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Art Deco · 10-15-2020, 10:32 AM

Game 1: The Rays went homer-happy and turned a 3-2 deficit in the 5th into a 10-3 rout at T-Mobile Park in Seattle to improve to 26-5. Hunter Bishop's massive shot to dead center (#2) tied the game at 3 in the 6th, and then Spencer Torkelson stayed torrid with a 2-run blast (#11) off George Kirby to put the Rays ahead 5-3 with Keston Hiura going back-to-back with him with #7. They added 4 more in the 8th on Brandon Marsh's RBI single, Judson Fabian's 2nd RBI single of the night and a 2-run double by Tork to give him a 4-RBI night (Tork is now tied for MLB lead in RBI with 36). Earlier, Wander Franco hit HR #8 as part of a 3-hit night, Vidal Brujan collected 3 more hits and everyone in the lineup had at least one. The offensive outburst papered over another mediocre start from Matt Manning, who went 4.1 7 3 3 3 6 as his ERA remains in the mid-5s. Asa Lacy took over for him the 5th and ended up going the rest of the way in a fine performance (4.2 1 0 0 2 2) to nab his 3rd win of the year.

May 12: Traded P Dustin May to the Washington Nationals for P Jacob Patterson. Designated P Jacob Patterson for assignment and placed him on waivers.

May 12: Traded P Chris Paddack and minor-league P Justin Bursey to the Texas Rangers for 1B Lewin Diaz. Texas retains 35% of Diaz's salary.

May 12: Optioned 1B Alec Bohm to AAA Durham, recalled P Mack Anglin from AAA Durham and purchased the contract of P Steven Casey from AAA Durham. Placed P Dean Christidis on the 60-day IL.

26-5 teams need roster shakeups, right? I'll start with the May deal. There was no market for him, so all I got was a 30-year-old lefty reliever out of options, whom I put on waivers so I could assign him to the minors. May hasn't been any good since 2024, and there is still some potential there, but he ain't getting any younger and he was out of options. The second deal of course is the biggie. Paddack's performance was middling this year, not in the class of his 2022-2024 tenure with us, and HRs being up considerably this year means his Achilles heel is a lot more painful. Diaz, who like Paddack is a FA at year's end, gives us a true all-around slugger at 1B, which has been the weakest link in the lineup. Bohm has averaged about 1-1.5 WAR/season since we made him our regular 1B and although he hits HRs and is very good defensively, he doesn't hit for average or get on base. He had an option left so he's off to Durham as there wasn't much of a trade market for him either. The point of moving Paddack of course was to make room for Anglin in the rotation as he's more than overdue as detailed a few days back. Yes, it's a bit risky to go with 2 rookies in the rotation, but we still have Mitchell White and Asa Lacy can start if needed. Plus moving May out gives us a look at Casey, acquired in the DL Hall deal a couple of years ago. Casey has surpassed Hall with eye-popping #s in AAA to go with his 70 stuff, 55 movement and 60 control. This year at Durham he has a 14 6 0 0 1 20 total line, and he had an 18/70 BB/K ratio in 50 innings last season combined at Montgomery and Durham with only 4 HR allowed. He's a sidearmer so he's death to righties but he's not horrible against lefties either. He'll of course be used primarily against RHB.

Game 2: So how do you win over a fanbase when you replace their beloved 1B who was ALCS MVP in 2023 and World Series MVP in 2025? You hit two homers in your debut, that's what you do. Taking over for Alec Bohm, Lewin Diaz went deep twice against Seattle, including a big 3-run HR in the 3rd which put the Rays up 4-0 on their way to an 8-2 thumping of the Mariners. After Hunter Bishop's RBI double put them ahead in the 2nd, Judson Fabian got one of his 4 hits on the day, Spencer Torkelson singled, and Diaz stepped up and drilled a Marcos Diplan offering into the RF stands to give the Rays all the runs they'd need today. Then he and Fabian (#11) each hit solo homers in the 6th off Nathan Witt, giving Diaz 8 total for the season. Tyler Glasnow meanwhile was dealing today, going 7 5 2 2 1 8 to improve to 3-1, 3.18. And another Ray made an impressive and memorable debut: Steven Casey came on for the 8th, struck out the side (including a lefty) and then stayed in to start the 9th and whiffed Julio Rodriguez before giving way to Aaron Ashby. Can't do much better for a relief appearance than 4 batters, 4 whiffs. Ashby, who has been a bit shaky of late, gave up 3 singles to load the bases but got out of it to end the game.

Game 3: Shane McClanahan shackled Seattle's hitters today as the Rays swept the series with a 5-1 win. Mac went 7 5 1 1 1 4 to improve to 4-0 with the 4 wins coming in his last 4 starts and got some early offense to keep him in command. After Vidal Brujan and Wander Franco went 1st and 3rd to start the game, Brujan scored on Judson Fabian's double play ball, and then in the 2nd Hunter Bishop went the opposite way with a man on for HR #3 in 35 AB since coming back to make it 3-0. Wander added an RBI double and Lewin Diaz an RBI single in the 5th to cap the scoring. Evan Godwin and Liam Hendriks each pitched a scoreless inning to finish out the game.

Team record: 28-5. Up next: An off-day followed by a 3-game set at home against Oakland and Mack Anglin's MLB debut in Game 1.

10-15-2020, 10:32 AM	#308
Art Deco Hall Of Famer Join Date: May 2020 Posts: 7,594	May 11-13, 2026: at Seattle (3) Game 1: The Rays went homer-happy and turned a 3-2 deficit in the 5th into a 10-3 rout at T-Mobile Park in Seattle to improve to 26-5. Hunter Bishop's massive shot to dead center (#2) tied the game at 3 in the 6th, and then Spencer Torkelson stayed torrid with a 2-run blast (#11) off George Kirby to put the Rays ahead 5-3 with Keston Hiura going back-to-back with him with #7. They added 4 more in the 8th on Brandon Marsh's RBI single, Judson Fabian's 2nd RBI single of the night and a 2-run double by Tork to give him a 4-RBI night (Tork is now tied for MLB lead in RBI with 36). Earlier, Wander Franco hit HR #8 as part of a 3-hit night, Vidal Brujan collected 3 more hits and everyone in the lineup had at least one. The offensive outburst papered over another mediocre start from Matt Manning, who went 4.1 7 3 3 3 6 as his ERA remains in the mid-5s. Asa Lacy took over for him the 5th and ended up going the rest of the way in a fine performance (4.2 1 0 0 2 2) to nab his 3rd win of the year. May 12: Traded P Dustin May to the Washington Nationals for P Jacob Patterson. Designated P Jacob Patterson for assignment and placed him on waivers. May 12: Traded P Chris Paddack and minor-league P Justin Bursey to the Texas Rangers for 1B Lewin Diaz. Texas retains 35% of Diaz's salary. May 12: Optioned 1B Alec Bohm to AAA Durham, recalled P Mack Anglin from AAA Durham and purchased the contract of P Steven Casey from AAA Durham. Placed P Dean Christidis on the 60-day IL. 26-5 teams need roster shakeups, right? I'll start with the May deal. There was no market for him, so all I got was a 30-year-old lefty reliever out of options, whom I put on waivers so I could assign him to the minors. May hasn't been any good since 2024, and there is still some potential there, but he ain't getting any younger and he was out of options. The second deal of course is the biggie. Paddack's performance was middling this year, not in the class of his 2022-2024 tenure with us, and HRs being up considerably this year means his Achilles heel is a lot more painful. Diaz, who like Paddack is a FA at year's end, gives us a true all-around slugger at 1B, which has been the weakest link in the lineup. Bohm has averaged about 1-1.5 WAR/season since we made him our regular 1B and although he hits HRs and is very good defensively, he doesn't hit for average or get on base. He had an option left so he's off to Durham as there wasn't much of a trade market for him either. The point of moving Paddack of course was to make room for Anglin in the rotation as he's more than overdue as detailed a few days back. Yes, it's a bit risky to go with 2 rookies in the rotation, but we still have Mitchell White and Asa Lacy can start if needed. Plus moving May out gives us a look at Casey, acquired in the DL Hall deal a couple of years ago. Casey has surpassed Hall with eye-popping #s in AAA to go with his 70 stuff, 55 movement and 60 control. This year at Durham he has a 14 6 0 0 1 20 total line, and he had an 18/70 BB/K ratio in 50 innings last season combined at Montgomery and Durham with only 4 HR allowed. He's a sidearmer so he's death to righties but he's not horrible against lefties either. He'll of course be used primarily against RHB. Game 2: So how do you win over a fanbase when you replace their beloved 1B who was ALCS MVP in 2023 and World Series MVP in 2025? You hit two homers in your debut, that's what you do. Taking over for Alec Bohm, Lewin Diaz went deep twice against Seattle, including a big 3-run HR in the 3rd which put the Rays up 4-0 on their way to an 8-2 thumping of the Mariners. After Hunter Bishop's RBI double put them ahead in the 2nd, Judson Fabian got one of his 4 hits on the day, Spencer Torkelson singled, and Diaz stepped up and drilled a Marcos Diplan offering into the RF stands to give the Rays all the runs they'd need today. Then he and Fabian (#11) each hit solo homers in the 6th off Nathan Witt, giving Diaz 8 total for the season. Tyler Glasnow meanwhile was dealing today, going 7 5 2 2 1 8 to improve to 3-1, 3.18. And another Ray made an impressive and memorable debut: Steven Casey came on for the 8th, struck out the side (including a lefty) and then stayed in to start the 9th and whiffed Julio Rodriguez before giving way to Aaron Ashby. Can't do much better for a relief appearance than 4 batters, 4 whiffs. Ashby, who has been a bit shaky of late, gave up 3 singles to load the bases but got out of it to end the game. Game 3: Shane McClanahan shackled Seattle's hitters today as the Rays swept the series with a 5-1 win. Mac went 7 5 1 1 1 4 to improve to 4-0 with the 4 wins coming in his last 4 starts and got some early offense to keep him in command. After Vidal Brujan and Wander Franco went 1st and 3rd to start the game, Brujan scored on Judson Fabian's double play ball, and then in the 2nd Hunter Bishop went the opposite way with a man on for HR #3 in 35 AB since coming back to make it 3-0. Wander added an RBI double and Lewin Diaz an RBI single in the 5th to cap the scoring. Evan Godwin and Liam Hendriks each pitched a scoreless inning to finish out the game. Team record: 28-5. Up next: An off-day followed by a 3-game set at home against Oakland and Mack Anglin's MLB debut in Game 1. Last edited by Art Deco; 10-15-2020 at 03:14 PM.