Alex Cobb RUMORS & NEWS

Tampa Tribune "It was Star Trek Night at Tropicana Field on Friday night, and keeping with the theme Captain Alex Cobb boldly went were no major league pitcher has gone before. The Tampa Bay Rays right-hander became the first pitcher in major league history to strike out 13 batters in appearance that lasted..." May 11

Tampa Tribune "The Tampa Bay Rays were already in a jam before Desmond Jennings stepped to the plate in the top of the first inning Sunday at Coors Field. Ben Zobrist left the team to join his family after the death of his grandmother. Yunel Escobar could not play because of a bruised left hand suffered..." May 06

Tampa Tribune "If Tampa Bay Rays RHP Alex Cobb had enough innings last season to qualify for such things, he would have led the major leagues with the largest percentage of change-ups thrown per start at 33.8 percent. But in his first start this season, only 18.4 percent of his pitches were change-ups. Cobb..." April 12

D-Rays Bay "Rays Manager Joe Maddon is known to use some unusual language for a baseball manager and this spring's quote to note is that Alex Cobb is "pretty much ensconced" in the rotation. This is quite a switch for Cobb who reported to spring training and was part of the very first group of cuts -..." February 28