If an agreement — or one like it — cannot be reached in the near future, the Rays could be leaving Tampa Bay. The initial vote will come Thursday, when the City Council of St. Petersburg next meets. If one cannot be met by December 11th, the City Council will have 60 days to amend the Mayor’s memorandum, and vote upon it once again. Per a tweet from Marc Topkin, Sternberg views the Thursday Council vote as “a big hurdle,” and if approved it will set time frame for action.
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Hot-Stove: Kevin Cash Interviews, Baseball Prospectus Releases Prospect Rankings, Etc
A day after Don Wakamatsu kicked off the first of three final managerial interviews with the Rays (and a day after we re-posted an excellent profile of another managerial candidate), Indians bullpen coach Kevin Cash met with the front office brass this afternoon for his interview. Cash is a Tampa native and the second of three finalists to come in, with Raul Ibanez being the final managerial candidate to be interviewed.
Hot-Stove: Profiling Kevin Cash (Re-posted), Rays Tender Arbitration Eligibles Contracts, Etc
With the news that the Tampa Bay Rays started their final round of managerial interviews today by meeting with Royals bench coach Don Wakamatsu, we wanted to put something together to celebrate the beginning of the end.
Hot-Stove: All the News Fit to Print On A Slow News Day
In the past 10 days, Matt Silverman and his staff have made some interesting moves – trading three pitchers who have played key roles (Jeremy Hellickson, Joel Peralta and Cesar Ramos) and dumping six others off the 40-man roster, including Jose Molina and Sean Rodriguez.
Hot-Stove: Rays DFA Sean Rodriguez, Sign Ernesto Frieri
Sean Rodriguez has been designated for assignment in order to make room for the right handed reliever Ernesto Frieri, who was acquired Tuesday afternoon. The designation of Rodriguez isn’t surprising to us at X-Rays Spex HQ — the longtime bench stalwart has been targeted as a potential trade candidate since the end of the 2014 season.