#Pete Fairbanks

When drafting Tampa Bay Rays players for a fantasy team I usually go by this principle: do I have to? Like in years past, the Rays have a core group of players that need to be drafted and started in all formats. Wander Franco (80 ADP), Tyler Glasnow (86), Shane McClanahan (33), Randy Arozarena (38), Jeffrey Springs (186), and Drew Rasmussen (187)…

The Houston Astros will look to complete a three-game sweep of the Tampa Bay Rays on Wednesday night at Tropicana Field in Tampa Bay. With that said, it's a good time to check out our MLB odds series, which includes an Astros-Rays prediction and pick, laid out below. Houston has wrapped up the AL West division with a 98-51 record, including a 9-1…

The Tampa Bay Rays will face off with the Boston Red Sox in the regular season finale at Fenway Park on Wednesday afternoon in Boston. With that said, it's a good time to check out our MLB odds series, which includes a Rays-Red Sox prediction and pick, laid out below. Tampa Bay has secured the third and final AL Wild Card spot, entering the final…

In anticipation of Opening Day, we've asked our writers and editors to share their boldest predictions for the 2022 season. Where will the team end up in the standings? Which individual performances will we remember? Who gets called up? How many times will a ball hit a catwalk when the team is on national TV? What other cities will be rumored to be…

The Rays do a lot of things differently. And that includes how they are defending their first American League championship since 2008. Since losing to the Dodgers in the World Series, the Rays have parted ways with two of their top three starting pitchers, Blake Snell and Charlie Morton, along with a few other players, while making only moderate…

First, the good news: The Rays finished the last week before the All-Star Break with a 6-1 record, completing a four game sweep of the Red Sox and taking two of three from the suddenly relevant Orioles. They hold the top Wild Card spot, and are 13 behind the Yankees in the AL East. In addition, Pete Fairbanks finally made his season debut. Though…

The Tampa Bay Rays and New York Yankees will finish their pivotal three-game series in New York on Sunday afternoon. With that said, it's a good time to check out our MLB odds series, which includes a Rays-Yankees prediction and pick, laid out below. The Rays are in the midst of a pennant race with these very Yankees. They are 78-59,…

The White Sox had their four-game winning streak snapped by Seattle yesterday but get a chance to bounce back against the Tampa Bay Rays with strikeout artist Dylan Cease on the mound. Read our MLB betting preview to find out if they get back on track. It's a matchup of two postseason teams from last season as the Tampa Bay Rays and the Chicago…

We are now fewer than three weeks away from Opening Day, and for the most part, the transaction flurry has settled. While some teams may change in some ways before the start of the season, rosters are largely set and so we're going to take this opportunity to look at what the division looks like right now. For the next four days we'll look at the…

The playoffs are moving into the Division Series, and the Rangers are watching from their couches for the sixth straight October. But if they feel like catching a game, they won't have any trouble spotting familiar faces. They could watch the Padres (featuring Yu Darvish and Jurickson Profar) take on the Dodgers (Joey Gallo and Chris Martin). They…

Tampa Bay Rays vs Cleveland Guardians AL Wild Card Game 2 10/8/2022 Picks Predictions Previews The Tampa Bay Rays will go against the Cleveland Guardians in MLB action in Progressive Field, OH, on Saturday, October 8, 2022, at 12:07 PM ET. Although Jason Adam and Pete Fairbanks both have eight saves for the Tampa Bay Rays, the starting rotation is…

CLEVELAND - Rookie Oscar Gonzalez broke up the longest scoreless postseason game in major league history with a leadoff home run in the 15th inning, giving the Cleveland Guardians a 1-0 win over the Tampa Bay Rays on Saturday and a two-game Wild Card Series sweep. Gonzalez, who walks to the plate to the "SpongeBob SquarePants" theme song, drove a…

Just one season ago, the Atlanta Braves proved how important a team's bullpen can be in today's MLB during their World Series run. Postseason games can be won or lost by arms coming out of the back-end of the'pen and this year 11 of the 12 teams playing for the title finished the regular season with the top-14 bullpens by ERA. While some starters…

The Tampa Bay Rays and Cleveland Guardians will begin a three-game series with a Tuesday night matchup at Progressive Field in Cleveland. With that said, it's a good time to check out our MLB odds series, which includes a Rays-Guardians prediction and pick, laid out below. Cleveland has clinched the AL Central division, with an 86-67 record,…

The 2022 MLB playoff bracket probably won't be set in stone until the final day of the regular season (Wednesday, Oct. 5), but we're already coming in hot with seven bold predictions on how the postseason will play out. There are no internal contradictions with these predictions, so it is possible for all of them to come true. And with all seven,…

The Yankees thankfully made scoreboard watching a little less stressful yesterday, overcoming an early deficit and to power past the Brewers and salvage a game in Milwaukee. Still, the AL East is not yet in the bag, and they'd still like to see their rivals drop some ground in order to put the division on ice. Here's what happened on…

After a long and successful road trip, the Toronto Blue Jays head home to begin an important series against the Tampa Bay Rays. The pregame narrative: Toronto's 8-2 trip gave it some cushion for a playoff spot, but the wild card seeding is far from finalized. Only a half-game separates Tampa Bay in the No. 1 spot from Toronto down at No. 3. Odds as…

After their five-game winning streak ended on Labor Day, the Boston Red Sox (67-69, 32-25 away) look to bounce back and beat the Tampa Bay Rays (75-58, 45-24 home) on Tuesday night at Tropicana Field. The first pitch is scheduled for 6:40 PM ET. The Red Sox will go with lefty Rich Hill for this contest, while the Rays sent Drew Rasmussen to the…