Hot-Stove: Kevin Cash is the New Manager of the Tampa Bay Rays

A little more than a month after Joe Maddon announced his abrupt exit from the Tampa Bay Rays unconfirmed reports have it that Kevin Cash has been hired as the new manager of the Tampa Bay Rays.

Hot-Stove: Kevin Cash Interviews, Baseball Prospectus Releases Prospect Rankings, Etc

A day after Don Wakamatsu kicked off the first of three final managerial interviews with the Rays (and a day after we re-posted an excellent profile of another managerial candidate), Indians bullpen coach Kevin Cash met with the front office brass this afternoon for his interview. Cash is a Tampa native and the second of three finalists to come in, with Raul Ibanez being the final managerial candidate to be interviewed.

Hot-Stove: Profiling Kevin Cash (Re-posted), Rays Tender Arbitration Eligibles Contracts, Etc

With the news that the Tampa Bay Rays started their final round of managerial interviews today by meeting with Royals bench coach Don Wakamatsu, we wanted to put something together to celebrate the beginning of the end.

Hot-Stove: All the News Fit to Print On A Slow News Day

In the past 10 days, Matt Silverman and his staff have made some interesting moves – trading three pitchers who have played key roles (Jeremy Hellickson, Joel Peralta and Cesar Ramos) and dumping six others off the 40-man roster, including Jose Molina and Sean Rodriguez.

Hot-Stove: Rays Announce Managerial Finalists

The Rays have whittled their list of managerial candidates down from ten to three this afternoon, settling on Royals bench coach Don Wakamatsu, Indians bullpen coach Kevin Cash and Raul Ibanez to serve as their next skipper. Earlier today, we noted that the Rays would narrow the field to three candidates.