The dust is starting to settle on the 2025 season, and with the Yamamoto Series concluded, all players with six years of service time completed have reached free agency. For the Rays that is a limited problem, with only Adrian Houser (and, technically, Coco Montes who was Designated for Assignment in July) departing the roster. […]
3 months ago | 1 read
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, […]
3 months ago | 5 reads
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 […]
3 months ago | 5 reads
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3 months ago | 3 reads
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! This team’s All-Star and Home Run Derby hero is just 22 years young next season, with 45 homers, 110 RBIs, and a .264/.311/.535 slash line over 154 […]
3 months ago | 3 reads
Prior to the start of each season, the Draysbay community takes part in an excercise in which the top prospects in the Tampa Bay Rays system are ranked by popular vote. This season, the Draysbay community ranked the top 25 prospects in the Rays system with several others receiving votes but just falling shy of […]
3 months ago | 7 reads
Blake Snell, former Rays starter with multiple Cy Young’s, and Trey Yesavage, who started the year in Low-A, take the mound for Game 1.
3 months ago | 6 reads
via team press release 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 […]
3 months ago | 2 reads
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
3 months ago | 1 read
Prior to the start of each season, the Draysbay community takes part in an excercise in which the top prospects in the Tampa Bay Rays system are ranked by popular vote. This season, the Draysbay community ranked the top 25 prospects in the Rays system with several others receiving votes but just falling shy of […]
4 months ago | 4 reads
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 […]
4 months ago | 0 reads
Prior to the start of each season, the Draysbay community takes part in an excercise in which the top prospects in the Tampa Bay Rays system are ranked by popular vote. This season, the Draysbay community ranked the top 25 prospects in the Rays system with several others receiving votes but just falling shy of […]
4 months ago | 5 reads
Rays infielder Taylor Walls has been named one of three American League finalists for a Rawlings Gold Glove Award at shortstop, joining Texas’ Corey Seager and Kansas City’s Bobby Witt Jr. Despite appearing in only 101 games, Walls’ 18 defensive runs saved were third most among major league infielders behind Toronto’s Ernie Clement (22) and […]
4 months ago | 3 reads
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 […]
4 months ago | 1 read
Prior to the start of each season, the Draysbay community takes part in an excercise in which the top prospects in the Tampa Bay Rays system are ranked by popular vote. This season, the Draysbay community ranked the top 25 prospects in the Rays system with several others receiving votes but just falling shy of […]
4 months ago | 3 reads
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, […]
4 months ago | 1 read
Well there’s still one more division series game too….but here’s a chance to share thoughts for those of you following the postseason.
4 months ago | 0 reads
Prior to the start of each season, the Draysbay community takes part in an excercise in which the top prospects in the Tampa Bay Rays system are ranked by popular vote. This season, the Draysbay community ranked the top 25 prospects in the Rays system with several others receiving votes but just falling shy of […]
4 months ago | 1 read
The Rays ownership group held a press conference on Tuesday, and surprised many of us by announcing they are seeking a minimum 100-acre site to build a stadium, embedded within a larger mixed use development. One hundred acres is a lot. Just by way of comparison, the Trop site — which by urban development standards […]
4 months ago | 1 read
MLB Trade Rumors has released their annual assessment of player salaries, and the Rays have a whopping 17 players eligible for salary arbitration in 2026. The players are listed below, descending by service time (years.days): It’s been a rising trend in MLB for teams to provide club options and buyouts to arbitration-eligible players, as seen […]
4 months ago | 1 read