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Rays | Could be interested in Rivera
Fri, 20 Nov 2009 11:39:58 -0800

Lyle Spencer, of MLB.com, reports the Tampa Bay Rays could be interested in trading for Los Angeles Angels of Anaheim OF Juan Rivera.

Rays | Favorites to land Bradley
Fri, 20 Nov 2009 11:12:20 -0800

Gordon Wittenmyer, of the Chicago Sun-Times, reports the Tampa Bay Rays are labeled as the "clear-cut favorite" to trade for Chicago Cubs OF Milton Bradley, according to USA Today.

Rays | Jennings, Torres added to roster
Thu, 19 Nov 2009 13:30:00 -0800

The Sports Network reports the Tampa Bay Rays added OF Desmond Jennings and P Alexander Torres to their 40-man roster Thursday, Nov. 19.

Rays | Hellickson's contract purchased
Thu, 19 Nov 2009 13:29:39 -0800

CBSSports.com reports the Tampa Bay Rays purchased the contract of SP Jeremy Hellickson from the minors Thursday, Nov. 19.

Rays | Pena removed from DL
Thu, 19 Nov 2009 13:29:18 -0800

CBSSports.com reports the Tampa Bay Rays removed 1B Carlos Pena (hand) from the 60-day disabled list Thursday, Nov. 19.

Rays | Brignac confident heading into 2010
Thu, 19 Nov 2009 08:20:12 -0800

Rays.MLB.com's Bill Chastain reports Tampa Bay Rays SS Reid Brignac is confident heading into the 2010 season after hitting .278 with one home run and six RBIs in 31 games in 2009. "Now that I've been given the opportunity to play, and I've had some success, I feel like I'm capable of being an everyday guy," Brignac said.

Rays | Searching for reliever, catcher
Thu, 19 Nov 2009 08:18:15 -0800

Rays.MLB.com's Bill Chastain reports the Tampa Bay Rays are searching for a late-inning reliever and a catcher in the offseason.

Rays | Jennings named to Double-A All-Star team
Thu, 19 Nov 2009 07:09:33 -0800

MLB.com reports Tampa Bay Rays OF Desmond Jennings was named to the Topps Double-A All-Star team. The Southern League's MVP finished in the top five in average, stolen bases, triples, on-base percentage and slugging percentage.

Rays | Swindle signed
Sun, 15 Nov 2009 11:00:06 -0800

R.J. Anderson of DRays Bay reports that the Tampa Bay Rays have signed free-agent RP R.J. Swindle (Indians) to a minor league deal, with an invitation to spring training.

Rays | Report of Crawford wanting out of Tampa Bay is false
Sun, 15 Nov 2009 09:38:44 -0800

An unattributed report from the NY Baseball Digest claiming that Tampa Bay Rays OF Carl Crawford was upset with the team for picking up his 2010 option and backed out of an agreement to negotiate a potential long-term deal is apparently untrue, according to Joe Smith of the St. Petersburg Times. Last week, Crawford's agent, Brian Peters, said they were still looking forward to working on a long-term contract, and Rays executive vice president Andrew Friedman said that both sides were "very interested" when the club picked up Crawford's $10 million option Monday, Nov. 9.

Rays | Ashley extends hitting streak
Fri, 13 Nov 2009 11:03:29 -0800

MLB.com reports Tampa Bay Rays C Nevin Ashley tripled and singled to extend his hitting streak to 14 games in the Arizona Fall League Thursday, Nov. 12.

Rays | Sonnanstine back to work
Fri, 13 Nov 2009 07:46:57 -0800

Rays.MLB.com's Bill Chastain reports Tampa Bay Rays SP Andy Sonnanstine has already begun working out in hopes of avoiding another down year in 2010.

Rays | Ashley hitting well
Fri, 13 Nov 2009 07:42:24 -0800

MLB.com reports Tampa Bay Rays C Nevin Ashley is hitting .400 (22-for-55) with 13 RBIs in 55 at-bats in the Arizona Fall League.

Rays | Zaun files for free agency
Fri, 13 Nov 2009 03:51:24 -0800

The Tampa Tribune reports Tampa Bay Rays C Gregg Zaun officially filed for free agency Thursday, Nov. 12. The move was a formality; the team declined a $2 million option on his contract for 2010.

Rays | Ashley has big day Wednesday
Thu, 12 Nov 2009 12:18:36 -0800

MLB.com reports Tampa Bay Rays C Nevin Ashley tripled twice, doubled, scored three runs and extended his season-long hitting streak to 13 games in the Arizona Fall League Wednesday, Nov. 11.

Rays | Talking about Bradley
Thu, 12 Nov 2009 08:28:45 -0800

FOXSports.com's Ken Rosenthal and Jon Paul Morosi report the Tampa Bay Rays are talking to the Chicago Cubs about acquiring OF Milton Bradley for DH Pat Burrell. The Rays want the Cubs to pay for the majority of Bradley's contract. The two teams are $2-$3 million apart in talks, according to sources.

Rays | Garza qualifies as Super Two
Thu, 12 Nov 2009 05:18:13 -0800

The Associated Press reports Tampa Bay Rays SP Matt Garza qualified as a Super Two player and is eligible for arbitration.

Rays | Still interested in Bradley
Tue, 10 Nov 2009 12:40:23 -0800

Ken Rosenthal and Jon Paul Morosi, of FOXSports.com, report the Tampa Bay Rays are still interested in Chicago Cubs OF Milton Bradley, but his contract might be too big of a problem. The Rays would use him as their designated hitter next season. One way a trade might happen is if Bradley were to restructure his contract and defer money.

Rays | Open to longer-term extension for Crawford
Tue, 10 Nov 2009 12:33:11 -0800

Joe Smith, of the St. Petersburg Times, reports the Tampa Bay Rays are open to discussing a long-term extension with OF Carl Crawford. He has indicated that he would like to finalize something before Spring Training next year.

Rays | Izzy files for free agency
Tue, 10 Nov 2009 11:18:34 -0800

Joe Smith, of the St. Petersburg Times, reports Tampa Bay Rays RP Jason Isringhausen filed for free agency Tuesday, Nov. 10. However, he is likely to retire.

Rays | Navarro, Perez undergo surgery
Mon, 09 Nov 2009 15:09:38 -0800

Joe Smith, of the St. Petersburg Times, reports Tampa Bay Rays C Dioner Navarro (elbow) and OF Fernando Perez (shoulder) both underwent successful surgeries in October. Navarro's procedure stabilized an ulnar nerve, and Perez underwent surgery to fix his labrum. Both players are expected to be ready for Spring Training.

Rays | More on Zaun, Shouse
Mon, 09 Nov 2009 15:09:13 -0800

Updating a previous item, The Associated Press reports the Tampa Bay Rays declined $2 million options for the 2010 season on C Gregg Zaun and RP Brian Shouse. Zaun receives a $500,000 buyout and Shouse receives a $200,000 buyout.

Rays | Ramirez claimed off waivers
Mon, 09 Nov 2009 13:14:41 -0800

The Sports Network reports the Tampa Bay Rays claimed RP Ramon A. Ramirez off waivers from the Cincinnati Reds Monday, Nov. 9.

Rays | Decline options on Zaun, Shouse
Mon, 09 Nov 2009 13:11:05 -0800

Ken Rosenthal and Jon Paul Morosi, of FOXSports.com, report the Tampa Bay Rays declined their 2010 options on C Gregg Zaun and RP Brian Shouse.

Rays | Exercise Crawford's option
Mon, 09 Nov 2009 13:10:20 -0800

Ken Rosenthal and Jon Paul Morosi, of FOXSports.com, report the Tampa Bay Rays exercised their $10 million option for the 2010 season on OF Carl Crawford Monday, Nov. 9.

Rays | Bradford, Springer become free agents
Sat, 07 Nov 2009 12:58:57 -0800

Confirming previous reports, Tampa Bay Rays RPs Chad Bradford and Russ Springer have both filed for free agency, according to MLB.com's Bill Chastain.

Rays | Minor league coaching moves announced
Fri, 06 Nov 2009 00:24:35 -0800

The Tampa Tribune's Tony Fabrizio reports veteran baseball man Bill Evers is moving back to the field as co-minor league field coordinator with Jim Hoff in one of several minor league staff moves the Rays announced Thursday, Nov. 5. Former Houston Astros pitching coach Dewey Robinson has been hired to join Dick Bosman as minor league pitching coordinator, and Matt Quatraro, who managed at Class A Bowling Green and Columbus the last two years, will join Steve Livesey as hitting coordinator. Matt Arnold was promoted to the newly created position of Director of Pro Scouting after three seasons as a professional scout. Tateki "Bori" Uchibori, was hired as an international scout.

Rays | Percival files for free agency
Thu, 05 Nov 2009 19:41:51 -0800

The Associated Press reports Tampa Bay Rays RP Troy Percival filed for free agency Thursday, Nov. 5.

Rays | Bradford, Springer likely to file for free agency
Thu, 05 Nov 2009 12:30:02 -0800

Bill Chastain, of MLB.com, reports Tampa Bay Rays RPs Chad Bradford and Russ Springer are both likely to file for free agency.

Rays | Izzy likely to retire
Thu, 05 Nov 2009 12:25:26 -0800

Bill Chastain, of MLB.com, reports Tampa Bay Rays RP Jason Isringhausen (elbow) is likely to retire this offseason after undergoing right elbow surgery this year.

Rays | Like Chavez's upside
Wed, 04 Nov 2009 07:14:04 -0800

The Tampa Tribune's Tony Fabrizio reports Tampa Bay Rays executive vice president Andrew Friedman said the team likes RP Jesse Chavez's upside and feels he has "swing-and-miss stuff."

Rays | Trade was influenced by money
Wed, 04 Nov 2009 07:08:22 -0800

Updating previous reports, the Tampa Tribune's Tony Fabrizio reports the Tampa Bay Rays didn't get equal trade value for 2B Akinori Iwamura, but the deal was influenced by the fact that the team doesn't have to pay him a $550,000 buyout for his $4.85 million option.

Rays | Agree to trade Iwamura
Tue, 03 Nov 2009 14:35:06 -0800

Updating multiple reports, Ken Rosenthal and Jon Paul Morosi report the Tampa Bay Rays have agreed to trade 2B Akinori Iwamura to the Pittsburgh Pirates in exchange for P Jesse Chavez, according to multiple major league sources.

Rays | Gorgen to play in AFL All-Star Game
Tue, 03 Nov 2009 12:07:35 -0800

Marc Topkin, of the St. Petersburg Times, reports Tampa Bay Rays P Matt Gorgen has been named to the Arizona Fall League's Rising Stars Game Saturday, Nov. 7.

Rays | Close to trading Iwamura
Tue, 03 Nov 2009 10:53:09 -0800

Marc Topkin, of the St. Petersburg Times, reports the Tampa Bay Rays are on the verge of completing a trade of 2B Akinori Iwamura, according to an industry source. The source indicated that the deal does not involve the Chicago Cubs or Los Angeles Dodgers.

Rays | Downs re-signed
Sun, 01 Nov 2009 12:40:51 -0800

The Tampa Bay Rays have re-signed P Darin Downs, according to BaseballAmerica.com.

Rays | Richard outrighted
Fri, 30 Oct 2009 13:00:23 -0700

Bill Chastain, of MLB.com, reports the Tampa Bay Rays outrighted 1B Chris Richard to Triple-A Durham Friday, Oct. 30.

Rays | Interested in Hermida
Thu, 29 Oct 2009 06:37:08 -0700

Marlins.MLB.com's Joe Frisaro reports the Tampa Bay Rays are believed to be interested in Florida Marlins OF Jeremy Hermida.

Rays | Talbot hit hard Wednesday
Wed, 28 Oct 2009 19:34:52 -0700

Danny Wild, of MLB.com, reports Tampa Bay Rays SP Mitch Talbot gave up five runs and six hits in four innings in the Arizona Fall League Wednesday, Oct. 28.

Rays | Joyce expected to make roster next year
Wed, 28 Oct 2009 10:35:57 -0700

Marc Topkin, of the St. Petersburg Times, reports Tampa Bay Rays OF Matt Joyce is expected to replace OF Gabe Gross on the roster next season. The team is talking about having Joyce share right-field duties with SS Ben Zobrist, who would also share time at second base with 2B Sean Rodriguez.

Rays | Kapler re-signs
Tue, 27 Oct 2009 11:51:00 -0700

Marc Topkin, of the St. Petersburg Times, reports the Tampa Bay Rays re-signed OF Gabe Kapler to a one-year deal worth $1,050,000 Tuesday, Oct. 27.

Rays | Ashley hits grand slam Monday
Tue, 27 Oct 2009 11:24:01 -0700

MLB.com reports Tampa Bay Rays C Nevin Ashley hit a walkoff grand slam in the Arizona Fall League Monday, Oct. 26. It was his first career grand slam.

Rays | Gorgen blasted Tuesday
Wed, 21 Oct 2009 11:26:35 -0700

Danny Wild, of MLB.com, reports Tampa Bay Rays P Matt Gorgen surrendered five runs and five hits while walking one and retiring only one batter in the ninth inning in the Arizona Fall League Tuesday, Oct. 20.

Rays | Shelton hired as hitting coach
Wed, 21 Oct 2009 10:29:07 -0700

The Associated Press reports the Tampa Bay Rays hired free-agent hitting coach Derek Shelton (Indians) as their new hitting coach Wednesday, Oct. 21. Terms of the deal were not disclosed.

Rays | Could talk to Wagner
Tue, 20 Oct 2009 08:09:25 -0700

Rays.MLB.com's Bill Chastain reports the Tampa Bay Rays could talk to RP Billy Wagner (Red Sox) in the offseason.