The Rays acquired four players in the last week, all of which are (presumably) bound for the minor leagues – 1B Allan Dykstra, RHP Bryce Stowel, RHP Jose Dominguez, and starter from Class-A named Greg Harris. If you recall, both Dominguez and Harris came over in the trade of Joel Peralta with the Dodgers, while Dykstra (no relation to Lenny) and Stowel were acquired off the free-agent market, and signed to minor league contracts.
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Jim Bowden On the Rays Managerial Search, Etc
On the heels of the announcement of the final three managerial candidates Friday, ESPN’s Jim Bowden had some pretty strong words on the Rays search to fill the gap left in Joe Maddon’s wake. Sadly, unless you have an ESPN Insider account, you probably couldn’t read what Bowden had to say. While I’m one of the many who doesn’t have an account with ESPN (Do I REALLY want to put more money in Kruk’s pocket?), a kind follower of the X-Rays Spex Facebook page reprinted his comments in their entirety.
Hot-Stove: Rays Announce Managerial Finalists
The Rays have whittled their list of managerial candidates down from ten to three this afternoon, settling on Royals bench coach Don Wakamatsu, Indians bullpen coach Kevin Cash and Raul Ibanez to serve as their next skipper. Earlier today, we noted that the Rays would narrow the field to three candidates.
Hot-Stove: More On the Rays Roster Deadline Moves
The standing question after Andrew Friedman left for the supposed greener pastures of Los Angeles, how effective would Matt Silverman be in the vacated position? If his recent off-season moves — last night’s roster deadline included — speak to anything, I’d say he’s going to be pretty damn effective.
Hot-Stove: Rays 40-Man Roster Moves Thread (Updated)
I wrote last night that the deadline to add players to the 40-man roster, in order to protect them from the Rule 5 Draft in December, is midnight tonight, November 20th. Six players were identified as possibilities to be cut loose in order to make room for prospects, among the 38 currently on the 40-man roster. I’ll be updating this as the roster moves are announced, keep checking back.