This week’s poll asked an overly simplistic question. Forget nuance, I wanted a clear direction. Should the Rays operate as usual to build for 2026, or try something new: Spending Money. Here’s what y’all had to say: The Tampa Bay Rays have long operated as baseball’s perennial underdog, trading stars like David Price, Blake Snell, … Read more
Blake Butera, famed for managing within the Rays minor league system to great success at a very young age, has been poached by the Washington Nationals to be their new manager at just 33-years old. Butera’s most recent role with the Tampa Bay Rays was as the senior director of player development, a position he … Read more
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Junior Caminero was the resounding winner of our recent poll of which player the Rays should offer a contract extension to next. This should come as no surprise! It’s not clear whether the new ownership group has a pocketbook deep enough to make as big a splash for their roster as it appears to be … Read more
The Tampa Bay Rays have promoted Hamilton Marx to Vice President, Assistant General Manager, Samantha Bireley to Director, Baseball Operations, Jeremy Sowers to Director, Major League Operations, and Danielle Dockx to Director, Position Player Programming, the club announced today. “We’re committed to constantly evolving as an organization,” said Rays President, Baseball Operations Erik Neander. “These … Read more
Welcome to SB Nation Reacts, a survey of fans across the MLB. Throughout the year we ask questions of the most plugged-in Rays fans and fans across the country. Sign up here to participate in the weekly emailed surveys. Please take our survey
Heading into the 2025-2026 off-season, could you name how many players the Rays will have reach free agency? There’s a couple “trick question” type answers in there, as Brandon Lowe (age-31) has a $11.5M club option with a $500K buyout, and Closer/MLBPA player rep Pete Fairbanks (32) has a $7M club option with a $1M … Read more
We saw a lot of Rays players on the roster in 2025, and perhaps surprisingly, many of those players will still be rookies next season, which affords the Rays an additional year of service time on their contracts. According to MLB.com, a player maintains their rookie status by having less than 130 at-bats or 50 … Read more
In this episode, hosts Brett Rutherford and Darby Robinson discuss the recent introductory press conference for the new ownership group of the Tampa Bay Rays. They share their initial reactions, emphasizing the importance of the new ownership’s commitment to building a new stadium and improving fan experience. The conversation delves into financial aspects, public-private partnerships, … Read more
In this episode of Rays Your Voice, we discuss expectations under the new ownership group led by Patrick Zalupski. We talk about the high-priority goals for this offseason, including a stadium deal, Junior Caminero extension, and a return to the Trop. We also explore the idea of a refresh to the Rays branding, which has … Read more