Matt Joyce Sr. had been waiting all week for his son and namesake to be traded by the Detroit Tigers. First, there were rumors the 24-year-old Armwood High graduate might be headed to Pittsburgh. Then, Seattle. ...more

December 12, 2008

If the Rays end up completing what would be one of the most significant free-agent signings in their history sometime in the next two months, they likely will point to the winter meetings as the venue that got the ball rolling in that direction. ...more

December 11, 2008

The Rays remain in the market for an established slugger, but they made a preliminary move to shore up their offense Wednesday night. ...more

December 11, 2008

The Rays have seen plenty of Jason Giambi the last few years and like his makeup as a hitter. ...more

December 9, 2008

It happened in Rome, on the way to Florence. Joe Maddon had said for months that he hoped to run into just one person wearing Rays gear on his honeymoon in Europe in November as a sign that his team had truly arrived. Enter Ryan Atwood of New Tampa, spotted wearing a Rays cap in the train station as Maddon and his bride Jaye waited to head off to Italy for the second stop on a tour that also took them to Prague and London. ...more

December 9, 2008

The fact that Milton Bradley was the first item on the Rays' agenda as the winter meetings officially began Monday doesn't necessarily mean he's first on Tampa Bay's offseason priority list. But it certainly sounds as if Bradley is near the top. ...more

December 9, 2008

Marc Lancaster, Tampa Bay Rays beat writer for The Tampa Tribune, is at the Major League Baseball winter meetings, being held at the Bellagio hotel and casino. Here are highlights from his Monday blog. Follow Marc's "Hot Stove League" updates live at http://www.tboblogs.com/index.php/sports/related/C142/. ...more

December 8, 2008

If the Rays are to swing a significant trade during this week's winter meetings or later this offseason, chances are they'll be parting with a starting pitcher to make it happen. ...more

December 8, 2008

As Andrew Friedman and the rest of the Rays' front-office crew rolls into the Bellagio hotel today for baseball's winter meetings, one thing is certain: They won't draw any of those good-luck-with-that glances that might have been offered up in silent sympathy the past couple of years. ...more

December 7, 2008

The Rays lagged well behind their peers in establishing a serious presence in Venezuela and the Dominican Republic, but they hope to serve as trendsetters when it comes to developing baseball talent in Brazil. ...more

December 5, 2008