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The Rays had an extraordinarily busy trade deadline in 2026, and in a pleasant surprise, they were the ones buying and not selling — and better yet, the Rays did so without trading any of their top prospects. Here’s a recap of the Rays moves, and with all of them happening in August: Before we […]
The Rays selected catcher Kenny Piper onto the major league roster on Monday evening. He’s in the lineup tonight at Coors Field, batting eighth against Michael Lorenzen for his big league debut. Tampa Bay also designated right-hander Chase Solesky as the necessary 40-man roster move when they finalized their trade for Tyler Wells from Baltimore. It’s probably a one-off […]
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There’s nothing like waiting until the last minute, and that’s exactly what happened on an action-packed day across the MLB as the trade deadline came and went at 4 p.m. MDT on Monday. The Rockies waded into the chaos, making three of their four trades in the final hours on Monday, but didn’t end up […]
The Dodgers catcher reunion tour added a new feature on Monday. Hours after getting Ben Rortvedt from the New York Mets, the Dodgers also acquired Hunter Feduccia from the Tampa Bay Rays for minor league outfielder Jack Suwinski. Also in the trade are the Dodgers getting minor league right-hander Jacob Kmatz, a fifth-rounder from 2024 […]
6:04pm: L.A. has officially announced the deal. The Dodgers are sending $250K in international bonus pool money to Tampa Bay. 5:05pm: The Rays are trading backup catcher Hunter Feduccia back to the Dodgers, reports Jorge Castillo of ESPN. Tampa Bay squeezed him off the roster by acquiring Liam Hicks from Miami this afternoon. Minor league outfielder Jack Suwinski […]
The Rays closed out the trade deadline by dealing catcher Hunter Feduccia, who was displaced on the depth chart by the acquisition of C/1B Liam Hicks, alongside 2024 fourth rounder RHP Jacob Kmatz — a relief prospect — for left handed hitting OF Jack Suwinski. Suwinski is the player in focus here, how popped in […]
What an exhausting past week of baseball this has been. The Yankees have engaged in a succession of nail-biting games, struggled mightily to put runs on the board, and failed to make an upgrade at catcher as the Rays and white-hot Red Sox both made upgrades behind the plate ahead of the trade deadline. The […]
Forret was originally drafted by the Orioles, but was traded to the Rays this past offseason as part of the Shane Baz deal. The post Orioles Reunite With Michael Forret In Tyler Wells Rays Trade appeared first on College Baseball, MLB Draft, Prospects - Baseball America .
The Marlins opted for a sampler platter of intriguing prospects as a return for their Rule 5 success story.
In their third trade of the day, the Orioles sent 31-year-old right-handed reliever Tyler Wells to the Tampa Bay Rays. In exchange, the Orioles are re-acquiring 22-year-old right-handed pitching prospect Michael Forret, who was drafted by the team in the 14th round of the 2023 draft and traded to the Rays as part of the […]
The Orioles trade deadline sell-off continues. Few names would be surprising after Adley Rutschman was dealt earlier in the day. This latest one certainly isn’t: ESPN’s Jeff Passan reports that the Orioles are trading reliever Tyler Wells to the Rays. Wells, who turns 32 later this month, has been a stalwart in the Orioles bullpen […]
Both the Tampa Bay Rays and Baltimore Orioles have been very active ahead of the MLB trade deadline. Division rivals don’t tend to make deals with each other unless they are small ones, but Monday is an example of those times being behind us. Adley Rutschman was traded from the O’s to the Boston Red […] The post Rays continue monster deadline after Tyler Wells trade with Orioles appeared first on ClutchPoints .
The Tampa Bay Rays have made another addition, this time bolstering the bullpen with a surprising in-division trade for RHP Tyler Wells. The cost here is on the expensive side in former Orioles prospect RHP Michael Forret, who ranked as a top-ten prospect for the Rays but was also a top candidate to be dealt, […]
After trading for one of the best starting pitchers on the block yesterday, Freddy Peralta, the Tampa Bay Rays have added one of the better hitting catchers in baseball this season, Liam Hicks, formerly of the Miami Marlins. Hicks has been a productive offensive backstop and brings plenty of stability behind the plate for the […] The post Rays Acquire Liam Hicks From Marlins appeared first on Just Baseball .
The Tampa Bay Rays landed catcher Liam Hicks in a trade with the Miami Marlins on Monday, according to ESPN's Jeff Passan.
The Tampa Bay Rays landed catcher Liam Hicks in a trade with the Miami Marlins on Monday, with the Marlins landing three players in return.
For once, the Yankees made up some ground on Tampa. New York held on to win a nailbiter in Chicago Sunday afternoon and, in Tampa, the White Sox took down the Rays, enabling the Yankees to gain a game in the AL East standings. The combination of the Yankee win and Rays loss moves the […]
With rumors surrounding the Philadelphia Phillies ahead of the trade deadline, the team has made a quality addition on Monday morning by acquiring San Francisco Giants hitter Luis Arraez, according to ESPN’s Jeff Passan. As fans were wondering what decisions and trades the Phillies were going to make, the team would make a separate trade […] The post Phillies swoop in to steal Luis Arraez from Rays with Giants trade appeared first on ClutchPoints .
Episode Summary Chicago White Sox GM Chris Getz explains the thought process of trading for Luis Castillo. James Fegan joins the show from Tampa to recap the White Sox pulling off a stunner by winning a road series against the Rays. The post Podcast: Chicago White Sox shock the Tampa Bay Rays appeared first on Sox Machine .
Sunday proved to be a very consequential day in this 2026 Yankees season. They played another tight game in Chicago, prevailing 2-1 to take the series with the Cubs, cinch a winning (6-4) road trip, and claw a game back in the standings from the Rays. Not only that, but Brian Cashman swung the Yankees’ […]
The Tampa Bay Rays were rumored to be in the running for Tarik Skubal at this year’s trade deadline, and when they missed out, they had to pivot. That pivot turned out to be Freddy Peralta, a pitcher who was traded for an ace-level haul just seven months ago, whom the Rays got for three […] The post Did the New York Mets Get Enough in Return for Freddy Peralta? appeared first on Just Baseball .
The New York Mets have begun their fire sale, and the latest move involved Freddy Peralta. Peralta was traded to the Tampa Bay Rays after an ill-fated and brief tenure in Queens. Interim manager Andy Green knows that this is a difficult time. But he still had positive words to share after learning of the […] The post Mets’ Andy Green shares powerful take on Freddy Peralta after Rays trade appeared first on ClutchPoints .
The Cardinals are shopping right-hander Dustin May, a realistic candidate to end up on the move before Monday’s trade deadline. An array of teams have shown interest in May, according to Derek Goold of the St. Louis Post-Dispatch. The Rays and Phillies each had a scout on hand to watch his most recent start, per […]
And the Rays have an identity. The post Trade Deadline TA: The Mets Admit Defeat appeared first on Baseball Prospectus .