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  • • Rays Release Jake Odorizzi
    The Rays have released right-hander Jake Odorizzi, reports Marc Topkin of the Tampa Bay Times. The righty signed a minor league deal with the club about a month ago but he’ll now head back to free agency. Odorizzi, 34, has a lengthy track record of success in the majors but missed the entire 2023 season…...2024
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  • • Rays To Place Brandon Lowe On Injured List
    The Rays will place second baseman Brandon Lowe on the 10-day injured list, writes Marc Topkin of the Tampa Bay Times. The veteran infielder was diagnosed with a Grade 1 strain of his right oblique after undergoing an MRI this morning. Lowe missed a couple games last week after experiencing some discomfort in his left side.…...2024
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  • Colorado Rockies game no. 10 thread: Ryan Pepiot vs. Dakota Hudson
    • Colorado Rockies game no. 10 thread: Ryan Pepiot vs. Dakota Hudson
    Photo by Michael Reaves/Getty Images Hudson will make his Coors Field debut in today’s rubber match Opening Day saw the Colorado Rockies give up five runs in the ninth inning and win on a walk-off grand slam. They were not as lucky when the same thing happened in the eighth on Saturday night, falling 8-6 to the Tampa Bay Rays after being up 6-1 entering the inning. It was their first time ...2024
  • 2024 DRaysBay Community Prospect List: Vote for Honorable Mentions
    • 2024 DRaysBay Community Prospect List: Vote for Honorable Mentions
    Nathan Ray Seebeck-USA TODAY Sports Trying something new this year! Previous Winner Erick Lara, SSDSL | .305/.416/.445 (.861 OPS, 133 wRC+) 154 PA, 2 HR, 5 SB The latest teenage trade acquisition for the Rays, Lara is a 17-year old 6’2” shortstop with a loose, left handed swing with feel. With a prospect this far off, it’s an open question as to how his body will fill out, but he’s got a s...2024
  • 2024 DRaysBay Community Prospect List: Vote for No. 30
    • 2024 DRaysBay Community Prospect List: Vote for No. 30
    Kenny Piper | Photo by Daniel Shirey/MLB Photos via Getty Images A second catcher enters the Top-30. Previous Winner Kenny Piper, CA+ | .216/.333/.458 (.791, 115 wRC+) 270 PA, 13 HR, 3 SBAA | .293/.389/.610 (.999 OPS, 160 wRC+) 95 PA, 7 HR, 0 SB Where most hitters struggle the most when promoted to Double-A, Piper found a power stroke and went on a tear in his age-24 season, belting 7 HR i...2024
  • GDT: Ben Rortvedt makes his debut
    • GDT: Ben Rortvedt makes his debut
    Also, careful how you slide! Game 2 of the 2024 season marks the debut of newly acquired, power hitting, elite defending, lefty swinging, back up catcher Ben Rortvedt. #Rays lineup vs. #BlueJays, with Civale starting: pic.twitter.com/X4bsvGnEoL— Marc Topkin (@TBTimes_Rays) March 29, 2024 This lineup sees Ramirez drop one spot to balance the frequency of lefties in the lineup. Additionally, C...2024
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  • • 2024 DRaysBay Community Prospect List: Vote for Honorable Mentions
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  • • 2024 DRaysBay Community Prospect List: Vote for No. 30
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  • 2024 DRaysBay Community Prospect List: Vote for No. 29 (again!)
    • 2024 DRaysBay Community Prospect List: Vote for No. 29 (again!)
    Kim Klement Neitzel-USA TODAY Sports Tanner Murray enters the list! Previous Winner Tanner Murray, 2B/3BAA | .256/.345/.438 (.783 OPS, 110 wRC+) 200 PA, 5 HR, 0 SB In 2022, Murray got a handful of games in the AFL after a strong showing at Class-A (151 wRC+) and an average showing in A+ (100 wRC+), but it’s not clear that the Rays knew what to do with the 2020 4th rounder out of UC Davis. ...2024
  • 2024 DRaysBay Community Prospect List: Vote for No. 29
    • 2024 DRaysBay Community Prospect List: Vote for No. 29
    Jacob L | Photo by Mark Blinch/Getty Images LHP Jacob Lopez, who made his debut last season, joins the list. Previous Winner Jacob Lopez, LHPAA | 2.57 ERA, 28.0 IP (8 G, 6 GS) 45 K, 9 BBAAA | 2.72 ERA, 79.1 IP (18 GS) 26.0% K, 14.0% BBMLB | 4.38 ERA, 12.1 IP (4 G, 1 GS) 8 K, 2 BB Lopez missed 2022 for Tommy John surgery, but rode the shuttle to the big leagues when he returned in 2023. Lik...2024
  • 2024 DRaysBay Community Prospect List: Vote for No. 28
    • 2024 DRaysBay Community Prospect List: Vote for No. 28
    Photo by Andy Cross/MediaNews Group/The Denver Post via Getty Images Joe Rock’s special election gets us to the next round. Previous Winner Joe Rock, LHPAA | 4.50 ERA, 90.0 IP (19 GS) 27.3 K%, 8.1 BB%AAA | 3 ER, 2.2 IP (1 GS) 4 K, 2 BB As a cold weather, late bloomer at Ohio University (with a no-hitter on his resume) Rock was drafted 68th overall by the Rockies in 2021, and traded to the ...2024
  • • Rays’ Jonathan Aranda To Undergo Surgery On Broken Finger
    Rays infielder Jonathan Aranda suffered a broken ring finger while fielding a grounder yesterday and will undergo surgery to place a pin in his finger, reports Marc Topkin of the Tampa Bay Times. He’s expected to miss at least four to six weeks recovering. He’ll open the season on the major league injured list. It’s…...2024
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  • FILED UNDER: 2024 DRaysBay Community Prospect List: Vote for No. 26
    • FILED UNDER: 2024 DRaysBay Community Prospect List: Vote for No. 26
    Marcus Johnson slots in at 25. Previous Winner Marcus Johnson, RHPA | 3.74 ERA, 130.0 IP (26 G, 24 GS) 21.3% K, 3.8% BB The Rays acquired Johnson shortly after he was drafted 112th overall by the Marlins in 2022 in a trade deadline deal that cleared 40-man roster space by sending Xavier Edwards to Miami. He was a projectable, 6’6” starter in the draft but had a short stride in his delivery that di...2024
  • 2024 DRaysBay Community Prospect List: Vote for No. 25
    • 2024 DRaysBay Community Prospect List: Vote for No. 25
    Photo by Joe Robbins/Icon Sportswire via Getty Images Cole Wilcox lands at No. 24. Previous Winner Cole Wilcox, RHPAA | 5.23 ERA, 106.2 IP (25 GS) 21.8% K, 9.7% BB Wilcox’s first full season following Tommy John surgery in 2021 was muted, with his strikeouts lacking the expected mid-30’s rate. Perhaps that’s because his previous high-octane fastball that earned first round money from the ...2024
  • 2024 DRaysBay Community Prospect List: Vote for No. 24
    • 2024 DRaysBay Community Prospect List: Vote for No. 24
    Dru Baker lands at 23. Previous Winner Dru Baker, OFA+ | .307/.396/.491 (.887 OPS, 144 wRC+) 377 PA, 13 HR, 38 SBAA | .287/.346/.417 (.763 OPS, 105 wRC+) 127 PA, 1 HR, 11 SB Back to back seasons the Rays promoted 2021 4th rounder Baker mid-season after he dominated his level, and both times he turned in a league average performance at the next level. From a tools perspective, he’s a right handed ...2024
  • Tampa Bay Rays sign RHP Jake Odorizzi to a minor league deal
    • Tampa Bay Rays sign RHP Jake Odorizzi to a minor league deal
    Photo by Ben Ludeman/Texas Rangers/Getty Images With a spot opening up in the rotation, Odorizzi has a shot at making the Rays Opening Day roster The Tampa Bay Rays have signed veteran hurler and former Ray, RHP Jake Odorizzi, to a minor league deal. Odorizzi, who will turn 34 in just a few weeks, returns to the Rays for his 12th season in the big leagues, after a well paid jaunt across th...2024

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  • • Quick Hits: Maddon, Molina, Hernandez, Gilbert
    After being fired as the Angels manager in June, Joe Maddon would like to return to baseball, but “right now I need to get tired of what I’m doing in order to want to do something else,” Maddon told Marc Topkin of The Tampa Bay Times.  The veteran skipper is enjoying a rare “summer vacation”…...2022
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  • 2024
    "Hat tip to Marc Topkin of the Tampa Bay Times."

  • 2023
    "After being activated from the 10-day IL, Taylor Walls will become the Rays’ primary shortstop, manager Kevin Cash revealed to Marc Topkin of the Tampa Bay Times."

  • 2022
    "Tampa Bay reportedly made an offer to Freeman prior to the lockout, and Marc Topkin…"

  • 2021
    "Top Rays prospect Shane Baz will make his Major League debut on Monday against the Blue Jays, per Marc Topkin of the Tampa Bay Times (via Twitter)."

  • 2020
    "A Saturday starter hasn’t been named, but Marc Topkin of the Tampa Bay Times tweets that Charlie…"

  • 2019
    "The Rays are finalizing a two-year contract with Japanese slugger Yoshitomo Tsutsugo, Marc Topkin of the Tampa Bay Times reports (via Twitter)."

  • 2018
    "5:47pm: The D-backs are also sending left-hander Anthony Banda, one of their top overall prospects, to the Rays in the deal, tweets Marc Topkin of the Tampa Bay Times."

  • 2017
    "5:55pm: Forsythe is indeed going to the Dodgers for De Leon, per Marc Topkin of the Tampa Bay Times (via Twitter)."

  • 2016
    "Rays first baseman James Loney has been informed that he won’t make the team’s Opening Day roster, Marc Topkin of the Tampa Bay Times reports (Twitter links)."

  • 2015
    "Both the Yankees and Rays objected because they thought it was in poor taste, according to Marc Topkin of the Tampa Bay Times."

  • 2014
    "Owner Stuart Sternberg released a statement on Maddon's departure: Maddon shared some insight into his decision to leave with Marc Topkin of the Tampa Bay Times: Rays pitcher Chris Archer commented on the news via his Twitter account: Although it remains to be seen if Maddon intends to go elsewhere, there is bound to be talk regarding the Los Angeles Dodgers due to the fact that former Rays vice president Andrew Friedman was recently hired by L."

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  • Rays sign Amed Rosario, add Yu Chang to increase shortstop depth
    • Rays sign Amed Rosario, add Yu Chang to increase shortstop depth
    Kirby Lee-USA TODAY Sports Expect Rosario to play a short-side platoon role with Tampa Bay, with the upside of a full time shortstop if needed. Amed Rosario, longtime shortstop for the Mets and Guardians, has been signed by the Tampa Bay Rays, in a move that will surprise for several reasons. First is that Rosario is available at all. Among the free agents available this off-season, Rosari...2024
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  • • Jake McGee Retires
    Longtime MLB reliever Jake McGee is retiring, he tells Marc Topkin of the Tampa Bay Times. The 36-year-old said he’ll return to Tropicana Field at some point next season to celebrate his time with the Rays’ organization. “I feel like it’s kind of the right time,” McGee said. “I’d rather be at home with my family.…...2023
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  • • After multiple injury setbacks, Rays top prospect Brent Honeywell returns to mound
    In a key moment for the Rays and righty Brent Honeywell, the prized youngster resumed throwing from the mound on Friday, as Marc Topkin of the Tampa Bay Times reports. He remains a long ways away from competitive action but now can begin his rehab in earnest. Long a lauded talent, Honeywell has been rehabbing for about two years now. He was sidelined by a brutal string of health problems in his el...2020
  • • Brent Honeywell Returns To Mound
    In a key moment for the Rays and righty Brent Honeywell, the prized youngster resumed throwing from the mound today, as Marc Topkin of the Tampa Bay Times reports. He remains a long ways away from competitive action but now can begin his rehab in earnest. Long a lauded talent, Honeywell has been rehabbing for…...2020
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  • • Tony Clark: MLBPA’s ‘strong preference’ Rays remain in Tampa Bay
    The Rays’ deliberations about splitting their season between Tampa Bay and Montreal have their fair share of logistical difficulties. Among them could be opposition from the team’s players, who would face unique living and family challenges if the plan were ever to get green-lit. Until  Saturday night, however, the Players Association had remained quiet about the matter. MLBPA executive director T...2020
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  • • Latest on Rays' stadium search
    The Rays are set to host a press conference this afternoon to announce that they’ve settled on a preferred site for a new ballpark, per a report from Steve Contorno, Zack Sampson and Marc Topkin of the Tampa Bay Times. Hillsborough County commissioner Ken Hagan tells Contorno that the Rays will seek to move the team from St. Petersburg to Tampa — specifically a site on the outskirts of the Ybor Ci...2018
  • • Chris Archer expects to remain with Rays
    Rays right-hander Chris Archer says he does not expect he’ll be traded this winter, according to a report from Marc Topkin of the Tampa Bay Times (Twitter link). Per Archer, Tampa Bay GM Neander has “made me feel pretty good about being with the Rays in 2018.”Sporadic chatter regarding Archer’s potential trade candidacy has been ongoing for years and has reportedly continued into the near year. He...2018
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  • • It's Time for MLB Star Evan Longoria to Be Shopped to the Highest Bidder
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  • • Chris Archer Has Quietly Joined Select Group of MLB's Top Aces
    2015
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  • • International Notes: Balfour, Moncada, Olivera, Alvarez, Kang
    Marc Topkin of the Tampa Bay Times tells the emotional story of Rays reliever Grant Balfour and his father David, who is battling pancreatic cancer. Baseball Australia’s Hall of Fame will induct the younger Balfour even before his playing career is … ...2015

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  • • Joe Maddon Leaving Tampa Bay Rays: Latest Details, Reaction and Analysis
    2014
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  • • Yankees, D-Backs, Rays Agree To Three-Team Trade; Souza To Arizona, Drury To New York
    5:47pm: The D-backs are also sending left-hander Anthony Banda, one of their top overall prospects, to the Rays in the deal, tweets Marc Topkin of the Tampa Bay Times. Joel Sherman of the New York Post tweets that minor league righty Taylor Weidner is going from Arizona to New York in the deal, too. 5:37pm:…...2018
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  • • Tampa Bay Rays Minor League Team Cancels 'A-Rod Juice Box Night'
    2015
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  • • Rays To Select Josh Fleming
    The Rays will select the contract of lefty Josh Fleming from their alternate training site this weekend, manager Kevin Cash announced to reporters (Twitter link via Rays pregame/postgame host Neil Solondz). He’ll start Sunday’s game for Tampa Bay. A Saturday starter hasn’t been named, but Marc Topkin of the Tampa Bay Times tweets that Charlie…...2020
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  • • Red Sox Reportedly Showing Interest In Freddie Freeman
    The Freddie Freeman bidding has a new entrant, as MLB Network’s Jon Heyman tweets that the Red Sox have joined the fray. They’ll join a field that has already included the Yankees, Blue Jays, Dodgers and, somewhat surprisingly, the Rays. Tampa Bay reportedly made an offer to Freeman prior to the lockout, and Marc Topkin…...2022
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  • • Dodgers To Acquire Logan Forsythe From Rays
    5:55pm: Forsythe is indeed going to the Dodgers for De Leon, per Marc Topkin of the Tampa Bay Times (via Twitter). 5:47pm: The Dodgers are “deep into discussions” with the Rays on a deal that would deliver second baseman Logan Forsythe to Los Angeles, per Jeff Passan of Yahoo Sports (via Twitter). Indeed, it seems that…...2017
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  • • Twins Acquire Jake Odorizzi
    The Twins have acquired right-hander Jake Odorizzi from the Rays, Marc Topkin of the Tampa Bay Times reports (Twitter link).  Shortstop prospect Jermaine Palacios is going back to the Rays in return, FanRag Sports’ Jon Heyman reports.  Yahoo Sports’ Jeff Passan reported earlier tonight that the two clubs had agreed to some sort of a…...2018
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  • • Rays Reportedly Open To Trading Austin Meadows
    Kevin Kiermaier may be among the most obvious possible trade chips in the sport, though he isn’t the only Rays outfielder that may be available.  According to Marc Topkin of the Tampa Bay Times, Kiermaier and Austin Meadows are the “most likely to go in a trade” and Manuel Margot could “maybe” also be floated…...2022
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  • • Why Is 2013 AL ROY Wil Myers Suddenly on the Trading Block?
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  • • MLB Places Wander Franco On Administrative Leave
    Major League Baseball and the MLB Players Association have reached an agreement to place Rays shortstop Wander Franco on administrative leave through at least June 1, reports Marc Topkin of the Tampa Bay Times. He also spent the final six weeks of the 2023 season on administrative leave after allegations of a sexual relationship with…...2024
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  • Tampa Bay Rays sign Francisco Mejia to minor league deal
    • Tampa Bay Rays sign Francisco Mejia to minor league deal
    Mark J. Rebilas-USA TODAY Sports Another catcher in camp to compete for a spot on the Opening Day roster The Tampa Bay Rays have resigned veteran catcher Francisco Mejia to a minor league deal per a report from Marc Topkin. The 28 year old catcher has Major League experience over the past seven seasons, spending the past three campaigns with the Rays. Originally signed by the Cleveland Gua...2024
  • Stop listening to those Yasiel Puig rumors
    • Stop listening to those Yasiel Puig rumors
    Photo by Chung Sung-Jun/Getty Images He’s not signing with the Rays. The Tampa Bay Rays WILL NOT be signing Yasiel Puig to any type of deal and he will certainly not be receiving an invite to the team’s spring training (which begins in just 16 days as of 1/29/24). As the calendar was about to flip from 2023 to 2024, rumors and speculation started to emerge that the Rays had signed Puig to...2024
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  • • Kevin Cash: “Very Happy” In Tampa Bay
    Rays manager Kevin Cash met with reporters this morning at Tampa Bay’s end-of-season news conference. The two-time Manager of the Year addressed his future, quashing speculation he could consider leaving the team. Cash said he’s “very happy” in Tampa Bay and “(looking) forward to next year, for sure” (relayed by Marc Topkin of the Tampa…...2023
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  • • Charlie Morton: Astros' World Series 'negatively affected' by cheating
    Current Houston Astros are still not reflecting on their role in the team’s 2017 cheating scandal, but members of that team who have moved on to other organizations are proving a bit more open. Charlie Morton, who closed out the 2017 World Series but is now with the Tampa Bay Rays, admitted that the championship may be tainted by the scandal. “I think the perception of that World Series was negati...2020
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  • • Rays pitcher Blake Snell feels Astros stealing signs is worse than PED use
    Tampa Bay Rays pitchers Blake Snell and Tyler Glasnow can be added to the growing list of players who feel some members of the Houston Astros organization got off too easy. Snell and Glasnow discussed the Astros’ cheating scandal following a workout at Tropicana Field on Friday. Glasnow said he feels Major League Baseball was “relatively lax” in not punishing any players who knowingly cheated, whi...2020
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  • • Rays broached extension talks with Willy Adames, Brent Honeywell
    The Rays have traditionally been pretty aggressive in locking up young players to early career extensions, as evidenced by their recent deals with Blake Snell and Brandon Lowe.  Beyond that duo, Willy Adames and Brent Honeywell told Marc Topkin of the Tampa Bay Times that they had also been approached about long-term deals. Adames has been a consensus top-25 prospect in baseball in each of the las...2019
  • • For Rays in deep AL East, pitching remains a major concern
    Matt Duffy is slated to be the Tampa Bay Rays starting third baseman, with newcomer Yandy Diaz also seeing time at the hot corner. Diaz figures to split his time between third, first and “eventually” the outfield, according to manager Kevin Cash.  In terms of further offseason additions, pitching remains an area of concern, though Cash is confident with the group he has now, per Marc Topkin of the...2019
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  • • It's Time for MLB Star Evan Longoria to Be Shopped to the Highest Bidder
    2016
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  • • Chris Archer Has Quietly Joined Select Group of MLB's Top Aces
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