It’s not a new path,” Rays manager Joe Maddon said about the team’s struggling offense. “It’s not the road less traveled. We’ve been there. We know how to deal with it, and we’ll keep moving forward from there. http://mlb.mlb.com/mlb/gameday/index.jsp?gid=2013_04_16_tbamlb_balmlb_1&mode=preview&c_id=tb

Real good. I like him,” Maddon said. “The offense is obvious. It is special. It is going to be very special. He’s got one of those unique styles. Oftentimes I think some really great players do things that are unique to them, and how he sets up and the way his bottom half works and how he uses his hands are slightly unique to him. You don’t see it often, so I like that part of it.

Joe Maddon on Wil Myers

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We think he’s really good,” Maddon said. “I think he’s a very, very good shortstop. One of the better shortstop arms in the game. I think — watching him run the bases — he’s made some mistakes, but also I see him being very engaged in the game.

This is Joe Maddon speaking of newly acquired shortstop, Yunel Escobar.

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