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Art Deco · 09-14-2023, 07:57 PM

We took on the team with the best record in baseball with the Angels at 84-43 coming in and got the better of them in Anaheim, taking 2 out of 3. But before we get into the game recaps, some big Tampa Bay Rays news:

Signed SP Joe Marlette to a 4-year contract extension worth a total of $114,000,000.

Our ace lefty and 2032 AL Cy Young winner will be staying in Tampa Bay for at least another three seasons (the fourth is a player option) at a reasonable price of $28.5M/year. While we have no plans to sign our other ace Kevin DiCostanzo to a long-term deal given his fragility (and some recent slight downgrade to his ratings), Marlette is rated as an "iron man" so I'm confident the deal will work out fairly well. We still have $38M projected to spend next season and that's not counting the $11M in arbitration I'm not planning on paying Jake Westfall. There will be holes to fill but money to fill them.

As for the games with LA the Rays took the opener in convincing fashion, belting 6 homers in a 14-4 rout of the Halos. Justin Blackwell led the parade going deep twice (#18 & 19) and driving in 4 with Danny Arroyave (#24, a first-inning slam), Bobby Marin (#18), Wander Franco (#16) and Luis Berumen (#27) all finding the seats. Danny Morales' gaudy W/L record went to 16-1 after a decent 6 4 3 3 2 4 outing.

Runs didn't come so easy for the Rays in the second game but they scored enough of 'em to pull out a 3-2 win. Joe Stack's 2-run shot (#23) stood up until the Rays scored in the 9th to make it a 3-0, a key run considering Devon Williams gave up two in the bottom of the frame while picking up save #15. Kevin DiCostanzo (17-4) shook off a recent slump and was brilliant, going 7 3 0 0 1 5.

Joe Marlette celebrated his new 9-figure contract extension by going out and getting hammered by the Angels as the Rays dropped the finale 6-3. Marlette (16-6) gave up a pair of homers as LA scored thrice in each of the first two innings off him and saddled him with a 4 9 6 6 2 7 line. In a losing cause Justin Blackwell had 3 doubles.

Team record: 84-46. Next up: A day off then back home for 3 against the Mets, who are having a lousy year at 60-71.

09-14-2023, 07:57 PM	#1262
Art Deco Hall Of Famer Join Date: May 2020 Posts: 7,567	August 24-26, 2035: at LA Angels (3) We took on the team with the best record in baseball with the Angels at 84-43 coming in and got the better of them in Anaheim, taking 2 out of 3. But before we get into the game recaps, some big Tampa Bay Rays news: Signed SP Joe Marlette to a 4-year contract extension worth a total of $114,000,000. Our ace lefty and 2032 AL Cy Young winner will be staying in Tampa Bay for at least another three seasons (the fourth is a player option) at a reasonable price of $28.5M/year. While we have no plans to sign our other ace Kevin DiCostanzo to a long-term deal given his fragility (and some recent slight downgrade to his ratings), Marlette is rated as an "iron man" so I'm confident the deal will work out fairly well. We still have $38M projected to spend next season and that's not counting the $11M in arbitration I'm not planning on paying Jake Westfall. There will be holes to fill but money to fill them. As for the games with LA the Rays took the opener in convincing fashion, belting 6 homers in a 14-4 rout of the Halos. Justin Blackwell led the parade going deep twice (#18 & 19) and driving in 4 with Danny Arroyave (#24, a first-inning slam), Bobby Marin (#18), Wander Franco (#16) and Luis Berumen (#27) all finding the seats. Danny Morales' gaudy W/L record went to 16-1 after a decent 6 4 3 3 2 4 outing. Runs didn't come so easy for the Rays in the second game but they scored enough of 'em to pull out a 3-2 win. Joe Stack's 2-run shot (#23) stood up until the Rays scored in the 9th to make it a 3-0, a key run considering Devon Williams gave up two in the bottom of the frame while picking up save #15. Kevin DiCostanzo (17-4) shook off a recent slump and was brilliant, going 7 3 0 0 1 5. Joe Marlette celebrated his new 9-figure contract extension by going out and getting hammered by the Angels as the Rays dropped the finale 6-3. Marlette (16-6) gave up a pair of homers as LA scored thrice in each of the first two innings off him and saddled him with a 4 9 6 6 2 7 line. In a losing cause Justin Blackwell had 3 doubles. Team record: 84-46. Next up: A day off then back home for 3 against the Mets, who are having a lousy year at 60-71.