Winter Meetings recap: Day four — Kevin Cash’s media session and Rays trade rumors

On the fourth day of the Major League Baseball Winter Meetings, Tampa Bay Rays manager Kevin Cash held his media session.

Rays expected to deal from pitching depth at Winter Meetings

Here we are, at the precipice of the MLB Winter Meetings, and the Rays front office is tasked with trying to figure out how to improve the ball club.

Rays make initial offer on Jason Castro; pitching trade rumors

The Rays have made an “initial” offer to free-agent C Jason Castro and are “right in the thick of things” among several teams, per agent Fred Wray of ISE Baseball.

Hot-Stove: Are the Rays poised to make an unexpected free agent signing?

Historically, we’ve come to expect very little in terms of the Tampa Bay Rays making a big splash in the free agent market, but will this year be different? As the proverbial “big chips” start to fall, (Chris Davis, 7 years and $161-million; and Justin Upton 6 years and $132.75 million), the Rays could find a bargain with a number of veteran players looking to bounce back from a substandard 2015 season. Join JJ and Anthony as they delve deeper into that question.