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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Consternation Station: On Articles About the Rays and St. Petersburg
A number of St. Petersburg, and Rays, centric articles have been published in the last 10 days. Some of those articles painted St. Petersburg in an incredibly flattering light. Others have tread that familiar ground, where the tired, clichéd, “Tampa is only legitimate home for the Rays,” opinion has been espoused. Let’s review a few of those articles, and I’ll briefly discuss them.
Hot-Stove: Rays Sign Six, Avoid Arbitration Hearings
On the heels of the record (by Rays standards, that is) $14MM signing of David Price, the Rays have avoided the arbitration process altogether, agreeing Friday with all six remaining arbitration-eligible players prior to the 1:00 PM deadline. Tampa Bay agreed to deals with: Jake McGee – $1.45MM Jeremy Hellickson – $3.625MM Sean Rodriguez – …
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Hot-Stove: On the Winter Development Camp, Recent Acquisitions, Arbitration, and Improved Offensive Output
Wednesday marked the start of the annual Rays Winter Development Camp at the Trop. Amid the football configuration and a banquet setup, prospects like Cole Figueroa and Nick Ciuffo took the field with the likes of Matt Joyce, collectively working out a month (give or take) ahead of Spring Training. We got a sneak-peek of the renovations at the Trop, thanks to Marc Topkin who tweeted a photo Wednesday afternoon.
Hot- Stove : David Price, Jeremy Hellickson, Matt Joyce, Jake McGee, Sean Rodriguez, Jose Lobaton and Cesar Ramos File For Arbitration
Per MLB.com’s Adam Berry, Seven Rays filed for arbitration Tuesday, as expected, prior to Friday’s deadline for clubs to exchange salary figures with players. Those seven players are left-hander David Price, outfielder Matt Joyce, right-hander Jeremy Hellickson, utility man Sean Rodriguez, left-hander Jake McGee, catcher Jose Lobaton and lefty Cesar Ramos. Friday is the more …