B.J. Upton

Wednesday night, B.J. Upton hurt himself in the fifth inning. In the sixth, this happened: Elliott Johnson entered the game at shortstop, and those other five guys changed positions. Only the Rays. Only Joe Maddon. Anyway, it didn’t work. The next batter hit a home run. Source: Baseball NationRead Full Story

Chris and the Fantasy Doctor get an email from a listener who recognizes their Canadian accents and wonders why they don’t like hockey. The guys discuss some recent news such as the return of B.J. Upton (TB) and debate who is the better Upton brother (and place a bet up on the Fantasy Fan Board. [...]Fantasy Baseball Podcast – April 22, 2012 is a post by the Best Sports Blogs at BallHyped.com. View and VoteRead Full Story

Anthony Witrado, Sporting News     The possibilities had scouts salivating. B.J. Upton was as close to a sure bet as a high school kid could be, a five-tool player in waiting with enough athleticism to excel at any sport. Luckily for the Tampa Bay organization, he chose baseball. B.J. Upton, talented yet tainted, is stuck in the rumor mill. This could be his last week with the Rays. (AP Photo) After a scintillating senior year – he batted .641 (50-for-78) with 11 home runs and 32 RBIs and...Read Full Story

With the Major League Baseball trade deadline starting to appear on the horizon, the rumor mill starts to grind a little harder and according to Fox Sports’ Ken Rosenthal, a possible trade of B.J. Upton to the Washington Nationals could provide extra grist. As for the Nats, they continue to dream of a trade for the Rays’ B.J. Upton, who is from the same part of Virginia as the team’s biggest star, third baseman Ryan Zimmerman. It’s difficult to imagine the Rays trading Upton and promoting...Read Full Story

Today just seems to be one for Rays related rumors. The perception among teams is that the Rays are ready to move center fielder B.J. Upton now, writes ESPN’s Buster Olney.  Olney believes the Rays “will listen to just about every trade proposal thrown their way” in general.  He’s of the opinion that the team’s front office faces limited backlash, since attendance is already poor. Talk about an understatement. Upton, 26, is hitting .237/.319/.411 on the season and is due another raise on this...Read Full Story

With the Major League Baseball trade deadline starting to appear on the horizon, the rumor mill starts to grind a little harder and according to Fox Sports’ Ken Rosenthal, a possible trade of B.J. Upton to the Washington Nationals could provide extra grist. As for the Nats, they continue to dream of a trade for the Rays’ B.J. Upton, who is from the same part of Virginia as the team’s biggest star, third baseman Ryan Zimmerman. It’s difficult to imagine the Rays trading Upton and promoting...Read Full Story

Justin Upton was just rewarded by the D-Backs with $51 million over 6 years after his breakthrough season.  His breakthrough season was amazingly similar to his brother's in 2007, but the D-Backs probably don't want to dwell on that too much: By age 22:  .300, 20 HR, 20 SB Vada Pinson (1959): .316, 20 HR, 20 SB Orlando Cepeda (1959): .317, 27 HR, 23 SB Cesar Cedeno (1972): .320, 22 HR, 55 SB Cesar Cedeno (1973): .320, 25 HR, 56 SB A-Rod (1997): .300, 23 HR, 29 SB A-Rod (1998): .310, 42 HR...Read Full Story

Injured Tampa Bay outfielder B.J. Upton likely will miss the start of the regular season after being hit in the hand by a pitch during a minor league spring training game.The Rays already were determined to not to rush the center fielder back from offseason surgery on his left, non-throwing shoulder. Although the hand injury is not considered serious, manager Joe Maddon said it's doubtful Upton will be ready for opening day April 6."It's not a huge issue for me," Maddon said Sunday. "I want...Read Full Story

Explanation of ratings system here TAMPA BAY RAYS Ranks Overall – 74 points (18th MLB, 8th AL) Starting Rotation – 30 points (15th MLB, 8th AL) Line-Up – 31 points (21st MLB, 9th AL) Bench/Bullpen/Defense – 13 points (23rd MLB, 10th AL) Offseason Addtions – Matt Garza, Jason Bartlett, Troy Percival, Cliff Floyd Offseason Subtractions – Elijah Dukes, Delmon Young, Brendan Harris Biggest Strength- Farm System It’s not saying much for 2008 that this is there biggest stregnth, but Rays (not Devil...Read Full Story

ESPN MLB - Rays activate CF B.J. Upton from DL; he bats 7th in lineup Friday in season debutFor more, go to espn.com/mlb.When you registered with our site, you asked to receive "ESPN MLB News" Email Alerts. Click to unsubscribe.(c) ESPN Internet Ventures. All Rights Reserved.Read Full Story