To say, it is not the year that one of these teams did not want. Before the start of the baseball season, MLB.com considered Tampa Bay as a “strong competitor” with the aspirations of the playoffs; The Orioles they put in the category of “World Series or Bust”. Unfortunately, last week, the two teams were eliminated from the playoffs.
The Rays finished June at only 1.5 games from first place in Al East, but after a terrible July during which they went 7-18, for a percentage of victory of .280, they were never higher than fourth in the division.
Tampa Bay is a bit confusing in his wickedness this year: they are a nuning staff among the best 10 and an average of typing. (In comparison, the Orioles are approximately 21st in offensive metrics and 24th in pitching.) The likely explanation of the problems of the rays is the problem of the enclosures: the team had a bad luck in the matches of a race.
The Rays were sellers on the deadline, although the complete demolitions are not new for this team: they treated the inner field player José Caballero, the veteur veteran Danny Jansen and the starter Zack Littell, among other movements. There are still many recognizable faces, notably Yandy Díaz, Junior Caminero, Jonathan Aranda and the former of the University of Maryland Brandon Lowe.
Really, the most interesting thing that happens for one or the other club at the moment is that this week, it has been announced that Tampa Bay was sold to a property group led by real estate developer Patrick Zalupski for around 1.7 billion dollars. The current owner St Sternberg will keep a minority participation. The new regime has a lot of work to do, with a potential change in the current city, a new stage to build, and probably the need to get Tampa Bay out of influence in the pay of the team, where it generally ends.
These two teams are 5-5 against each other. We just play for pride at this stage, but … isn’t that worth something?
Match 1: Tuesday July 23, 6.35 p.m. – Masn2
Dean Kremer (4.39 ERA, 136 k) vs Ryan Pepiot (3.77 ERA, 164 k)
Dean Kremer has set up another season during which sustainability is a business card, as well as inconsistency and simply global measures. His declared objective, the pre -season, was to give his team 200 rounds, and at 164, he will not strike this – but longevity should not be extended to that time of pitching. Out of 29 departures, Kremer had 13 in which he gave four or more points. He also launched four seven -rounds. Overall, this corresponds to an ERA + 92, slightly lower than the average.
Ryan Pepiot, 28, started his career with the Dodgers before coming to Tampa Bay in a package for Tyler Glasnow and Manuel Margot. So far, in two seasons, he has an MPM of 3.70 and 110 ERA + for his new club, fewer flashy figures than he has published as a young right -hander with the. Pepiot faced the Orioles three times this season: it was eliminated during the second round of a possible victory of 22-8 Orioles in June, launched eight rounds of a round with 11 sticks to the stick the same month and granted five points in six rounds in a possible 5-3 orioles victory.
Match 2: Wednesday July 24, 6:35 p.m. – Masn 2
Shane Baz (4.99 ERA, 173 k) vs Tyler Wells (2.04 ERA, 14 K)
Here are two guys who both missed one plot Time with elbow injuries. Shane Baz, the 26 -year -old right -hander, has undergone two elbow surgeries in the past two years, missing 727 days between departures before returning to the mound last July. The Baz figures were not great this season: the opponents opened .769 against the right -hander. But he was healthy, capable of giving his team 30 departures.
In the same boat, although much more recently activated, is Tyler Wells. The right -hander of 6’8 ”also already has two reconstructive surgeries to his credit. But he is sparkling in his three departures since a return of UCL surgery on September 2, granting only four points in 17.2 rounds.
Match 3: Thursday July 25, 1:05 p.m. – Masn2
Drew Rasmussen (2.80 ERA, 124 k) vs CADE POVICH (5.06 ERA, 114 k)
Drew Rasmussen is another launcher that has missed a lot of time in the past two years. However, unlike Baz, he was stellar on his return. In 30 departures this year, Rasmussen obtained an impressive ERA of 2.80 and 1.009 Whip. He does not accumulate the K (124 in 147 rounds), but he keeps the bases of the bases and limits the hard contact.
As for Cade Povich, unfortunately, the young person did nothing to dispel the perception that he is erratic and inconsistent. During its last three departures, the Lefty granted four points to San Diego, two points in 5.2 rounds against a bad attack by Pittsburgh and three points in five rounds against the Yankees. In fact, the real problem is that its time was quite consistent, from month to month: it is varied from 4.61 to 5.48. But not consistent in the right direction.
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