The Rays finalized a seven-player trade with the Padres Wednesday, sending LHP Alex Torres to San Diego, along with right-handed pitching prospect Jesse Hahn. In return, Tampa Bay will receive five players: utility infielder Logan Forsythe, RHP Brad Boxberger, infielder Maxx Tissenbaum, and right-handers Matt Andriese and Matt Lollis.
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Hot-Stove: Rays Set to Sign Jayson Nix to Minor League Contract
As I wrote on the X-Rays Spex Tumblr page, Per MLB Trade Rumors, the Rays are set to sign former Yankee middle-infielder, Jayson Nix, to a minor league contract. Nix slashed .236 BA/.308 OBP/.311 SLG/.619 OPS/.279 wOBA/70 wRC+ in 87 games last season, with three home runs, 32 runs and 42 RBI in 303 plate …
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Hot-Stove: Rays Release Leslie Anderson, On Jerry Sands, Etc.
The Jerry Sands acquisition makes a little more sense now. The question begs: Who is Jerry Sands? Furthermore, what can he offer the Rays?
Hot-Stove: Rays, James Loney Agree to Three Year Deal, Have Interest in Juan Uribe
For those of you opining because Tampa Bay left the 2013 MLB Winter Meetings without a first baseman, fret not: Mike Axisa of CBS Sports is reporting that James Loney and the Rays are on the verge of a three-year, $21MM contract, which includes a $5MM signing bonus. Yes, it’s another Thanksmas miracle! This is a somewhat surprising move by Andrew Friedman and company. After all, the Rays have famously walked away from players who had similar unexpectedly big seasons on one-year deals (cough, Casey Kotchman and Jeff Keppinger). Then again, Friedman hinted that the first base conundrum would come to a resolution sooner, rather than later.