The Tampa Bay Rays traded away LHP Jake McGee and RHP prospect German Marquez for OF Corey Dickerson 3B prospect Kevin Padlo, both formerly of the Rockies.
Tag Archives: Rays Hot-Stove Acquisitions
Hot-Stove: Rays Tender Nine Contracts; Acquire Hank Conger From Astros
The midnight non-tender deadline came to pass, and ― as expected ― the Tampa Bay Rays tendered contracts to their nine arbitration eligible players. The midnight non-tender deadline is for teams to decide whether or not to tender contracts to their arbitration-eligible players. The free agent market should expand to some degree on this day, albeit with relatively minor names. The team also acquired C Hank Conger from the Houston Astros for cash considerations.
Hot-Stove: Rays Deal Nathan Karns, CJ Riefenhauser, and Boog Powell to Seattle for Three Players
According to Jeff Todd (MLB Trade Rumors), the Tampa Bay Rays have agreed to a six player trade with the Seattle Mariners. Tampa Bay sent RHP Nathan Karns, LHP reliever C.J. Riefenhauser, and minor league outfielder Boog Powell to Seattle, in exchange for infielder/outfielder Brad Miller, first baseman Logan Morrison, and reliever Danny Farquhar.
Hot-Stove: Analyzing the Ben Zobrist/Yunel Escobar Trade
A day after the big trade of Ben Zobrist and Yunel Escobar, I’m still stunned and somewhat taken aback. I’ll admit it, part of my despair is based completely on sentimentality — Ben Zobrist is my favorite baseball player. Don’t get me wrong, I knew one of the two was destined for the trade block after Tampa Bay signed free-agent middle infielder Asdrubal Cabrera. However, I certainly wasn’t prepared for a deal of like this.
DRaysBay: Evaluating Asdrubal Cabrera, the Defender
I wrote about the acquisition of Asdrubal Cabrera the other day, and how the deal might be better than the initial gut reaction might assume — that is, supposing the Rays can cobble together a trade of Yunel Escobar. I included an offensive analysis of Cabrera in that article, while also incorporating a piece from Dock of the Rays blog which went into great detail on that very subject. Danny Russell (DRaysBay) took a look Cabrera the defender Thursday, and I thought I’d re-post that article below. After all, a complete view of the newest Ray must include all facets of Cabrera’s game.