The latest news from Scout.com. The Scout.com Network covers college, NFL, MLB, high school, recruiting, and much more http://www.scout.com/ http://media.scout.com/media/rss/scout.gif http://www.scout.com/ en-us Copyright © 2013 Scout.com and Scout.com. All rights reserved. This website is an unofficial and independent source of news and information, and is not affiliated with any school, team or league. info@scout.com info@scout.com Sat, 18 May 2013 16:37:27 GMT http://backend.userland.com/rss Scout.com > People > Richie Shaffer Scout.com RSS Engine v1.0 (Server:YESLER) 60 In this edition of Hudson Valley Notebook: The Renegades have been getting some hot hitting from several 2012 draft picks including Joey Rickard, Luke Maile and Marty Gantt, while Brandon Henderson has been impressive so far this season out of the 'pen. All that and more inside. http://rays.scout.com/2/1206646.html 2047 Eric Vander Voort http://rays.scout.com/2/1206646.html Mon, 30 Jul 2012 18:04:00 GMT 0 322 Tampa Bay rays The Rays 2012 first round draft pick, third baseman Richie Shaffer, has made his long anticipated pro debut for the Hudson Valley Renegades and is easing back into full-time duty and getting his timing back at the plate. While Shaffer is still finding his way, he has already made an impression on manager Jared Sandberg and is enjoying the privilege of being a professional baseball player. http://rays.scout.com/2/1206558.html 2047 Eric Vander Voort http://rays.scout.com/2/1206558.html Mon, 30 Jul 2012 14:16:00 GMT 1 322 Tampa Bay rays Last week found Hudson Valley going through their first rough patch of the season, this week’s finds the ‘Gades as one of the hotter teams in the New York-Penn League, having won five of their last six games. Hudson Valley now stands at 15-11, 1.5 games behind McNamara division leaders Brooklyn. The resurgence has been helped by newfound power hitting and a couple new faces in the clubhouse. http://rays.scout.com/2/1202670.html 2047 Eric Vander Voort http://rays.scout.com/2/1202670.html Mon, 16 Jul 2012 12:52:00 GMT 0 322 Tampa Bay rays The Rays have come to terms with 2012 first round draft pick Richie Shaffer. The signing was made official via press release by the team early Friday afternoon. Inside are more details on the signing. http://rays.scout.com/2/1202155.html 2047 Rays Digest Staff http://rays.scout.com/2/1202155.html Fri, 13 Jul 2012 19:08:00 GMT 0 322 Tampa Bay rays Growing up, Rays first round pick Richie Shaffer idolized Orioles great Cal Ripken, Jr., and then later on as a burgeoning player, began emulating parts of his game after current Rays third baseman Evan Longoria. Drafted as the 25th-overall-pick on Monday, the 21-year-old infielder is ready to begin his professional career and to start showcasing his own immense talent and passion for the game. http://rays.scout.com/2/1193231.html 2047 Chris Girandola http://rays.scout.com/2/1193231.html Fri, 08 Jun 2012 14:34:00 GMT 0 322 Tampa Bay rays Now that the 2012 draft is over, it is time to take at look at some of the players the Rays selected and try to ascertain how they may impact the franchise in the future. We sat down with Scout.com's Frankie Piliere to get the low-down on some of the Rays top picks, as well as to discuss how the franchise did overall in making their selections this year. http://rays.scout.com/2/1193144.html 2047 John Gregg http://rays.scout.com/2/1193144.html Fri, 08 Jun 2012 03:40:00 GMT 1 322 Tampa Bay rays Richie Shaffer joined The Roy Philpott Show on Tuesday afternoon to discuss his future with the Tampa Bay Rays. http://clemson.scout.com/2/1192298.html 2047 Roy Philpott http://clemson.scout.com/2/1192298.html Tue, 05 Jun 2012 18:33:00 GMT 0 46 Clemson clemson Get to know the entire Tampa Bay Rays 2012 MLB Draft class, from round 1 through round 40. Profiles and scouting reports for every player in this year's draft class. Updated with new profiles every day. http://rays.scout.com/2/1192217.html 2047 John Gregg http://rays.scout.com/2/1192217.html Tue, 05 Jun 2012 14:43:00 GMT 1 322 Tampa Bay rays Last year on the first night of the draft the Rays had eight selections. Things were much quieter last night with only one spot to draft from, but there is nothing quiet about the bat they got with the 25th-overall pick. Clemson infielder Richie Shaffer is one of the top college bats in this year's class and represents the best power threat the franchise has drafted since Josh Sale in 2010. http://rays.scout.com/2/1192159.html 2047 John Gregg http://rays.scout.com/2/1192159.html Tue, 05 Jun 2012 05:06:00 GMT 0 322 Tampa Bay rays In this year’s MLB Draft, the Oakland A’s have five picks in the first two rounds, including the 11th pick overall. Will this be the year that the A’s use their number one overall pick on a high school player? Do the A’s go with a pitcher or a position player? Scout.com’s National Baseball Expert Frankie Piliere shares who he is hearing the A’s have been most closely connected to inside. http://athletics.scout.com/2/1189094.html 2047 Melissa Lockard http://athletics.scout.com/2/1189094.html Thu, 24 May 2012 05:23:00 GMT 1 304 Oakland athletics Scouting reports are the foundation of the talent evaluation system, and the reports that are used on draft day are developed from multiple viewings over the course of a player’s amateur career. As part of our 2012 draft coverage here at Scout.com, we’ll be providing team quality first-hand scouting reports on the names you need to know on draft day. Here’s a look at infielder, Richie Shaffer. http://sbb.scout.com/2/1160138.html 2047 Frankie Piliere http://sbb.scout.com/2/1160138.html Mon, 20 Feb 2012 01:22:00 GMT 1 381 Scouting Baseball sbb