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• 2025 Trade Deadline Open Thread - Part 2Photo by Mike Carlson/MLB Photos via Getty Images Join the Conversation! Welcome to Part 2 of our MLB Trade Deadline open thread. Someday soon this is all moving to a new platform, but for now, these suckers crash as we approach 500 comments, so it’s on to the next one! Key Dates and Rules Deadline: July 31, 2025, at 6 p.m. ET is the deadline for teams to trade players on 40-man rosters...2025Check it out MLB Photos breaking news -
• Rays Your Voice: Trade Deadline PreviewPeter Aiken-Imagn Images With less than 10 days to go, there are sure to be more moves. We are less than 10 days out from the MLB trade deadline, and the Rays are sure to be active. To discuss potential additions and debate which direction Erik Neander will head in, we are joined by special guest Brian Menendez, whose work has been found on this site as well as Baseball Prospectus. They’...2025Read about Peter Aiken breaking news -
• The Washington Nationals General Manager Hunt Has Begun: Get To Know The CandidatesTampa Bay Times 3 names have been identified as early targets to become the new shot caller in the nations capital The firing of General Manager Mike Rizzo and Manager Davey Martinez yesterday signaled the beginning of a new era of baseball in Washington DC. The team has promoted former Rizzo assistant GM Mike DeBartolo to be the interim general manager, but the search for a permanent repl...2025See also Mike Rizzo news and rumors -
• Shane McClanahan Targeting Return Around Late July
The Rays have a timeline for the return of their ace. President of baseball operations Erik Neander told MLB Network Radio on SiriusXM this week that Shane McClanahan is scheduled to throw a bullpen session on Friday. Neander added that if things go as planned, McClanahan could begin a minor league rehab assignment by the end…...2025See also Shane McClanahan rumors
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• Rays Your Voice: Chandler Simpson demoted, Matt Thaiss acquiredRhona Wise-Imagn Images Are these proactive moves by the Rays front office? Chandler Simpson sent down to AAA, Matt Thaiss replaces Ben Rortvedt as the team’s backup catcher, Taylor Walls loses it on an umpire, and Evan Longoria is set to officially retire as a Ray. On this week’s episode of Rays Your Voice, we discuss all the latest Rays news, and debate whether or not recent roster mov...2025See also Chandler Simpson news and rumors -
• Tampa Bay Rays are not planning to have a six man rotationPhoto by Jack Gorman/Getty Images “We don’t anticipate going to a six-man rotation; we’ve been pretty clear about that.” - Erik Neander The Tampa Bay Rays are in an extremely enviable situation that also could become a source if trouble in that they have one starting pitcher too many. Entering camp, the Rays currently have the following arms* projected for the rotation (Games Started, Game...2025Visit the page Shane McClanahan breaking news today
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• Tampa Bay Rays settle with four players; Taylor Walls will go to arbitrationRick Osentoski-Imagn Images The Rays and Taylor Walls were unable to come to an agreement by the 1pm Thursday deadline The 2025 arbitration deadline has come and gone and the Tampa Bay Rays have settled with four of their five arbitration eligible players. Taylor Walls and the Rays will head into an arbitration hearing in a few weeks. The Rays entered the offseason with 12 arbitration elig...2025See more articles Taylor Walls injuries -
• Rays lose Rene Pinto and Justin Sterner to waiver claims; grant Joey Kuhnel free agencyPhoto by Mike Carlson/MLB Photos via Getty Images Despite being their Opening Day catcher, Rene Pinto only played in 19 games this season The Tampa Bay Rays announced that they’ve made several moves in order to clear 40-man roster spots for the upcoming offseason, having placed C Rene Pinto, RHP Justin Sterner, and RHP Joey Kuhnel on waivers, losing all three. Pinto would be claimed off wa...2024Check it out Rene Pinto injuries -
• Assessing Rays 2025 Catcher TargetsCatcher Danny Jansen, Boston Red Sox | Photo By Winslow Townson/Getty Images How will the Rays address this hole? The 2024 MLB season has reached its conclusion and the Rays have flipped their mindset into offseason mode. One of the top items on their wish list, it seems, is too improve upon the poor output they received from the catching position. Rays catchers posted a .562 OPS this seas...2024Click for news about Red Sox -
• Dylan Carlson is part of the Rays futureNathan Ray Seebeck-USA TODAY Sports Two weeks into his Rays career, and the former top prospect may be just what Tampa Bay needs moving forward. Dylan Carlson was a last second deal for the Rays at the 2024 trade deadline, as the Rays dealt from their veteran bullpen depth to round out the roster needs after Randy Arozarena was traded to Seattle, but the timing of the deal does not mean it...2024Read about Dylan Carlson injury update -
• The Rays and the art of MLB thriftingHow the Rays thrift their way to success... In the world of Major League Baseball, nobody “thrifts” like the Rays. The Tampa Bay Rays have been above 25th in MLB payroll rankings just once since 2013 (2022, 24th). The teams they typically share the bottom of the rankings with include the Athletics, Pirates, and Marlins, not exactly the type of company you want to be around. This low budget is wher...2024Visit the page Kevin Cash injury report -
• Rays sign Amed Rosario, add Yu Chang to increase shortstop depthKirby 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...2024See more articles Amed Rosario availability report -
• Tommy Pham’s OdysseyKiyoshi Mio-USA TODAY Sports The former Ray has had a sometimes difficult path to the World Series In late October of 2020, Brett Phillips flicked a line drive into center field that produced one of the most incredible finishes to a World Series game in baseball history. It kicked off a raucous celebration that is forever imprinted in the minds of Rays and any baseball fan in general. Tomm...2023Read about Tommy Pham injuries -
• Outside The Confines: Forget who’s on first...
Photo by Michael Owens/MLB Photos via Getty Images WHO is playing shortstop??? Welcome to your Wednesday edition of Outside The Confines. It’s hard to believe we’re already almost three weeks into the season. The Rays’ win streak is over, but they’ve won something: they don’t currently have the lowest attendance in baseball, as you’ll see later in the links. The Padres lineup is about to g...2023See more articles MLB Photos injury status
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"President of baseball operations Erik Neander told MLB Network Radio on SiriusXM this week that Shane McClanahan is scheduled to throw a bullpen session on Friday." - 2024
"Rays president of baseball operations Erik Neander spoke with reporters yesterday at the opening of the team’s Spring Training camp." - 2023
"President of baseball operations Erik Neander said a month ago that the team is capable of and open to trotting out a new record mark, although there’s a…" - 2022
"For a fourth consecutive season, Rays president of baseball operations Erik Neander held a press conference to discuss his team’s playoff exit — this time after seeing the Rays’ lineup held to just one run in 24 innings during a two-game Wild Card ousting at the hands of the Guardians (links via Adam Berry of…" - 2021
"GM Erik Neander suggested it was simply a matter of coming up on having too…" - 2020
"GM Trade History: Rays’ Erik Neander" - 2019
"GM Erik Neander may be looking for a backup catcher, while…" - 2018
"However, Tampa Bay GM Erik Neander and senior vice…" - 2017
"Even though Rays general manager Erik Neander suggested last week that the team plans to keep its top trade chip, Chris Archer, the right-hander still figures to frequent the rumor mill this offseason." - 2016
"Newly promoted Rays general manager Erik Neander isn’t ruling out a rebuild “if the interest and market dictates,” he told Marc Topkin of the Tampa Bay Times." - 2014
"The Rays have promoted executives Erik Neander and Chaim Bloom to the title of vice president of baseball operations."
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• Tampa Bay Rays settle with four players; Taylor Walls will go to arbitration
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• Rays Notes: Boyle, Springs Trade, Shortstop, Soto
The Rays swung a prominent trade with the Athletics yesterday, bringing in three players and a Competitive Balance Round draft pick in exchange for left-handers Jeffrey Springs and Jacob Lopez. Tampa president of baseball operations Erik Neander told MLB.com’s Adam Berry and other reporters that the decision to move Springs was “really, really difficult,” and…...2024Visit the page Jeffrey Springs salary
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• Rays Your Voice: Winter Meetings UpdateTim Heitman-Imagn Images Erik Neander, your work is not done. On this week’s episode, we catch you up on the moves made thus far by the Rays front office, and discuss the work they still have to do. The catcher position seems done, after signing Danny Jansen to a one-year, $8.5 million contract (with a mutual option for a second). The Rays have also traded Jose Siri which points to Jonny ...2024Continue with Danny Jansen salary rumors -
• Rays Your Voice: Offseason goals to improve the offenseJohn E. Sokolowski-Imagn Images How will the Rays score more runs in 2025? On the newest episode of Rays Your Voice, we take a look at some external options the Rays might pursue to upgrade a historically bad offense in 2024. The three positions mentioned specifically by Erik Neander were catcher, shortstop, and center field. Alex Jackson was DFA late last season and has since landed wit...2024Continue with Alex Jackson salary -
• Rays have reached out to free agent Juan SotoPhoto by Adam Hunger/Getty Images Why are you laughing? Stop laughing! The Tampa Bay Rays love keeping other teams honest, just as much as they love keeping the industry from getting any sweetheart deals in free agency. That’s why every season the Rays are tied to the latest and greatest free agent. Shohei Ohtani, Freddie Freeman, Justin Turner, Craig Kimbrel, the list goes on and on. The...2024Visit the page Juan Soto -
• Rays lose Rene Pinto and Justin Sterner to waiver claims; grant Joey Kuhnel free agency
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• Assessing Rays 2025 Catcher Targets
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• Sunday Notes: Young Pitching is the Miami Marlins’ Strength (at Least on Paper)
Plus Erik Neander on Tampa Bay's secret sauce, Matt Bowman on supinators, Brenton Del Chiaro on Jefferson Quero, facts and stats galore, and more....2024See also Miami Marlins scores
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• Dylan Carlson is part of the Rays future
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• Stuart Sternberg on payroll: Rays will take “real losses” in 2024Rays principal owner Stu Sternberg during the press conference to announce a tentative agreement with the City of St. Petersburg and Pinellas County for a new stadium. | Kim Klement Neitzel-USA TODAY Sports Threatens to “pull back” financing in 2025 if this year’s team doesn’t perform well. Marc Topkin’s Sunday Column featured the annual salary bemoaning we expect from the Rays owner Stua...2024See more articles Stuart Sternberg scores -
• Rays sign Amed Rosario, add Yu Chang to increase shortstop depth
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• A new light on the 2023 Royals, and how it might all work out
Photo by Tim Warner/Getty Images These aren’t the droids you’re looking for I have a confession to make about the 2023 Kansas City Royals: I’ve been looking at the season all wrong and you may be too. The 2023 season as an evaluation year isn’t entirely about evaluating if these players can be big league players. It is also about evaluating how good the players can apply the ideology behi...2023Continue with Kansas City Royals
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• Tampa Bay Rays are not planning to have a six man rotation
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• Rays 2025 international prospects signing trackerMaykel Coret The 2025 IFA period is now open. Who have the Rays added to their farm system? The 2025 IFA period opened on January 15, and while some finalists for star Japanese pitcher Roki Sasaki have not been able to spend, the Rays have spent nearly their entire $7,555,500 allotment in the first 24 hours. Interestingly, the Rays thought they would be a top contender to sign Sasaki, but...2025Visit the page Roki Sasaki -
• The Rays and the art of MLB thrifting
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• Rays sign Amed Rosario, add Yu Chang to increase shortstop depth
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• Marlins hire Rays GM Peter Bendix to run Baseball OperationsKirby Lee-USA TODAY Sports Bendix departs the Rays for a President title The Rays roots throughout baseball will continue to spread, as word broke last night the Miami Marlins have selected Rays GM Peter Bendix to run their baseball operations department. Good morning from our President of Baseball Operations, Peter Bendix. Welcome to Miami! pic.twitter.com/5tjTHjNH0q— Miami Marlins (@...2023Visit the page Peter Bendix -
• Winter Meetings Previews: Rays, Spending
In advance of Monday’s Winter Meetings kickoff, let’s take a moment for a few anticipatory notes… The Rays, as Juan Toribio of MLB.com rightly notes, will head into San Diego’s Manchester Hyatt hotel with a laundry list of roster items in need of attention. GM Erik Neander may be looking for a backup catcher, while…...2019Check it out Juan Toribio
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• Rays Unlikely To Further Tear Down Roster
The recent string of subtractions by the Rays — Jake Odorizzi, Corey Dickerson and Steven Souza have all been moved in the past five days — has fans of other clubs hoping for a full rebuild and, thus, trades of Chris Archer, Alex Colome and/or Kevin Kiermaier. However, Tampa Bay GM Erik Neander and senior vice…...2018Check it out Jake Odorizzi
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• AL East Notes: Rays, Red Sox, Yankees, Orioles
To some, the Rays recent trade of Rich Hill to the Mets may have seemed incongruous with their plans for contention, but this is how the Rays do business: players play for the present, front office plays for the future. GM Erik Neander suggested it was simply a matter of coming up on having too…...2021See also AL East
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• Rays Rumors: Glasnow, Ramirez, Margot
The Rays head into the 2024 season with a projected franchise-record payroll north of $125MM — a stark increase from previous highwater marks in the $80MM range. President of baseball operations Erik Neander said a month ago that the team is capable of and open to trotting out a new record mark, although there’s a…...2023
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• Poll: Will The Rays Trade Chris Archer?
Even though Rays general manager Erik Neander suggested last week that the team plans to keep its top trade chip, Chris Archer, the right-hander still figures to frequent the rumor mill this offseason. On Saturday, for instance, Marc Topkin of the Tampa Bay Times reported that the Rays may well listen to offers on their…...2017Read about Chris Archer
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• Erik Neander, Dayton Moore and Baseball's Executive Title InflationAs M.L.B. front offices get more and more corporate, titles have steadily inflated. Yesterday’s general manager is today’s president of baseball operations … or chief baseball officer....2021Visit the page Dayton Moore -
• Giants' Zaidi voted MLB's Executive of the YearGiants president of baseball operations Farhan Zaidi was voted Major League Baseball's Executive of the Year, ahead of the Rays' Erik Neander and the Brewers' David Stearns....2021See more articles Farhan Zaidi -
• Quick Hits: Archer, Red Sox, Tigers, Cubs
Rays right-hander Chris Archer may come up frequently in trade rumors this offseason, but general manager Erik Neander suggested Sunday that he plans to keep the 29-year-old. Neander told MLB Network Radio that Archer “is one of our core guys” and “exactly the type of player” the Rays need to retain if they’re going to…...2017Continue with Chris Archer
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• Rays Anticipate Jose Caballero, Rene Pinto Taking Starting Roles
Rays president of baseball operations Erik Neander spoke with reporters yesterday at the opening of the team’s Spring Training camp. He addressed a pair of positions of relative uncertainty as the season approaches: shortstop and catcher. At the former, Neander suggested the team anticipates José Caballero opening the year as the starter (link via Marc Topkin…...2024See also Spring Training
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• Shane McClanahan Targeting Return Around Late July
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• Rays lose Rene Pinto and Justin Sterner to waiver claims; grant Joey Kuhnel free agency
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• Recapping the Rays Winter MeetingsPhoto by Megan Briggs/Getty Images No trades, but they did make a free agent signing A week ago, as the Tampa Bay Rays prepared to leave for the Winter Meetings, there was speculation that they could be among the most active teams. Several of the team’s core players were being brought up in persistent trade rumors. Just last weekend, reports were surfacing on the Rays were looking to find ...2023See more articles Megan Briggs scandals -
• Astros name James Click general manager
The Astros have decided upon James Click as their new general manager, per a club announcement. Click had served as Rays vice president of baseball operations. Having already installed Dusty Baker as its new manager, the scandal-ridden Houston organization has now replaced its prior leadership team. Manager A.J. Hinch and GM Jeff Luhnow were suspended and fired for lack of oversight in the sign-st...2020Check it out Dusty Baker
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