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The Rays made an aggressive move this week, getting out ahead of the bustle and competition of the winter meetings by signing outfielder Cedric Mullins to a one-year, $7 million contract. The move brings a respected veteran presence to a young and fluid outfield group, and marks a meaningful investment in a player whose recent […]
From DRaysBay | about 20 hours ago | 0 reads
Hello, friends. There are now 112 days remaining until Orioles Opening Day 2026. There are a few more days to go yet until the winter meetings, which could be a focus for activity. As we’ve already seen this offseason, however, Mike Elias isn’t waiting around if he gets his hands on a signing or trade […]
From Camden Chat | about 24 hours ago | 0 reads
Prior to the start of each season, the Draysbay community takes part in an excercise in which the top prospects in the Tampa Bay Rays system are ranked by popular vote. This season, the Draysbay community ranked the top 25 prospects in the Rays system with several others receiving votes but just falling shy of […]
From DRaysBay | 2 days ago | 1 read
The Tampa Bay Rays 2026 draft is starting to take shape with the announcement of the Competitive Balance picks (below) and the upcoming draft lottery to be conducted on Dec 9. Here’s where the Rays odds stand today, per mlb.com: White Sox (.370) — 27.73%Twins (.432) — 22.18%Pirates (.438) — 16.81%Orioles (.463) — 9.24%A’s (.469) […]
From DRaysBay | 3 days ago | 0 reads
In 2019, the Phillies traded relatively unknown prospect Curtis Mead to the Rays in exchange for relatively unknown prospect Cristopher Sanchez. Wanting to know as much as I could about this kid at the time, I looked up his minor league stats and was thrilled to see he’d spent time with the Bowling Green Hotrods […]
From The Good Phight | 3 days ago | 0 reads
The reliever market is starting to move after a very slow month of November. The New York Mets got on the ball quickly, adding long-time Brewers closer Devin Williams on Monday, while the Baltimore Orioles signed Ryan Helsley last week after the Tigers had been linked as one of many teams interested in the hard-throwing […]
From Bless You Boys | 3 days ago | 0 reads
The Tampa Bay Rays have an outfield problem, both an overabundance of outfielders on the current roster and no clear answer on will take on starting roles once the 2026 season arrives. We know the Rays are trying to address this as they’ve made several moves already this offseason to clear some spots on the […]
From DRaysBay | 4 days ago | 0 reads
At this point last year, the Mariners were coming off their second straight season missing the playoffs in a season that cost Scott Servais his job. Their big moves in November included re-acquiring Austin Shenton from the Rays and re-signing Casey Lawrence to a minor-league deal. Jorge Polanco was a free agent. It’s already been […]
From Lookout Landing | 8 days ago | 1 read
There are many interesting players who were left unprotected by other organizations following the recent Rule 5 roster deadline, and some of them look like they could fit in the bullpen if the Rays wanted to try their luck again after drafting two such prospects last offseason. Below are my top five Rule 5 pitching […]
From DRaysBay | 8 days ago | 2 reads
The San Francisco Giants resigned infielder Osleivis Basabe to a new minor league contract. Basabe was traded from the Tampa Bay Rays last February and logged 477 PA, playing in 125 games for Triple-A Sacramento over the 2025 season. The 24 year old didn’t do much to distinguish himself offensively and was booted from the […]
From McCovey Chronicles | 13 days ago | 3 reads
In last weekend’s column from Marc Topkin, he strongly suggested that the Rays are not only in the market for a veteran starting pitcher than can project to the starting rotation alongside Shane McClanahan, Drew Rasmussen, Ryan Pepiot, and Shane Baz — he also suggested it might be a familiar name. This makes some sense! […]
From DRaysBay | 14 days ago | 1 read
The MLB offseason is creeping along and with it, another important date can be marked off the calendar as today, Friday November 21st at 5pm, the deadline will pass for teams to off contracts to their arbitration eligible player or to non-tender them and thus make them free agents. Entering the offseason, the Rays had […]
From DRaysBay | 15 days ago | 1 read
Prior to the start of each season, the Draysbay community takes part in an excercise in which the top prospects in the Tampa Bay Rays system are ranked by popular vote. This season, the Draysbay community ranked the top 25 prospects in the Rays system with several others receiving votes but just falling shy of […]
From DRaysBay | 21 days ago | 2 reads
The GM meetings are underway in Las Vegas currently, and teams are making and taking calls on all sorts of players and positions of need. In the Nationals case, they have been looking to add to the organization’s catching depth, according to Jim Bowden, and are actively making calls about it, along with the Rays, […]
From Federal Baseball | 21 days ago | 3 reads
In 2007, when the Rockies were riding a Rocktober wave to the World Series, the Tampa Bay Rays finished dead last in the AL East standings at 66-96. The year before, then-Tampa Bay executive vice president of baseball operations and general manager, Andrew Friedman, had hired Joe Maddon to manage the Rays, and together they […]
From Purple Row | 21 days ago | 6 reads
Not too much transactional news has broken this week (the story re: Emmanuel Clase and Luis L. Ortiz is in a whole different bucket), with just a couple of very small pieces crossing the wire. In one of the first trades of the offseason, the Rays sent outfielder Kameron Misner, a former first-round pick, to […]
From Pinstripe Alley | 24 days ago | 4 reads
In a move that feels as much like fate as it does front-office maneuvering, the Tampa Bay Rays have traded outfielder Kameron Misner to the Kansas City Royals for a player to be named later or cash considerations. The deal, announced on Monday, sends the 27-year-old back to his home state of Missouri. Misner, a […]
From DRaysBay | 25 days ago | 4 reads
The Royals announced they have acquired outfielder Kameron Misner from the Tampa Bay Rays for a player to be named later or cash considerations. Misner was a standout at Mizzou, and hit .213/.273/.345 with five home runs in 71 games for the Rays last year. Misner originally hails from Poplar Bluff, Missouri and was drafted […]
From Royals Review | 25 days ago | 3 reads
There was no shortage of moves for the Atlanta Braves on Thursday since the player/club option deadline arrived. In addition to those announcements, the club also announced that outfielder Michael Siani was claimed off waivers from the St. Louis Cardinals. Lastly, fellow outfielder Jake Fraley was claimed off waivers by the Tampa Bay Rays. 26-year-old […]
From Talking Chop | 28 days ago | 4 reads
The Atlanta Braves have swapped out reserve outfielders on their 40-man roster with the team announcing outfielder Michael Siani has been claimed off waivers from the St. Louis Cardinals while also sharing that outfielder Jake Fraley was claimed off waivers by the Tampa Bay Rays. Siani, 26, debuted with the Cincinnati Reds in 2022 but […]
From Talking Chop | 29 days ago | 4 reads
After yesterday’s minor deal with the Tampa Bay Rays to acquire a potential bullpen arm in Cole Wilcox, POBO Jerry Dipoto and GM Justin Hollander remain active in their efforts to add to The Pile this offseason and claimed RHP Ryan Loutos from the Washington Nationals. The move puts the 4o man roster at 38. […]
From Lookout Landing | 29 days ago | 4 reads
The Tampa Bay Rays are picking up Taylor Walls’ option for the 2026 season and adding an option for 2027 according to a report from Marc Topkin. Walls, 29, just finished off his 5th season on the Rays active roster. The superb defender doesn’t do much at the plate as he has produced a 70 […]
From DRaysBay | 29 days ago | 4 reads
The Seattle Mariners have made their first acquisition of the 2025-26 offseason, acquiring RHP Cole Wilcox from the Tampa Bay Rays. The 26 year old Wilcox had been designated for assignment on Monday, so Seattle effectively jumped the waiver line to add the former Georgia Bulldog. He’s been added to the 40-man roster. Partnered in […]
From Lookout Landing | 29 days ago | 3 reads
Meet the Mets The Mets declined their $2 million dollar option on Drew Smith, making him a free agent. The Mets then posted a full rundown of today’s moves with regards to 2025 players and free agency. The Mets and Rays made a trade, with the Mets acquiring pitcher Joey Gerber for cash. The Mets […]
From Amazin' Avenue | 30 days ago | 2 reads
The Mets and Rays made a small trade this morning, as Tampa sent 28 year old right hander Joey Gerber to the Mets for cash considerations. The righty, according to FanGraphs, has a minor league option as well. Gerber has had a winding road so far in his career. Originally drafted in the eighth round […]
From Amazin' Avenue | about 1 month ago | 4 reads