Rays trade for Marlins catcher Nick Fortes
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Swapping catchers allows them to remain competitive and improve for the future. With other deals, it may be trickier to do both.
The Rays' struggling offense is due for a big boost following the latest injury news regarding their All-Star second baseman
The two trades the Rays made Monday night were technically separate transactions. Viewed together, they represent the complex and conflicting dynamic facing Rays president of baseball operations Erik Neander this week.
The Pittsburgh Pirates fielding offers for Jack Suwinski might not sound like such a big deal. He's appeared in just 27 games for the Pirates this season and is
The trade deadline season is just above the horizon, and the stove is starting to heat up as the Rays issued a trade to the Kansas City Royals. The Tampa Bay Rays have sent right-handed pitcher Joey Krehbiel to the Royals in exchange for cash considerations.
The Tampa Bay Rays went into the MLB trade deadline as buyers, but their perspective is changing due to their struggles.
But as the July 31 trade deadline approaches, that seems like the much more likely outcome. In the past month, the Red Sox have gotten scorching hot and the Rays have fallen all the way down to 53-52, right on the border of "sell" territory.