Hot-Stove: Rays avoiding arbitration; Logan Forsythe to receive contract extension

The Tampa Bay Rays had 10 players file for arbitration this offseason: Alex Cobb, Hank Conger, Logan Forsythe, Brandon Guyer, Desmond Jennings, Jake McGee, Logan Morrison, Erasmo Ramirez, Rene Rivera, and Drew Smyly. One of those players is reportedly close to signing a two year contract extension with the Rays, while the others may or may not avoid arbitration.

Silverman and Cash Sum Up the 2015 Season, Look Ahead Toward the Future; Rays Arbitration Eligibles

Matt Silverman and Kevin Cash wrapped up what they called a disappointing 2015 season with a media session at Tropicana Field on Tuesday. However, a feeling of optimism for the future belied the general feeling of disappointment by the Tampa Bay Rays president of baseball operations and manager.

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.