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Just got off back-to-back conference calls with Joe Maddon and Andrew Friedman, with much discussion about facing off against the Red Sox yet again. As far as actual news, none really was forthcoming, as the Rays are kind of laying low today before kicking it back into gear with meetings and a workout tomorrow.
Maddon wouldn’t say who would start Game 1 because he hasn’t talked to any of the pitchers involved yet, so hopefully we’ll get the official word on that tomorrow.
As for the question of the two injured players who might have a shot to return for the ALCS, Troy Percival and Shawn Riggans, Friedman offered up a mixed response:
“With Percy, we’ve gotten good reports from his two outings in the Instructional League and I think he’s healthy enough right now where it’s going to be part of our conversations in setting the roster.
“With Riggans, he’s made a lot of progress. He’s not quite where he needs to be yet, and whether or not we’ll be able to be there Friday remains to be seen. We’ll continue to monitor it very closely. There’s still a lot of things that need to be answered before we have a lot of confidence in activating him.”
In other words, Percival is a maybe and Riggans is pretty much a no unless something miraculous happens before Friday morning. Then again, that was said about Carl Crawford at one point as well.
The Rays say they also have not yet decided whether to add an extra pitcher for the best-of-seven LCS round after carrying 10 for the ALDS. Some built-in off days will help keep the bullpen fresh, so they might stick with 10. We’ll see.
Posted by Kevin, Palm harbor Fl on 10/07 at 08:37 PM
Shawn you are right about Jackson. Swap him for Kaz. You never know how Jackson will pitch but with Kaz lately you know we’ll be down 2 or 3 early. With Jackson, he might just put up lots of zeroes.
Posted by Kevin, Palm harbor Fl on 10/07 at 08:32 PM
Rich…I agree. We should pitch Kaz against Lester all series long. Kaz versus Lester is good match up for the Rays… We aren’t going to beat Lester at all so we’ll concede the Kaz starts.
Also, with the way the Sox are going to play in this series the Rays will need to average over 6 runs a game to win. This will not be a low scoring series. Sorry.
Posted by RICH, TAMPA on 10/07 at 08:07 PM
MAYBE THINGS WILL WORK OUT FOR EDWIN. <> MADDON SEEMS TO CONSIDER MOST EVERYTHING. <> I THINK WE WILL SEE SHIELDS FACE DICE-K AND WE HAVE A GOOD CHANCE THERE. <> GAME 2 IS WHAT I LIKE WHEN WE SEE THE 2 YOUNG LEFTYS AGES 24. <> KAZ VS LESTER. TOO BAD KAZ HAS LOST VELOCITY ON THE FAST BALL AS HE IS DOWN TO [ 90-93 ] WITH WHAT MAY BE A TIRED ARM.<> IF HE GIVES US 5 INNS. AND ONLY 3 RUNS ALLOWED THE PEN WILL CLOSE THE DOOR. GO - KAZ !!!
Posted by Shawn Parks, Columbus, Ga on 10/07 at 04:15 PM
Add Edwin Jackson to the ALCS roster. This kid is one of the main reasons TB is in the playoffs. Let him be a part of what he helped build.
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Posted by Steve, Bradenton on 10/07 at 10:07 PM
Percival should be held out unless he is truly 100% healthy…after all, the bullpen did just fine in the ALDS with the current set up. If anyone is going to get added to the roster I agree that it should be Edwin Jackson. Even if he is not used in the rotation he could be a valuable long relief option to go along with David Price. You can never have enough pitching…especially when the games mean so much. Go Rays!