Tampa Rays Going for it: Matt Moore, the top pitching prospect in the minor leagues, has been called up to the majors by torrid Tampa to join the Rays

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Sunday, September 11, 2011
Rays call up prospect Matt Moore
By Jerry Crasnick
ESPN.com

Matt Moore, the top pitching prospect in the minor leagues, has been called up to the majors by torrid Tampa to join the Rays in time for Monday's game at Baltimore.

Moore, a 23-year-old left-hander, is 12-3 with a 1.92 ERA in 27 starts with Double-A Montgomery and Triple-A Durham this season. He has 210 strikeouts and 46 walks in 155 innings.

Reached by text Sunday night, agent Matt Sosnick said Moore is expected to pitch in relief.

Moore will provide a lift to the Rays' staff as Tampa Bay continues to make a furious charge at a playoff berth. The Rays have won seven of their last eight games and just completed a three-game sweep of Boston to move within 3½ games of the Red Sox in the race for the American League wild-card spot.

To make room for Moore on the 40-man roster, the Rays will make a corresponding move Monday.
ESPN's Keith Law recently ranked Moore as the No. 2 prospect in the minor leagues behind Washington Nationals outfielder Bryce Harper.

Jerry Crasnick is a senior writer for ESPN.com. Information from The Associated Press was used in this report.

So far so good in his first ML start..

5 IP 11 K's. 0 runs allowed ...

Way to stop the bleeding.

Kid pitched good. He just may have a hell of a career ahead of him.

Let's get win #6 today!!!


Tampa Bay counters with Matt Moore (5-5, 4.17), who will be making his first career appearance against the Indians.

http://www.tampabay.com/sports/base...ns-to-find-groove-with-tampa-bay-rays/1243892

Matt Moore begins to find groove with Tampa Bay Rays

By Marc Topkin, Times Staff Writer
In Print: Friday, August 3, 2012



ST. PETERSBURG — The improvement LHP Matt Moore has made from his first 10 starts of the season to his next 10 was dramatic, from a 1-5 record with a 4.76 ERA to 6-2 with a 3.32 ERA.

And after he dazzled in his last outing in Anaheim, the Rays are hoping that over his remaining starts he gets even better.

Moore, who opens the home-stand tonight against Baltimore, said there are two parts to his turnaround:

One, he is learning more about what he has to do to be successful against big-league hitters, everything from what pitch to throw in specific situations to when to slow the pace of the game. "It's all coming to me one day at a time," Moore said. "It seems like each time out I'm figuring something out or learning something new."

Two, he is feeling better about what he's doing: "Mentally, I think I may be in a little bit better of a place just because that's the way the game goes. When you're up, you're confidence is going good."

The rookie had a pattern in the minors of getting off to slow starts and improving as the season went on.

Manager Joe Maddon said he has noticed Moore getting more aggressive with his fastball in the strike zone of late. Also, he has handled the expectations better.

"I think the combination of his track record and that he's more comfortable, you're going to see better," Maddon said.