Bobby Seay: The Other “Loophole Lefty”
In the CBA agreed to in 1995, there was a loophole. Scott Boras found it and took advantage. The loophole was that if teams didn’t offer their drafted players a contract within two weeks of the draft,…Read More
Remembering Paul Wilder, the First Draft Pick in Rays History
With the first pick in the history of their franchise, the Tampa Bay Devil Rays selected outfielder Paul Wilder out of Cary High School in North Carolina with the 29th overall pick in the 1996 MLB Draft.…Read More
Remembering Matt White
Before there was anything in the history of the Tampa Bay Rays franchise, there was Matt White. It was 1996 and Tampa Bay had just been awarded their own major league baseball team, the Tampa Bay Devil…Read More




