http://www.devilrayslocker.com Tampa Bay Devil Rays Tue, 31 Jan 2012 16:51:24 +0000 http://backend.userland.com/rss092 en The Rays have designated 25-year old righty swinging infielder Russ Canzler for assignment. Canzler played in 3 games for the Rays last year in his first taste of the majors and he is 1 for 3 (.333 avg, .733 OPS) with 1 RBI. He also played in 131 ... http://www.devilrayslocker.com/2012/01/27/the-tampa-bay-rays-dfa-russ-canzler/ The Rays are a solid 8 deep in starting pitchers, so look for them to perhaps deal Wade Davis or Jeff Niemann before the season starts. Here is a look at how the rotation stands right now heading into 2012: #1: James Shields: 30-year old righty James Shields ... http://www.devilrayslocker.com/2012/01/26/the-tampa-bay-rays-are-loaded-in-the-starting-rotation-for-2012/ The Tampa Bay Rays have signed 31-year old righty swinging infielder Jeff Keppinger to a 1-year deal. Keppinger played in 99 games for the Astros & Giants last year and he was 105 of 379 (.277 avg, .677 OPS) with 39 runs scored, 6 homers and 35 RBIs. ... http://www.devilrayslocker.com/2012/01/26/the-tampa-bay-rays-sign-jeff-keppinger/ The Rays have signed 25-year old righty reliever Bryan Augenstein to a minor league deal. He pitched in 5 games (0 starts) for the Cardinals last year and he was 0-1 with a 9.53 ERA and a 2.47 WHIP. He also pitched in 29 games (3 starts) in ... http://www.devilrayslocker.com/2012/01/25/the-tampa-bay-rays-sign-bryan-augenstein/ The Rays have designated 29-year old righty swinging outfielder Justin Ruggiano for assignment. Ruggiano played in 46 games for the Rays last year and he was 26 for 105 (.248 avg, .673 OPS) with 11 runs scored, 4 homers, 13 RBIs and 1 stolen base. He played in ... http://www.devilrayslocker.com/2012/01/25/the-tampa-bay-rays-dfa-justin-ruggiano/ The Rays have signed 32-year old lefty swinging outfielder Jesus Feliciano to a minor league deal. Feliciano played in 129 games in AA+AAA-ball last year and he was 114 for 425 (.268 avg, .662 OPS) with 47 runs scored, 4 homers, 39 RBIs and 7 stolen bases. He ... http://www.devilrayslocker.com/2012/01/24/the-tampa-bay-rays-sign-jesus-feliciano/ The Rays have signed 28-year old lefty swinging infielder Will Rhymes to a minor league deal. Rhymes played in 29 games for the Tigers last year and he was 20 for 85 (.235 avg, .594 OPS) with 13 runs scored, 0 homers, 2 RBIs and 1 stolen base. ... http://www.devilrayslocker.com/2012/01/24/the-tampa-bay-rays-sign-will-rhymes/ The Rays have signed 27-year old righty reliever Romulo Sanchez to a minor league deal. Sanchez pitched in 15 games (0 starts) in Japan last year and he was 0-2 with a 4.96 ERA and a 1.71 WHIP. He last pitched in the majors back in 2010 with ... http://www.devilrayslocker.com/2012/01/24/the-tampa-bay-rays-sign-romulo-sanchez/ The Tampa Bay Rays have signed 33-year old lefty swinging 1B Carlos Pena to a 1-year deal worth $7.25 million bucks. Pena played in 153 games for the Rays last year and he was 111 of 493 (.225 avg, .819 OPS) with 72 runs scored, 28 homers, 80 RBIs ... http://www.devilrayslocker.com/2012/01/24/the-tampa-bay-rays-sign-carlos-pena/ The Tampa Bay Rays have been slow playing this winter. They are seemingly waiting for some bargains to appear in the free agency market, while also talking trades to several teams. Here is a look at the new guys already on board for the 2012 season: In the field: ... http://www.devilrayslocker.com/2012/01/16/the-tampa-bay-rays-still-have-work-to-do-this-winter/