David Price RUMORS & NEWS

Tampa Bay Times "After feeling tightness in the back of his arm for the fourth, or maybe fifth, time during the third inning Wednesday against the Red Sox, David Price looked into the Rays dugout and summoned for help. Never in the thousands of fastballs he threw had he felt something like this, and he knew as..." May 16

CBSSports.com "The Rays have placed left-hander David Price on the 15-day DL with a left triceps strain, the team announced. The reigning AL Cy Young Award winner left last Wednesday night's start with triceps tightness. Price, 27, is visiting the DL for the first time in his career. He'd thrown at least 200..." May 16

Tampa Tribune "Tampa Bay Rays pitcher David Price revealed Tuesday that he has been severely affected by allergies this season that have causes skin rashes and blurred vision and that he underwent an allergy test earlier in the day. The reigning American League Cy Young Award winner is 1-3 with a 4.78 ERA..." May 15

Tampa Tribune "LHP David Price returns to the mound tonight for the first time since his much-publicized dispute with umpire Tom Hallion, and Price can’t wait. “Absolutely, yeah,” Price said. “It has been an awfully tough week, but that’s part of it, and I understand that. I’m looking forward to going out..." May 04

ESPN.com "Major League Baseball has fined umpire Tom Hallion and Tampa Bay Rays pitchers David Price, Jeremy Hellickson and Matt Moore an unspecified amount for their involvement in an incident during this past Sunday's game against the Chicago White Sox, sources familiar with the situation told..." May 02

Tampa Tribune "Tampa Bay Rays manager Joe Maddon said Tuesday had he known it would turn into such an ordeal he would have been more “proactive” Sunday to defuse the incident between LHP David Price and home-plate umpire Tom Hallion. “I take a lot of responsibility in that moment by not being proactive,”..." May 01

Rays Colored Glasses "We were sure that it was inevitable. The Rays had been unable to sign B.J. Upton to an extension, and as he approached free agency, the Rays were going to have to trade him, right? That was certainly the way things seemed. But at the end of the day, they didn’t. They held onto Upton throughout..." April 21

Tampa Tribune "The road trip couldn't begin fast enough. The Rays gave up against the Indians with about three innings left Sunday, starters being pulled for early showers, moving on to weightier matters, like whether to get steak or chicken on the plane to Texas. The Rays lost so badly to Cleveland, 13-0,..." April 08

Tampa Bay Times "It's not exactly a surprise, but manager Joe Maddon officially named David Price the Rays opening day starter. Price, who won the AL Cy Young Award last season, was the obvious choice. This will be Price's second Opening Day start and he will face the Orioles on April 2 at the..." March 12

Tampa Tribune "It is widely believed that pitcher David Price is about to embark on his final season with the Rays, that the 2012 American League Cy Young Award winner is about to price himself out of the market for the low-revenue club, just as Carl Crawford did after 2010 and B.J. Upton and James Shields did..." March 11

Tampa Tribune "It was a season-passing-before-their-eyes moment for Rays Land: David Price getting nailed in the left wrist while trying to field a one-hop shot up the middle by the first batter in Price's first spring training outing. Oh, man. The ball ricocheted off Price to shortstop and Ben Zobrist threw..." February 27

Tampa Bay Times "Cy Young Award winning LHP David Price said this morning there were absolutely no issues with his left wrist, which was struck by a batted ball in the first inning of his Tuesday debut. Price said after his outing that he was fine, and didn't seem affected at all (his next pitch was 95 mph),..." February 27

Rays Colored Glasses "It had to put Rays fans everywhere on edge the other day when David Price told Jon Paul Morosi of Fox Sports that he loves the Rays but at the same time, he wants to be appreciated and if that doesn’t happen in Tampa Bay, then so be it. If there was anything positive for Rays fans to glean from..." February 24

Foxsports.com "David Price is the reigning American League Cy Young Award winner, the face of the Tampa Bay Rays, and the smiling, tweeting star chosen for the MLB 2K13 video game cover. He’s also a Vanderbilt-educated realist. “I do know this could be my last year here — or half-year, whatever it is,”..." February 20

Rays Colored Glasses "Something that has begun to happen over the past few weeks and months is that Rays fans have begun to come to grips with the fact that David Price is unlikely to be in Tampa Bay for much longer. As just a second-time arbitration-eligible player this offseason, Price agreed to a 10.1125 million..." January 08

Tampa Bay Times "Rays executive VP Andrew Friedman said it's always helpful for a team to get as much of its offseason "heavy lifting" done as early as possible. Tampa Bay did just that Tuesday by reaching an agreement with one of its biggest stars, Cy Young winning left-hander David Price, on a one-year,..." January 04

Tampa Bay Times "The Rays and Cy Young winner David Price have reached an agreement on a one-year deal to avoid salary arbitration, the Times has confirmed. No terms were immediately available, but Price was projected to potentially double the $4.35 million he made last season, when he went 20-5 with a..." January 01

ESPN.com "David Price, the American League Cy Young Award winner, has reached agreement on a one-year contract with the Tampa Bay Rays to avoid salary arbitration, a baseball source told ESPN.com. Terms of Price's deal with the Rays weren't immediately available. Price made $4.35 million last season, and..." January 01

Tampa Bay Times "One smart-aleck take on Tampa's plans to give AL Cy Young Award winner LHP David Price a key to the city Tuesday was that he'd need permission from St. Petersburg officials to say thanks. The other was that it was a parting gift for when the Rays — whether this winter, in July or next offseason —..." December 09

Tampa Bay Times "Rays AL Cy Young Award winner David Price said he would be honored to be chosen for Team USA but will not be able to pitch in the upcoming World Baseball Classic. "No chance I would play in that," he said via text message. "It would be a huge honor though." Asked about the possibility, Price..." December 04

Detroit News "One first-place vote, that's how close it was. One more first-place vote for Justin Verlander, and the Tigers ace today would be continuing the celebration of winning his second consecutive Cy Young Award. But it didn't happen, and there are several votes one could point to for Rays lefty..." November 16

D-Rays Bay "David Price just won the Cy Young award, because he's really good at pitching. This caused Dave Cameron to write an article over on Fangraphs claiming that Verlander is a better choice for AL CY Young (I know that Cameron wrote the article before the award was announced, don't try to restrict me..." November 15

Tampa Tribune "David Price looked into the TV camera mounted near the visiting dugout at Tropicana Field early Wednesday evening. His feet, he said, were numb. His legs, he said, felt like noodles. He hoped he wasn't sweating through the tan-on-tan plaid three-piece Raphael suit he wore for the first..." November 15

D-Rays Bay "The voters in the Baseball Writers Association of America deemed David Price, Justin Verlander, and Jered Weaver as the three finalists for the American League Cy Young Award. Each had a narrative to claim in the process. Price led the league in ERA and tied with Weaver for the highest win total..." November 14

Tampa Tribune "On the final Sunday of the regular season, after David Price pitched seven innings against the White Sox in Chicago to nail down his 20th win of the year, he was asked if he felt he had a Cy Young Award-worthy season. "One hundred percent," Price said. And if he had a vote? "I would vote..." November 14

Tampa Tribune "Tampa Bay Rays left-hander David Price is one of three finalists for the American League Cy Young Award as voted by the Baseball Writers' Association of America. The winner will be announced Nov. 14 at 6 p.m. on the MLB Network. Price is joined by Justin Verlander of the Detroit Tigers and..." November 08

Tampa Tribune "The players have spoken and they really like David Price - again. For the second time in three years, the Tampa Bay Rays left-hander was the voted the American League's Most Outstanding Pitcher during the Players Choice Awards. The award was announced Monday night on the MLB Network. Price,..." November 06

Tampa Tribune "David Price was rather subdued late Sunday afternoon for a guy who just won his 20th game of the season, but the Rays left-hander is chasing more victories this fall. He would like to win the American League Cy Young Award. He would like to be the winning pitcher this October in a postseason..." October 01

Tampa Tribune "David Price won his 20th game of the season Sunday to become the first pitcher in Tampa Bay Rays history to reach the coveted plateau. Price allowed five hits and two runs in seven innings of the Rays' 6-2 victory against the Chicago White Sox at U.S. Cellular Field. The victory kept the..." September 30

Tampa Bay Times "LHP David Price admits he will take the mound today with a specific milestone in mind: getting the Rays' 88th win. And if in doing so he gets his 20th, well, that would be even better. "It's pretty special," Price said. "I would love to get to that mark, and not a whole lot of guys get to..." September 30

Tampa Bay Times "The Rays kept their slim postseason hopes alive and David Price became the first 20-game winner in franchise history with a 6-2 victory over the White Sox on Sunday afternoon. The win was the Rays' 10th in their past 11 games, but they again didn't get any of the help they needed. With the..." September 30

Tampa Tribune "Tampa Bay RHP James Shields said he would like to take one of his jerseys and one from LHP David Price, cut them in half and sew them together so each jersey is a combination of the two. Shields said that might be the best way to commemorate Price and himself joining an exclusive 200-200..." September 27

D-Rays Bay "There have been times in the career of David Price where his ability to succeed in a big game has been called into question. The definition of a "big game" can differ from person to person, but the accusations aren't without some merit. In game one of the 2010 ALDS, his first career playoff..." September 26

CSN New England "Evidently, the presence of the 2004 World Championship Red Sox team on the field before Tuesday's game didn't have any sort of motivational affect on the present-day Red Sox. Their second-to-last home game ended the way too many home games have this season - with a loss. After the..." September 26

Boston Herald "Six nights ago, Clay Buchholz outdueled David Price for seven innings at Tropicana Field. Last night, Price got even. Facing a stripped-down Red Sox [team stats] lineup that consisted of six players who began the season in the minors, Price allowed seven hits, didn't walk a batter and struck..." September 26

Tampa Tribune "For some weeks now the Rays PR department has been sending updates on David Price's season to all the members of the Baseball Writers' Association of America, with the idea that those members who vote for the 2012 American League Cy Young Award will have all the information needed to make what the..." September 23

New York Daily News "CC Sabathia lost control – and another lead – in the fifth inning Friday. The night ended with the Yankees losing yet another key game with their fading -- tiring, hurting? -- ace on the mound. Fill-in shortstop Eduardo Nunez also made a costly error in the ninth in a 6-4 loss to Tampa Bay at..." September 15

Tampa Bay Times "There is life in David Price's left arm. No one has ever doubted it. What no one fully understood, however, is how quickly that arm can restore life, too. On a cool Friday night in the Bronx, Price did what he could to resuscitate the Rays' season. In one of those star-maker moments, Price..." September 15

SportingNews.com "David Price's left shoulder put a smile on the faces of Price and the Tampa Bay Rays on Tuesday after the lefty reported no discomfort after a bullpen session. Price missed his last start Saturday against the Texas Rangers, but the Rays downplayed the skipped turn by calling it "general..." September 11

Tampa Bay Times "The Rays have announced thet LHP David Price will skip his Saturday start due to "general soreness" in his shoulder. Chris Archer will start in his place. Price and Rays exec VP Andrew Friedman both say this is precautionary and they ezxpect him to miss only one start, and retrn next weekend..." September 07

Tampa Bay Times "David Price insisted he didn't feel all that much different on the mound Sunday than he did Tuesday in Texas. But the results obviously were different, as the left-hander rebounded from his rough showing to post his American League-leading 17th win. "David was himself (Sunday)," CF B.J. Upton..." September 03

Tampa Bay Times "David Price pitched like an old man on Monday. Or at least an older man. Price celebrated his 27th birthday on Sunday, and his initial new age experience was not a good one as he got rocked for six runs on 10 hits and was knocked out of the game three batters into the fifth inning of a 6-5..." August 28

D-Rays Bay "Noted site writer and friend to many important people Jason F. Collette issued the following comments following the tough loss last night: Price now has 5 no-decisions this season 37 IP, 22 H, 5 ER, 2 HR, 10 BB, 37 K's, 1.22 ERA he should have 20 wins already by Jason..." August 22

Fox Sports Ohio "David Price has pitched very well over the last month, and he's been dominant against the Cleveland Indians throughout his career. Perhaps with a chance to become the majors' first 13-game winner, the Tampa Bay Rays left-hander hopes to continue his current run of success while winning his..." July 19

Fox Sports Florida "David Price has pitched very well over the last month, and he's been dominant against the Cleveland Indians throughout his career. Perhaps with a chance to become the majors' first 13-game winner, the Tampa Bay Rays left-hander hopes to continue his current run of success while winning his..." July 19

Tampa Bay Times "American League manager Ron Washington said Rays LHP David Price was a consideration to start the All-Star Game, but only until the Rays said he was limited to pitching one inning. With that request, Washington said what would have been a tougher decision became easy to pick Detroit's Justin..." July 10

Tampa Bay Times "Success, sometimes, can be defined by the company you keep. Monday afternoon, Rays pitcher David Price looked out from behind his table and over a gaggle of microphones, digital recorders and cameras at the All-Star Game media session to see Josh Hamilton to his right, Prince Fielder across the..." July 10

Tampa Tribune "One thing became clear the more David Price talked about being selected for tonight's All-Star Game in Kansas City: he was more thrilled for his nephew, Corey, than he was for himself. "My nephew gets to hang out in the clubhouse with the guys he sees on Sports Center night in and night out...." July 10