Inside Pitch Podcast

The Rays busted out the whupping stick Tuesday to beat up the Baltimore Orioles. Brandon Lowe had two big hits in the game, capping what's been a wild couple of days for him off the field. Also, the ace of a division rival needs Tommy John surgery, Blake Snell gets ready for his first Grapefruit League start, and an update on the top prospect in all of baseball and when we could see Wander Franco playing in a Rays uniform

Rays DH Yoshi Tsutsugo's amazing start at the plate continued Monday as he hit his first home run. Steve discusses his plate discipline. Also, the prospect of hitting Astros hitters comes up, and the team's Ballpark Passes sell out in under an hour.

Yoshi Tsutsugo made his debut for the Tampa Bay Rays, and Steve Carney not only breaks down his afternoon, but also tells the story of a family that traveled thousands of miles to see their favorite player's first game. Plus, the good, bad, and crazy stories in Sunday's win over the Yankees, and speculation on when Charlie Morton and Blake Snell get into spring games.

The Rays spent their Saturday in Fort Myers taking on the Boston Red Sox in the first Grapefruit League matchup of 2020. Hear from Rays pitcher Pete Fairbanks about what he thought of his first outing of the spring, good and bad. Plus, Rob Bradford of WEEI talks about the job Chaim Bloom has done since coming to Boston from Tampa Bay

The time for practicing only on the back fields in Port Charlotte is over, and the Grapefruit League gets going this afternoon for the Rays. Steve catches up with today's starter Trevor Richards to find out what he worked on over the offseason, and Oliver Drake has a new pitch he's been trying to develop to make 2020 even better than 2019.

Another day of full-squad workouts is in the books. We talk with Blake Snell, who threw a live batting practice session on how he feels after a rough 2019, and Willy Adames tells us how the annual Rays Idol went Thursday morning.

Principal Owner Stuart Sternberg gave his annual State of the Franchise address to the media Wednesday, and feels like he has a chance to wrest the American League East divisional title away from the New York Yankees. The Rays also unveiled three new ticket plans for Tropicana Field, and Steve discusses the ingenuity of two of them.

The first day of full-squad workouts came Tuesday, and Kevin Kiermaier discusses the message that was delivered by manager Kevin Cash. Richard Justice of MLB.com then joins Steve to talk about the tarnish on his hometown Astros, the moves the Rays made in the offseason, and what it will take to pass the Yankees for the AL East title.

Position players had to report to Port Charlotte Monday, and Steve discusses the significant physical and mental changes of Nate Lowe. Plus, Mike Brosseau talks about the change in mindset between 2019 and 2020, and former Ray Aubrey Huff has become persona non grata in San Francisco.

Report Day has arrived for the Tampa Bay Rays, and Steve Carney talks with a couple of the final guys to arrive early: infielder Brandon Lowe and outfielder Austin Meadows. And MLB commissioner Rob Manfred may be the only person around the league outside of Houston that doesn't want to talk about the Astros sign-stealing scandal, but he reveals that a significant punishment to the team itself was considered.