St. Petersburg, FL (SportsNetwork.com) – The Tampa Bay Rays have signed pitcher Ernesto Frieri to a one-year contract. Financial terms for the former Angels closer were not disclosed. Frieri split last season with the Angels and Pittsburgh Pirates after losing […]
St. Petersburg, FL (SportsNetwork.com) – Longtime major league outfielder Raul Ibanez is one of three finalists for the vacant Tampa Bay Rays managerial position, the team announced Friday. Ibanez, who just completed his 19th season as a player in 2014, […]
Los Angeles, CA (SportsNetwork.com) – The Los Angeles Dodgers have acquired right-handed pitcher Joel Peralta and left-handed pitcher Adam Liberatore from the Tampa Bay Rays in exchange for right-handed pitchers Jose Dominguez and Greg Harris. The 38-year-old Peralta had been […]
Phoenix, AZ (SportsNetwork.com) – The Arizona Diamondbacks made their first offseason move towards bolstering their rotation on Friday, acquiring former American League Rookie of the Year Jeremy Hellickson from the Tampa Bay Rays in exchange for two minor league prospects. […]
Anaheim, CA (SportsNetwork.com) – The Los Angeles Angels of Anaheim acquired pitcher Cesar Ramos from the Tampa Bay Rays Wednesday in exchange for minor league hurler Mark Sappington. Ramos, a second-year arbitration-eligible player, pitched in 167 games for the Rays […]
St. Petersburg, FL (SportsNetwork.com) – The Tampa Bay Rays have exercised a club option on the 2015 contract of pitcher Joel Peralta. The 38-year-old right-hander was 3-4 with a save and a 4.41 ERA in 69 games last season, his […]
St. Petersburg, FL (SportsNetwork.com) – The Tampa Bay Rays have exercised their 2015 club option on utilityman Ben Zobrist. A mainstay of the club over the years, Zobrist will enter his 10th season in a Rays uniform, becoming the only […]
St. Petersburg, FL (SportsNetwork.com) – Joe Maddon’s tenure as manager of the Tampa Bay Rays came to a sudden end after nine seasons when he exercised an opt-out clause in his contract on Friday. Maddon had managed the Rays since […]
St. Petersburg, FL (SportsNetwork.com) – The Tampa Bay Rays promoted Chaim Bloom and Erik Neander each to the role of vice president of baseball operations. Bloom and Neander will replace Andrew Friedman, who left to become the Los Angeles Dodgers’ […]
Los Angeles, CA (SportsNetwork.com) – Tampa Bay Rays executive vice president of baseball operations Andrew Friedman has decided to leave the organization and join the Los Angeles Dodgers as president of baseball operations. Friedman’s position with the Dodgers is a […]