Hot-Stove: Rays Minor League Free Agents

Baseball America just released their list of minor league free agents. Included on the list in the Rays organization are RHP Matt Tora, first-basemen Ryan Garko and Henry Wrigley, utility infielder Will Rhymes, and out-fielder Jesus Feliciano. You can see the list of Rays minor league free agents below. I suspect that things could get …

Rays Free Agent News, and 2012-2013 Free Agent List

Marc Topkin noted in a tweet earlier today, that the Rays are not expected to make any moves with JP Howell, Jeff Keppinger, Joel Peralta, Kyle Farnsworth, Carlos Peña, or BJ Upton before the free agent market opens early Saturday morning. Speaking of free agents, were you wondering who’s on the market? Do the likes …

Of Contract Options, and Free Agents (Oh my, its been updated)

Post 10/29 updates: The Rays have chosen to exercise the options on Fernando Rodney ($2.5 MM), Jose Molina ($1.8 MM), and James Shields ($10.25 MM) contracts. However, they’ve chosen to decline Luke Scott’s $6 MM option, opting to pay him a $1 MM buyout instead. All of the moves were expected, at least tacitly. On …

Meet the Rays 2013 Arbitration Eligible Players

With the 2012 season being all but a faint memory, us Rays fans are trying to find something to hold on to between now and when the pitchers and catchers report to Port Charlotte, in February. Believe it or not, there are lots of things (okay, I might be stretching things just a bit) that …

Rich Thompson and Wilking Rodriguez Outrighted to Triple-A Durham

MLB Trade Rumors reported that the Rays outrighted Chris Titus lookalike, Rich “I batted .091 in 23 games” Thompson, and RHP Wilking Rodriguez to Triple-A Durham in order to make room on the 40-man roster for Brandon Guyer and Robinson Chirinos. Rodriguez posted a 5.56 ERA with 7.7 K/9 and 4.0 BB/9 in seven starts. …