We here at Raysbaseball.co speculated a bit back, that there could be the potential of a trade involving John Jaso, Jeff Niemann, and Reid Brignac in order to make room for Matt Moore, and to supplement the roster.
On the heals of last weekends Jaso trade, mlbtraderumors.com just reported that Tampa Bay is looking to trade SS Reid Brignac, RHP Jeff Niemann, and RHP Wade Davis in order to upgrade their offense.
Whether Tampa Bay attempts to re-sign Shoppach on the cheap or whether they look for a catcher on the market, fails to be seen at the moment. In any case, it’s probable that the Rays would send catchers Jose Lobaton and Robinson Chirinos back to AAA Durham to mature in a not so expedited fashion.
It’s fair to assume that Niemann and Brignac would be included in some type of package deal since neither seem to hold too much trade equity on their own. More on this as it becomes available.