since Tuesday, and by the ninth inning of Thursday's game, Jim Johnson may well have been running completely on fumes.

Published: Thursday, August 20, 2009 at 11:51 p.m. Last Modified: Thursday, August 20, 2009 at 11:51 p.m. ST.

There were plenty of Rays playing with their kids during Sunday's Family Day at Tropicana Field.

Evan Longoria tied the game with a solo homer in the eighth inning and belted the winning two-run shot in the 13th, lifting Tampa Bay to a 4-2 win over Boston in the opener of a two-game set from Tropicana Field.

St. Petersburg, FL -- - Evan Longoria tied the game with a solo homer in the eighth inning and belted the winning two-run shot in the 13th, lifting Tampa Bay to a 4-2 win over Boston in the opener of a two-game set from Tropicana Field.