Then they watched Zack Littell ruin their chances, and the rest of their night, with a brutal five-run first inning in what ended up a 7-3 mess. The loss dropped the Rays to 33-37 and kept them in ...

PETERSBURG, Fla. — Rays bosses had hopes but weren’t sure what to expect from converted reliever Zack Littell as he went into ...

Might the Rays address their most glaring weakness (offense) by trading from their greatest strength and deal a starting ...

The Rays, who expect lefthanders Shane McClanahan and Jeffrey Springs (who missed 2024 because of injuries) to rejoin a group ...

Their rotation ranked 5th in baseball in K-BB%, 6th in SIERA, and 7th in WHIP. However, only Zack Littell threw over 140 innings to be a qualified starter, so that’s likely why not many of the ...

ST. PETERSBURG. Fla. (AP) — Zack Littell allowed one hit over seven innings and the Tampa Bay Rays beat the Boston Red Sox 2-0 on Thursday night. Littell (8-9), who made his team-leading 28th ...

SP Zack Littell, Tampa Bay Rays With a $1.85 million salary in 2024 that is projected to jump to $4.8 million in his second year of arbitration, Littell is an obvious candidate to be moved by the cost ...

The trend of converting relievers to starters that began last year could see teams target a reliever on a 2024 World Series contender as a starter this winter.

Similarly, there are covered mounds for pitchers. Starter Zack Littell, who pitched for Tampa’s FSL team during much of 2017, said the impact of the rain could be handled. “I’d be interested to see ...

Chris Sale is pitching with lower velo (28:30). ... Zack Littell has been pitching well (32:26)! ... Taylor Ward continues to hit (40:50). ... Start or sit guys like Luis Severino and Yusei ...