With the offseason quickly approaching in the Majors, the Tampa Bay Rays are watching to see who will be crowned as the World Series Champion. The Rays were certainly hopeful of being a playoff team and a contender in 2025, but a poor second half of the season resulted in them finishing under .500. 

After the season, new ownership officially took over for Tampa Bay, and the team will now be trying to figure out where their future home will be and what the direction of the team will be this winter. Historically, the Rays haven’t been big spenders, but that might start to chance a bit. 

Even if they do start to spend, they could elect to move some of their veteran talent that will be nearing the end of their contracts. This is a common practice for the team, and they still might do that this winter to strengthen their farm system. While they will have some options to move, one of the top ones could be a talented relief pitcher. Kerry Miller of Bleacher Report recently wrote about Rays relief pitcher Pete Fairbanks being a potential trade target for the recently eliminated Detroit Tigers. 

Tigers Make Sense for Fairbanks