Rays Your Voice: A Tampa Bay Rays Podcast

Brett Rutherford and Darby Robinson discuss how the Rays will approach the offseason to try and improve offensive numbers at the catcher, shortstop, and center field positions, three spots that President of Baseball Ops Erik Neander said they will look to adjust.

Brett and Darby also provide updates on the Rays stadium, which was left destroyed after Hurricane Milton.

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Brett Rutherford and Darby Robinson try to dissect the difference between bad process and bad results in the lead-up to the 2024 season, and which decisions by the front office had the most adverse effects on the team's performance.

We focus on the trade that brought the Rays Jose Caballero in exchange for Luke Raley, and why the trade seemed like a win for both teams, Kevin Cash's insistence on playing Taylor Walls at shortstop when healthy makes this a puzzling move.

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Brett Rutherford and Darby Robinson discuss recent Rays news, including Alex Jackson being designated for assignment and Logan Driscoll replacing him as the team's catcher, Taj Bradley's recent struggles, and the decision to play Taylor Walls nearly every day as the team's shortstop. While the Rays are all but out of the postseason race, there is still plenty of reasons to watch, as the front office begins to look ahead to the 2025 season.

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Brett Rutherford and Darby Robinson have finally given up hope on the 2024 season, and begin to look ahead to what the 2025 roster may look like. Despite a disappointing season, many players may have some strong job security as we near the offseason. Brett and Darby go through the position players currently on the active roster and discuss which they'd like to see the team keep, and which spots they'd like to see Erik Neander go out and find improvements on.

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Brett Rutherford and Darby Robinson break down every trade the Rays made ahead of the Tuesday, July 30 deadline. While many are classifying this as a fire sale, Brett and Darby have some different thoughts as to how these moves continue to help the Rays compete this year and next. They discuss the energy that Christopher Morel brings to the Rays clubhouse and the potential that top prospect Dylan Lesko brings into the farm system.

To end the show, Brett and Darby celebrate the news that the Rays new stadium is full steam ahead after the Pinellas County Board of Commissioners made the final approval for the Historic Gas Plant District development deal.

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Brett Rutherford and Darby Robinson break down the trade of Randy Arozarena to the Mariners, and Zach Eflin to the Orioles. Why neither trade was completely unexpected, the timing, the returns, and the teams which they were made with are interesting to say the least. Brett and Darby discuss what they like about the return, and debate what these decisions mean for the rest of this season and the future of the franchise.

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Brett Rutherford and Danny Russell break down the news that the redevelopment of the Historic Gas Plant District will move forward with the Rays/Hines plan to center it around a new ballpark that will keep the Rays in St. Petersburg for generations to come. This is a long time coming for the franchise, whose goal it's been to build a new stadium since Stuart Sternberg took over the team in 2005. Brett and Danny debate what this deal means for the future of the Rays. 

They also preview the start of the second half which begins on Friday against the Yankees, and go through some of the more interesting names in the Rays 2024 draft class. 

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Brett Rutherford is joined by Danny Russell and Ian Malinowski, going live right after the final out was recorded in a 5-4 win over the Yankees on Thursday. They discuss everything wacky that happened during a tense three-game set with the Bronx Bombers. Since the last time you heard from us the Rays traded two veteran pitchers, sending Aaron Civale to Milwaukee and Phil Maton to the New York Mets. Ian and Danny share their insight and break down what these trades mean for the Rays pitching staff the rest of the year. 

Wander Franco was formally charged in the Dominican Republic, and for the time being the Rays will not be paying him his salary. 

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Brett Rutherford and Darby Robinson discuss how the Rays have begun to right the ship in their 2024 season, getting back to .500 and winning three consecutive series (at the time of recording). The last time you heard from us, we said this team wasn't good enough. While we still think there are some holes in the roster, the Rays are starting to prove us wrong. They may be just good enough to give us hope and stay in the Wild Card race through the summer. 

Now that we are heading into July and the standings have changed a bit, we finish the show discussing who the potential trade pieces are as we inch closer to the deadline. 

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Brett Rutherford and Darby Robinson discuss the malaise that hangs over the 2024 season as the Rays sit in last place in the AL East, despite high expectations at the beginning of the season. They debate where it all went wrong, and if there's still any hope or reason to be excited for the rest of the season (spoiler alert: there is!). While many players on the team are putting together career-worst seasons, one player that has stood out recently is Jose Siri, who seems to be regaining the form that saw him be a major contributor in 2023. Brett and Darby break down how Siri is finding that power swing again, and what makes him such an important part of the roster. 

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