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James Shields
20 August 2008
o roll. After defeating the Angels 4-2 on Tuesday night behind yet another strong outing from James Shields, Tampa Bay has won five straight home games against baseball's best team. The Rays now lead the Red Sox by 4.5 games in the AL East, and opened up their lead on the Yankees to 11 games. Are the Yankees even worth mentioning in the division race anymore?
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4 August 2008
three games ahead of the Red Sox in the AL East. Strong starting pitching by Andy Sonnastine, James Shields, Matt Garza, Edwin Jackson and Scott Kazmir has kept them at the top, and they'll have to continue to roll as they reach their respective career highs in innings if the Rays are to make the playoffs. The Red Sox swept Oakland after getting pounded by the Angels, and Jason Bay has looked good so far in Boston. After losing the first two games to the Angels on Thursday and Friday, the Yankees bounced back to split the four-game series over the weekend. Xavier Nady is hitting .385 with three homers and 10 RBI in eight games since coming over from the Pirates and was named co-Player of the Week in the AL.
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30 June 2008
exchange for Victor Zambrano (No Longer In Professional Baseball) (NLIPB) and Bartholome Fortunato. James Shields was drafted in 2000, and Andy Sonnanstine in 2004. They traded for Matt Garza—ridding themselves of troublemaker (and extra outfielder) Delwyn Young—and Edwin Jackson, giving up Danys Baez and Lance Carter (both NLIPB). That’s some good swapping and drafting right there, and that’s their current rotation.
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29 February 2008
Scott Kazmir and James Shields will anchor a young rotation and will be joined by former Twins prospect Matt Garza. Carlos Pena, Cliff Floyd and Troy Percival should provide veteran leadership to help this young team through the grind of the Major Leage season. The Rays won't contend for the division this year, but could finish around .500 and prove to be problematic for the teams at the top of the division. With more talent from the minors on the way, especially top pitching prospects Wade Davis and David Price, Tampa Bay might be able to contend with the big boys in a couple of years.
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