Rays formally announce 60-man player pool; Noteworthiness

On Sunday, the Tampa Bay Rays announced the 60-man player pool that skipper Kevin Cash and Rays Senior Vice President of Baseball Operations and General Manager Erik Neander will draw from for the team’s 30-man Opening Day roster.

MLB announces 60-game 2020 season

After Major League Baseball’s owners unanimously agreed to launch a 60-game season on Monday, the league and the Major League Baseball Players Association finalized a return-to-play game plan Tuesday night. Rays players will report to Tropicana Field on July 1, while Spring Training — albeit an abbreviated camp — will resume two days later, on …

Rays 2020 draft selections (day one); MLBPA latest counter-proposal

The Tampa Bay Rays made two selections on the first day of the 2020 Major League Baseball Amateur Draft, picking 17-year-old high school pitcher Nick Bitsko in the first round (24th pick overall), and shortstop Alika Williams in the second round (37th pick overall). Meanwhile, the Major League Baseball Players Association submitted another counter-proposal for …