Back to the Rays Report

Roger Mooney

Roger Mooney covers the Tampa Bay Rays for The Tampa Tribune, TBO.com and News Channel 8. He has covered the Rays since their first season in 1998, including 11 years for the Bradenton Herald. Roger has also covered Florida, South Florida and Florida State football, the Bucs and the Lightning.

 @RMooneyTrib
 TBO_Rays
Send us your questions

More Links:

• Schedule/Results
• Player Stats
• Team Stats

Most Recent Entries

• UD unveils Military Machines inserts for 2012 Goodwin Champions set
• Rays @ BoSox: Guyer out for the season, Jennings close to returning and lineups
• USF softball: It’s game day
• Weekly Tampa Bay fishing report
• Rays at BoSox: Rivalry renewed
• Karen Cooley returns as Zephyrhills girls swimming coach
• USF beats Pitt, stays alive
• The Nerds head north
• Jeffrey Shank out as Gulf boys basketball coach
• Berkeley Prep captures Academic Team Champion Award - again
• This week’s signings and offers
• Berkeley Prep wins FHSAA Academic Award standings
• Shank out as Gulf boys hoops coach
• Be prepared for year’s busiest boating weekend
• Train and O.A.R. added to summer concert series

More

• Bucs Report -Tribune staff
• Rays Report - Roger Mooney
• Bolts Report - Erik Erlendsson
• Bulls Report
• Prep Report - Hillsborough
• Prep Report - Pasco
• Prep Report - Region
• Prep Report - Recruiting Updates
• Prep Report - Football
• Go Fishing: On The Waterfront
• The Sports Bookie - Bob D'Angelo
• Gators Report - Tribune staff
• Youth Sports Report
• NFL Draft Report
• Go Ask: Frank's Tacklebox
• Bucified Bert Blog
• BUK Power - Bucs Fan Blog
• Pigskin Preacher - NFL Fan Blog
• Breakfast Bonus - Tom McEwen
• Highlands Sports

Monthly Archives

• May 2012
• April 2012
• March 2012
• February 2012
• January 2012
• December 2011

Hellickson on his way

Posted Aug 1, 2010 by Roger Mooney

Updated Jul 31, 2010 at 11:48 PM

ROGER MOONEY
ST. PETERSBURG The Jeremy Hellickson Era arrives at Tropicana Field on Monday. How long it last, we’ll learn sometime next week.

Hellickson, the Rays top pitching prospect, will be recalled from Triple A Durham to make his major league debut Monday against the Twins.

The move was announced after the Rays 5-4 loss Saturday night to the Yankees.

The Rays will not use a six-man rotation, manager Joe Maddon said.

“Everybody moves back, just one day for everybody,’’ Maddon said. “He’s going to slide in on Monday. We’ll tell you the rest of the plot after that. Part of it is it’s just a situation where we just want to at this moment give the other guys a little bit more rest. It’s our attempt at being prudent at really monitoring their pitches and innings. It’s not about an injury. It’s about being comfortable with this pitcher as well as trying to give these other guys an extra day.”

The Rays are in the middle of a stretch of 20 games in 20 days. Their next off day is Aug. 12. Using Hellickson, even if it is for only one start, will act as an off day for the five-man rotation.

Now it’s clear why Hellickson was pulled from his start Thursday after three innings. The official word was the organization was trying monitor Hellickson’s workload. Apparently they’re trying to do the same with Matt Garza, James Shields, Jeff Niemann, David Price and Wade Davis.

Hellickson, the Rays top pitching prospect is 12-3 with a 2.45 ERA in 21 starts with Triple A Durham. He’s thrown 117 2/3 innings.