Archive for December 17th, 2014

  • Catcher Acquired From Padres Is Jose Molina 2.0

    Catcher Acquired From Padres Is Jose Molina 2.0

    December 17, 2014 at 8:47 pm 5 comments

    If you were one of the many Rays fans relieved to learn that the Rays had cut Jose Molina earlier this off-season, I have some good news and some bad news. The Bad News Rene Rivera, a catcher that is part of the Wil Myers trade with San Diego, sounds […]

     
  • Rays Trade Wil Myers And Ryan Hanigan To Padres In Massive 10-Player, 3-Team Deal

    Rays Trade Wil Myers And Ryan Hanigan To Padres In Massive 10-Player, 3-Team Deal

    December 17, 2014 at 7:10 pm 30 comments

    The Rays have traded Wil Myers to the San Diego Padres in a deal that also involves the Washington Nationals and ten players in total according to several reports including Jim Bowden of ESPN. The trade is pending physicals, but has been confirmed by at least one general manager of […]

     
  • Rays Targeting Nationals Prospect And Triple-A MVP In Wil Myers Trade Talks

    Rays Targeting Nationals Prospect And Triple-A MVP In Wil Myers Trade Talks

    December 17, 2014 at 2:06 pm 3 comments

    The Rays still have not reached a deal with the Padres for Wil Myers but we are starting to get a better idea of what the trade might look like and who the third team is. If the Rays can complete the trade for Myers they would then turn around […]

     
  • Trading Wil Myers Makes Perfect Sense If You Make Two Assumptions

    Trading Wil Myers Makes Perfect Sense If You Make Two Assumptions

    December 17, 2014 at 12:56 pm 7 comments

    The Rays appear to be close to trading Wil Myers to the San Diego Padres for prospects and the deal could happen at any minute. This has left many wondering why the Rays would give up so quickly on a young player they gave up a lot to acquire and […]

     
  • Wil Myers Trade ‘Nearing The Finish Line’

    Wil Myers Trade ‘Nearing The Finish Line’

    December 17, 2014 at 11:23 am 5 comments

    It sounds like Wil Myers is about to be the latest piece from the 2013 season to leave the Rays. According to Jerry Crasnick of ESPN.com, the trade with the Padres is “nearing the finish line.” Hearing that the Wil Myers trade is nearing the finish line. #rays #padres — […]

     
  • [THE HANGOVER] What Rays Fans Need To Know Today

    [THE HANGOVER] What Rays Fans Need To Know Today

    December 17, 2014 at 8:49 am 8 comments

    The big news is the trade being discussed between the Rays and the Padres for Wil Myers which is reportedly “very close” to happening. The one major update that came overnight was several reports that a third team could be involved. Marc Topkin heard it is a 3-team deal. Others […]