With the offseason starting to heat up, the Tampa Bay Rays have already been busy on the trade market.
As new ownership looks for the long-term home for the Rays, Tropicana Field has a roof back on, and Tampa Bay will at least be back in their home for the 2026 campaign. Due to the primary focus being on getting a new stadium, it doesn’t appear like the Rays will be spending much more this winter.
However, the hope seems to be that they will start to increase payroll, and the team might really be able to take off when that happens. Tampa Bay is one of the best in the league at having success despite not having the same financial resources as others.
One of the reasons for that is that they rarely let veterans who are talented simply leave without getting anything in return. However, to the surprise of many, that was something that happened to the franchise this winter.
MLB Trade Rumors contributors recently wrote about the Miami Marlins being a team that might pursue Rays’ free agent closer Pete Fairbanks.
Marlins Might Look To Spend a Little