Brett Rutherford and Darby Robinson discuss how the Rays will approach the offseason to try and improve offensive numbers at the catcher, shortstop, and center field positions, three spots that President of Baseball Ops Erik Neander said they will look to adjust. Brett and Darby also provide updates on the Rays stadium, which was left destroyed after Hurricane Milton. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Brett Rutherford and Darby Robinson try to dissect the difference between bad process and bad results in the lead-up to the 2024 season, and which decisions by the front office had the most adverse effects on the team's performance. We focus on the trade that brought the Rays Jose Caballero in exchange for Luke Raley, and why the trade seemed like a win for both teams, Kevin Cash's insistence on playing Taylor Walls at shortstop when healthy makes this a puzzling move. Learn more about your...

Brett Rutherford and Darby Robinson discuss recent Rays news, including Alex Jackson being designated for assignment and Logan Driscoll replacing him as the team's catcher, Taj Bradley's recent struggles, and the decision to play Taylor Walls nearly every day as the team's shortstop. While the Rays are all but out of the postseason race, there is still plenty of reasons to watch, as the front office begins to look ahead to the 2025 season. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit...

Brett Rutherford and Darby Robinson have finally given up hope on the 2024 season, and begin to look ahead to what the 2025 roster may look like. Despite a disappointing season, many players may have some strong job security as we near the offseason. Brett and Darby go through the position players currently on the active roster and discuss which they'd like to see the team keep, and which spots they'd like to see Erik Neander go out and find improvements on. Learn more about your ad choices....

Brett Rutherford and Darby Robinson break down every trade the Rays made ahead of the Tuesday, July 30 deadline. While many are classifying this as a fire sale, Brett and Darby have some different thoughts as to how these moves continue to help the Rays compete this year and next. They discuss the energy that Christopher Morel brings to the Rays clubhouse and the potential that top prospect Dylan Lesko brings into the farm system. To end the show, Brett and Darby celebrate the news that the...

Brett Rutherford and Darby Robinson break down the trade of Randy Arozarena to the Mariners, and Zach Eflin to the Orioles. Why neither trade was completely unexpected, the timing, the returns, and the teams which they were made with are interesting to say the least. Brett and Darby discuss what they like about the return, and debate what these decisions mean for the rest of this season and the future of the franchise. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Brett Rutherford and Danny Russell break down the news that the redevelopment of the Historic Gas Plant District will move forward with the Rays/Hines plan to center it around a new ballpark that will keep the Rays in St. Petersburg for generations to come. This is a long time coming for the franchise, whose goal it's been to build a new stadium since Stuart Sternberg took over the team in 2005. Brett and Danny debate what this deal means for the future of the Rays.  They also preview the...

Brett Rutherford is joined by Danny Russell and Ian Malinowski, going live right after the final out was recorded in a 5-4 win over the Yankees on Thursday. They discuss everything wacky that happened during a tense three-game set with the Bronx Bombers. Since the last time you heard from us the Rays traded two veteran pitchers, sending Aaron Civale to Milwaukee and Phil Maton to the New York Mets. Ian and Danny share their insight and break down what these trades mean for the Rays pitching...

Brett Rutherford and Darby Robinson discuss how the Rays have begun to right the ship in their 2024 season, getting back to .500 and winning three consecutive series (at the time of recording). The last time you heard from us, we said this team wasn't good enough. While we still think there are some holes in the roster, the Rays are starting to prove us wrong. They may be just good enough to give us hope and stay in the Wild Card race through the summer.  Now that we are heading into July and...

Brett Rutherford and Darby Robinson discuss the malaise that hangs over the 2024 season as the Rays sit in last place in the AL East, despite high expectations at the beginning of the season. They debate where it all went wrong, and if there's still any hope or reason to be excited for the rest of the season (spoiler alert: there is!). While many players on the team are putting together career-worst seasons, one player that has stood out recently is Jose Siri, who seems to be regaining the...

Ashley MacLennan and Darby Robinson review Draft Day, starring baseball movie darling Kevin Costner. While we intended to record and release near the NFL Draft life got in the way, but our next episode is finally hear. This flick takes us into an NFL front office on draft day, and this movie isn't all that bad. Costner and Chadwick Boseman shine as they are used to doing and carry most of this movie. However, some silly logic throughout doesn't land this movie towards the top of our...

Brett Rutherford and Darby Robinson break down the Rays sweep of the Marlins as the team finally starts getting healthy. They discuss why having Taylor Walls back deepens the roster in all facets of the game, and how they can use him and Jose Caballero to keep some of their star players fresh through the summer.  Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Brett Rutherford and Darby Robinson take a 30,000-foot view of the 2024 Tampa Bay Rays, now that it's too late to say that it's still early. Stars like Randy Arozarena have struggled, and injuries to key contributors like Josh Lowe and Brandon Lowe have made it even more difficult for the team. Will the Rays look to "blow it up," or stay the course as they try and make a run for their sixth straight postseason appearance?  Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Ashley MacLennan and Darby Robinson review the 2010 romantic comedy 'How Do You Know,' a movie that forced Jack Nicholson into retirement, and one that barely contains any baseball.  Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Brett Rutherford and Darby Robinson go live right after Sunday's series finale in Toronto to discuss how the Rays have begun to right the ship in the last seven games against the Red Sox and Blue Jays, and how they can bring that momentum to Tropicana Field.  With Brandon Lowe nearing his return, how will the Rays shuffle the roster? Will they keep Harold Ramirez and send down Jonathan Aranda, or will there be an out-of-nowhere trade this week?  Brett and Darby also discuss the acquisition of...

Brett Rutherford and Darby Robinson discuss Baseball Savant's new bat speed leaderboard and what it means for stats lovers. They take a look at how the Rays fare in terms of bat speed and squared-up swings, and look at some surprising numbers.  While Jonathan Aranda seems close to rejoining the Rays, Brandon Lowe is taking another visit to a specialist in Nashville. He's still feeling "something" in his oblique, whatever that means. Brett and Darby debate who is on the chopping block should...

Brett Rutherford and Darby Robinson react to an incredible weekend of Rays Baseball that saw the team debut their new City Connect uniforms and pick up their first series sweep of the season against the New York Mets.  Brett and Darby talk about the energy that Jonny DeLuca has added to the Rays lineup, and discuss why Josh Lowe will only further strengthen the team.  Later in the show, the guys are joined by DRaysBay Managing Editor Danny Russell who shows off his brand new Rays City Connect...

Brett Rutherford and Darby Robinson discuss the newly released Rays City Connect uniforms, which lean heavily into the skateboarding culture in the Tampa Bay area, as well as the team's old identity, the Devil Rays. We discuss what we love and what we might change about the uniform set and overall branding, but we are definitely happy campers.  We also discuss if this might be the first sign of a rebrand for the Tampa Bay Rays, as they continue to bring back the shades of green and purple...

Brett Rutherford and Darby Robinson discuss the Rays series win in Denver over the Rockies, and introduce the Worry Index, going through each aspect of the team and breaking down how worried they are about the current group.  As the Rays continue their road trip, Brett and Darby discuss what they are looking for to continue reducing those worry levels.  Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Brett Rutherford and Darby Robinson discuss the Opening Weekend series against Toronto, and break down the good, bad, and ugly from the split. Next up is the Texas Rangers, who quickly eliminated the Rays in the AL Wild Card round last year en route to their first ever World Series title.  Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Brett Rutherford and Darby Robinson break down the flurry of moves made by the Rays ahead of Opening Day, and preview the upcoming series against the Toronto Blue Jays.  Now that the roster is set, Brett and Darby discuss how Kevin Cash might line his team up for the first few games of the season, and who the first call ups may be from AAA Durham.  Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Brett Rutherford and Darby Robinson discuss injuries to Josh Lowe and Taj Bradley, and how they shake up the Rays' plans entering the regular season.  While the Rays do have depth to help them absorb these injuries more easily, how much will their depth be tested throughout the season?  Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Brett Rutherford and Darby Robinson react to the news that Jonny DeLuca will open the season on the injured list after breaking his hand during a Spring Training game in the Dominican Republic. They discuss how it impacts the roster outlook, and make a full prediction on who will break camp with the team as things stand.  Brett and Darby also look around the league at recent injury news, with Lucas Giolito likely to miss the 2024 season and Gerrit Cole undergoing an MRI. How might those...

Brett Rutherford and Darby Robinson are joined by the Action Network's Jim Turvey to discuss why Vegas and other projection models aren't very optimistic about the team's outlook as we head into Spring Training.  Brett and Darby also react to the signing of infielder Amed Rosario and discuss how he changes what the Opening Day roster will look like.  To end the show, Brett, Darby, and Jim pick a few Rays futures bets that they believe provide some value (or at least a fun lotto ticket to...