- Eno Sarris wrote about the Rays, saying that they look at a team that’s ready to compete in the near future. He also noticed that they appear to spend a higher percentage of their revenue on payroll than do the Yankees.
- Joey Wendle was a breakout star of the year, and Marc Topkin talked to his former Oakland teammates about whether they saw that breakout coming.
- From Topkin’s notes, Dick Bosman is retiring, after a long run as a pitching coach throughout the Rays system.
View from the catwalk: Predicting Joey Wendle
