Are the Rays Playing a Zero-Sum Game in the International Free Agent Pool?
No one would ever associate the Tampa Bay Rays with spending money. But in this past year’s international free agent (IFA) signing period, they did exactly that. As Robbie touched on a while ago,…Read More
Rays Go All-In on International Free Agent Market and the Reward Could Be Tremendous
When it comes to teams in baseball spending money, the Tampa Bay Rays are not exactly the first team that comes to mind. But on the international free agent market in 2012, it was actually the Rays who…Read More
Rays Notes: Bud Selig Criticizes Bill Foster, Rich Thompson Elects Free Agency
In light of Bill Foster refusing to allow the Rays to look at sites outside Pinellas County, Bud Selig got his point across clearly. In the words of Marc Topkin, ”Be part of the solution with the…Read More
Rays Notes: International Signings, Matsui, Maddon, Fuld
There was big news for the Rays on the international signing front as they signed three prospects: 16 year old right-hander Jose Mujica for 1 million dollars out of Venezuela, fellow 16 year old RHP Deivy…Read More





