Orioles acquire pitcher Shane Baz from Rays
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While Brad Keller and Drew Pomeranz departed earlier in the week, the Cubs were able to re-sign Caleb Thielbar to a one-year, $4.5M deal. They also added first baseman Tyler Austin, who played the last six years in Japan.
The Tampa Bay Rays shrewdly stay competitive in the spendthrift and star-studded American League East. They trade veterans for prospects and develop them into stars.
The Rays didn’t necessarily head into this offseason looking to trade starter Shane Baz. The right-hander is under club control for three more seasons, just made a career-high 31 starts and still has the potential of a front-end starter.
The Tampa Bay Rays have made a few modest free agent moves this offseason. They have signed both Cedric Mullins and Steven Matz to short-term deals, but there a
MLB insider reveals the Rays are actively pushing trade talks involving Ketel Marte as Arizona weighs its options this offseason.
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Tampa Bay Rays attempted to sign Jorge Polanco
The Tampa Bay Rays pursued infielder Jorge Polanco in free agency before the veteran slugger signed a two year, $40M deal with the New York Mets. The details of the Rays pursuit of the switch-hitting Polanco are unknown,
According to his player page, the A's have also added former Tampa Bay Rays farmhand JJ Goss on a minor-league deal in recent days, giving the green and gold another interesting o