Times wires
Saturday, January 22, 2011
"I think this is simply the product of a management team that's grown accustomed to relevance and isn't willing to just punt a season until absolutely necessary. Remember, this is a franchise that finished ahead of the Red Sox and the Yankees in both 2008 and 2010. And now they're just supposed to give up?" Rob Neyer, ESPN.com
"The fits aren't perfect. Damon will get most of his at-bats in leftfield, and at this stage of his career, he is more of a DH. Ramirez will act up at some point — or, more likely, several points — though Damon could be a positive influence, and the Tampa Bay market is as low-key as it gets." Ken Rosenthal, FOXSports.com
"They'll win more games than they would have before these two moves. And even in perhaps the most fickle market in all of Major League Baseball, they may well draw more fans with Sideshow Manny in town, even after stripping out the effects of a higher win total. The Rays might still be a third-place team in 2011. But they'll have plenty to YIPYIPYIP about." Jonah Keri, FanGraphs
"Rumors of the Rays' demise, which already had been greatly exaggerated, have been extinguished thanks to the shrewd cunning of the club's executive vice president of baseball operations, Andrew Friedman, who has kept Tampa Bay in contention despite cutting its payroll by more than 40 percent." Joe Lemire, SI.com
"Putting Damon and Manny in Rays uniforms adds a whole new level of intrigue to the East. Maybe that's part of Scott Boras' master plan to conquer the world. Maybe Tampa Bay was the only team willing to pay each veteran more than the league minimum. Whatever the reason, Damon and Manny are back in the Beast." Eric Ortiz, NESN
"Mark your calendars: The Rays visit Fenway on April 11-13, Aug. 16-17 and Sept. 15-18." Scott Lauber, Boston Herald
"Damon is 37 and Ramirez is 38, but that's not to say they won't make the Rays better. Damon and Ramirez still know how to get on base at a high rate and can occasionally be that impact player we remember from a few years ago. And all this cost the Rays was about $7.25 million. Not a bad gamble when the alternative was to go with rookies or retreads." Peter Barzilai, USA Today
"I have them 4th behind Bos, NY & Balt at this point." Steve Berthiaume, ESPN.com (on Twitter)
Source: http://www.tampabay.com/sports/what-theyre-saying/1147179
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