Less than a week after Lisa Wheeler-Brown soundly defeated Will Newton in St. Peterburg’s pivotal District Seven city council race, Mayor Rick Kriseman met with Tampa Bay Rays president Brian Auld on Friday in a 45-minute meeting that has been described as “cordial” by Charlie Frago of the Tampa Bay Times.
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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: …And So the Offseason Begins
With the 2015 season now officially behind us, the time is nigh for Matt Silverman to undergo the arduous task of assembling a formidable squad for the upcoming season. As questions of next season’s 40-man roster linger, a contingent of offseason moves will need to be made if the Tampa Bay Rays are going to put together a late run through October.
Rays, Jim Hickey Agree to Three-Year Contract Extension
Tampa Bay Rays pitching coach Jim Hickey has agreed to a new three-year deal that will keep him with the organization through 2018.
City Council Votes In Favor of Rays Stadium Search Counter-Offer, 5-3
Some 11-1/2 months after St. Petersburg Mayor Rick Krisemen announced a pending stadium deal with the Tampa Bay Rays — a deal that was ultimately voted down by the city council — council member Jim Kennedy offered a counter-offer that passed with a 5-3 vote Thursday afternoon.