The Rays have signed #1 overall pick Tim Beckham.
Tim Beckham, the No. 1 overall pick in this year’s First-Year Player Draft, signed a contract with the Rays on Thursday. Beckham’s signing bonus is worth a $6.15 million, the club announced.
“We are thrilled to add an athlete of Tim’s talent and character to our organization,” said Andrew Friedman, Rays Executive Vice President of Baseball Operations. “That we were able to conclude the signing process just two weeks after the draft is a testament both to the relationship that our scouting staff formed with Tim and his family, and of course to Tim’s enthusiasm for the game. He has true five-tool potential, and we look forward to helping him develop his unique abilities.”
Scouting Report on today’s starters from MLB.com:
James Shields (4-5, 3.91) - Shields is coming off a disappointing outing against the Angels in which he pitched well, but the scoreboard did not reflect as much. The right-hander allowed six earned runs, but they came in two innings. Two home runs hurt him, but he managed to pitch his third complete game of the season while picking up his fifth loss of the season. Shields will be making his first start against the Cubs.
Sean Gallagher (3-3, 4.54) - Facing the Blue Jays in his last start, Gallagher took the loss. The right-hander allowed three runs on seven hits over five innings. He walked two while striking out five and needed 101 pitches to get through the outing. The start was only Gallagher’s seventh of the year for the Cubs. As well, it was the second straight where he had recorded a loss.
Check out the Rays’ career numbers against Sean Gallagher.
View the game preview from Baseball Reference.
| TAMPA BAY RAYS |
CHICAGO CUBS |
| 2B - Akinori Iwamura | CF - Kosuke Fukudome |
| LF - Carl Crawford | SS - Ryan Theriot |
| CF - B.J. Upton | 1B - Derrek Lee |
| 1B - Eric Hinske | 3B - Aramis Ramirez |
| 3B - Evan Longoria | DH - Geovany Soto |
| DH - Cliff Floyd | LF - Micah Hoffpauir |
| 3B - Cliff Floyd | RF - Mark Derosa |
| C - Dioner Navarro | C - Henry Blanco |
| RF - Gabe Gross | 2B - Mike Fotenot |
Be sure to join us in the chat room for some good Rays talk during the game!!!
June 19th, 2008 at 11:56 pm
SWEEEEPPP!!!!
June 20th, 2008 at 4:56 am
What a 7th. Give up lead and then come back and blow then away. What a team. They made Lou feel right at home, I bet he felt like he never left.
June 20th, 2008 at 8:08 am
They lead baseball tonight with the Rays sweep as the main story. How long has BT ever talk that long about the Rays. Carl Crawford even had a phone interview on air.
June 20th, 2008 at 11:08 am
Then they brought Andrew Friedman on in a later segment to talk Rays baseball. Get used to it America!
June 20th, 2008 at 11:53 am
OK Scott, time to come back to work. We need your input. How is the Baby doing?