Martinez has served as the Rays bench coach since the 2008 season, making him the longest tenured bench coach in franchise history. He has been a part of each of the Rays’ four postseason runs, with the club posting a 550-423 record under the watchful eyes of Martinez and Maddon.
Category Archives: Rays Roster Moves
Breaking: Joe Maddon Opts Out of Contract
In very stunning news, Rays manager Joe Maddon has opted out of his contract with the Rays and will be leaving the team. The move comes as a major surprise, as Maddon had said recently that he expected to remain in Tampa.
Rays Sign RHRP Michael Kohn
The Rays have inked a one-year contract with RHRP Michael Kohn, the club announced today. Kohn, 28, elected free agency after being designated for assignment and outrighted in early September by the Los Angeles Angels. He posted a 2-1 record and a 3.04 ERA/4.27 FIP/9.89 K9/7.61 BB9 in 23-2/3 innings of work with the Angels last season.
Breaking; Andrew Friedman Leaving the Rays for the Los Angeles Dodgers (Updated)
“General manager Andrew Friedman will leave his longstanding position as GM of the Rays to join the Dodgers, reports Marc Topkin of the Tampa Bay Times (pictured above).”
Friedman has been hired as the President of Baseball Operations, while Ned Colletti will stay as Senior Advisor to Stan Kasten.
The New What Next: Rays vs. Indians — the Final Series
The funeral procession that is the Rays’ season will conclude this weekend in Cleveland, where Tampa Bay is slated to take on the Indians in a three-game set. Any hopes of a positive outcome to the season came to pass days ago, and we’re left with an overwhelming desire to just nail the coffin shut. Thursday night’s 11-1 loss to the Red Sox certainly didn’t help.