The Tampa Bay Rays made their first round of cuts this morning, trimming seven players from the roster. The most notable name on the list was reliever Chad Orvella, who is still working up to full speed after spending all of last year on the disabled list with a shoulder injury. He was reassigned to minor-league camp along with five others: pitchers Jason Cromer, Neal Frontz and Calvin Medlock and catchers Craig Albernaz and Nevin Ashley. ...more

March 10, 2009

Two of the four pitchers guaranteed a spot in the Rays' season-opening rotation will make their debut today, but Matt Garza and Andy Sonnanstine might not be the top attractions. Not with David Price set to make his first appearance of 2009. ...more

March 9, 2009

James Shields will be on the mound April 6 in Boston when the Rays begin their defense of the American League championship, Manager Joe Maddon announced today. ...more

March 4, 2009

It's tough to win a job when you can't even get on the field. ...more

March 4, 2009

For a quick, perhaps subconscious, glimpse of the world Mitch Talbot inhabits this spring, listen to how he describes the place he would like to begin this season, the major leagues. ...more

March 4, 2009

Derek Jeter finally got to experience playing against the New York Yankees. ...more

March 3, 2009

Lions trounce 1A-6 foe Sharks for second time in two weeks and improve to 5-0 on the young season. ...more

March 3, 2009

Mark Teixeira found out quickly what life would be like on his new team when he reported to New York Yankees camp last week at Steinbrenner Field. He had signed an eight-year, $180 million contract over the winter, one of three premier free agents that cost the Yanks about half a billion big ones. ...more

February 25, 2009

Once he recovered from the shock of being unceremoniously dumped by the Cardinals just before spring training began, Adam Kennedy knew he at least had his pick of where to sign. ...more

February 21, 2009

Jeff Niemann has only five major-league appearances to his credit, but in many regards 2009 qualifies as a make-or-break year for the former first-round pick. ...more

February 20, 2009