Despite trade interest in the Tampa Bay Rays center fielder B.J. Upton, a Major League source close to Ken Rosenthal of FOXSports says Upton is unlikely to be moved.
Top outfield prospect Desmond Jennings is not ready to take over for Upton nor is a defensive tandem of Ben Zobrist and Sean Rodriguez enough to replace [...]
07/26/10
At least Tampa Bay Rays infielder Sean Rodriguez didn’t play for the Detroit Tigers. In what we can easily call the Stupid Injury of the Day, Rodriguez was stung by a stingray on Monday morning behind his Redington Beach condo when he took his 2-year-old daughter, Sofia, into the water to get a closer look [...]
05/26/10
5/15 09:45: According to The Tampa Tribune, Pat Burrell has been designated for assignment and Hank Blalock has been officially called up.
5/15 09:35: Marc Topkin of the St. Petersburg Times says that it appears that Hank Blalock will be joining the Tampa Bay Rays today at Tropicana Field.
It is unknown what roster move the Rays [...]
05/15/10
Dioner Navarro has received a two-game suspension for bumping an umpire on Friday night. Because the Rays do not have a backup catcher (other catcher Kelly Shoppach already on DL), they have decided to option right-hander Mike Ekstrom to Triple-A Durham and recall catcher Jose Lobaton.
Navarro was ejected from Friday night’s Rays-Blue Jays game in [...]
04/27/10
According to Tampa Bay.com, the Tampa Bay Rays have completed a trade of 2B Akinori Iwamura to the Pittsburgh Pirates for right-handed reliever Jesse Chavez. The Rays have until one day after the World Series to either pick up the option or pay Iwamura a $550,000 buyout. In completing this trade, they did a sign [...]
11/04/09