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Two days ago, the Tampa Bay Rays sent Alex Torres to the San Diego Padres in a controversial seven-player deal. How will this trade affect the composition ...
David Egbert|
Last offseason, we heard stories of teams continuously claiming players off waivers only to designate them for assignment again in an attempt to sneak them...
Robbie Knopf|
The Tampa Bay Rays let relievers leave all the time. Grant Balfour, Rafael Soriano, Joaquin Benoit, J.P. Howell, and Randy Choate are all proud alumni of t...
Robbie Knopf|
The Tampa Bay Rays have always been a team that values starting pitching. Especially for a team that runs on a tight budget, finding affordable starters is...
Joe Saunders|
As Andrew Rickli tweets, the Rays have signed 36-year old closer Grant Balfour. Marc Topkin follows up by tweeting the deal is worth $12 million dollars ov...
Drew Jenkins|
The Yankees dominated Hot Stove news yesterday with their seven-year, $155 million contract for Masashiro Tanaka. The Rays, meanwhile, made a small but sti...
Peter M. Gordon|
The Tampa Bay Rays' philosophy was simple: prospects were gold. The Rays would occasionally deal a big league role player or throw in an unheralded prospec...
Robbie Knopf|
It seems like the Tampa Bay Rays have a quota of one blockbuster trade they have to make each and every offseason. With a David Price trade not a possibili...
Robbie Knopf|
The Tampa Rays' roster appeared to be all but set for the start of the 2014 season. Then the Rays decided to make a move. Chris Cotillo reports that the Ra...
Robbie Knopf|
Andrew Friedman has always prioritized adding minor league depth to the ball club, and it has saved the Rays on multiple occasions. Look no farther than la...
Drew Jenkins|
The expectations were high for Jake McGee entering 2013. Fernando Rodney got all the headlines after his record 0.60 ERA, but McGee was coming off an incre...
Robbie Knopf|
Friday is the deadline for teams and players to exchange salary figures for arbitration cases. As is usual, most teams and players will agree on a salary w...
Drew Jenkins|
The big question still on everybody's minds is whether David Price will be with the Tampa Bay Rays next season. Before that, however, the Rays have to worr...
Robbie Knopf|
Friday is the deadline for major league teams and their arbitration-eligible players to exchange salary figures in advance of a hearing. That is somewhat i...
Robbie Knopf|
If you haven't had enough, here is Part 2 of my interview with former Durham Bulls right-hander JD Martin. This time we'll talk about his decision to sign ...
Robbie Knopf|
For once, the Tampa Bay Rays are set to enter 2014 with a remarkably similar team to what they had last year. Their four starting infielders and top four o...
Robbie Knopf|
One dynamic unique to the winter league postseason is players in the middle of the tournaments sometimes decide to come back and help their team of prefere...
Robbie Knopf|
The other day I had the privilege to interview JD Martin, the 31 year old right-hander coming off an incredible season for the Rays' Triple-A affiliate, th...
Robbie Knopf|
When the Baltimore Orioles backed out of their two-year, $15 million contract with Grant Balfour after not liking something in his physical, it was thought...
Robbie Knopf|
As tweeted by Corey Brock, the Rays have signed minor league catcher Eddy Rodriguez to a minor league deal. Rodriguez figures to provide the Rays with one ...
Drew Jenkins|
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