DRaysBay Jun 18, 2019
Rays recall RHP Andrew Kittredge, option RHP Jake Faria
The Tampa Bay Rays have selected the contract of right-handed pitcher Andrew Kittredge from Triple-A Durham, and have optioned right-handed pitcher Jake Faria to the minor leagues. Kittredge will take a spot on the Rays 40-man roster, left vacant by Jose Alvarado — who is currently on the restricted list, although he is working out at the Rays facility in Port Charlotte. Kittredge joins the Rays for the first time in 2019, after various stints during each of the past two seasons. He pitched in 33 games for Tampa Bay during their 2018 campaign and actually helped pioneer the Opener role...
Tampa Bay Times Jun 16, 2019
Rays' Jose Alvarado returns from personal leave
ST. PETERSBURG - Jose Alvarado returned to the United States after tending to a personal matter in his native Venezuela.The left-handed reliever will report to Port Charlotte to begin a throwing program and prepare for a return to the active roster."He seems to
Tampa Bay Times Jun 1, 2019
Eduardo A. Encina's takeaways from Saturday's Rays game against Twins
Struggling reliever Jose Alvarado threw a scoreless ninth inning on Saturday, which was the good news. The bad news is that he's still living dangerously by falling behind in the count. He fell behind both Miguel Sano and Ehire Adrianza 3-1 before striking them out. He made some big
DRaysBay May 30, 2019
Adam Kolarek is good, and interesting
Can he be more than a LOOGY? This past Sunday, Adam Kolarek entered the game in the ninth inning, with the Rays leading 6-1. He promptly gave up a walk, an infield single, a bunt single, an RBI groundout, and a groundball RBI single, tightening the game and forcing Kevin Cash to bring in Jose Alvarado to slam the door. The untidy outing started a bit of grumbling in the DRaysBay masthead slack, including from one writer, who shall remain nameless, who griped, “Are we done thinking Kolarek is interesting?” That was a poke at me. In the spring, I wrote about how interesting Kolarek’s...
Tampa Bay Times May 29, 2019
Rays come back to beat Jays 4-3 in 11 innings on Willy Adames walkoff
ST. PETERSBURG : The Rays let the lead get away once Wednesday against the Blue Jays as Jose Alvarado faltered again.Willy Adames made sure they still went home happy, with a walkoff single on a fly ball to center with the bases loaded to give them a 4-3 11-inning win.
