A few months ago, he was at the head of the championship parade in Philadelphia. The city belonged to the Phillies and so did Pat Burrell. Now he joins the team he helped beat in the World Series. ...more

January 6, 2009

ST. PETERSBURG – The sense of urgency that always seems to accompany the winter meetings has faded, but the Rays still feel good about their chances of landing the impact hitter they seek this winter. ...more

December 16, 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 have seen plenty of Jason Giambi the last few years and like his makeup as a hitter. ...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

David Ortiz hit his first home run in 20 games, Paul Byrd pitched 62/3 scoreless innings to win his fourth straight decision and the Boston Red Sox beat the Texas Rangers 7-2 Sunday to move within 1 1/2 games of the AL East lead. ...more

September 8, 2008

Kevin Youkilis led another hitting outburst for the Red Sox with three doubles and Boston held onto its big lead, beating the Texas Rangers 8-4 Wednesday night. ...more

August 14, 2008

Among the attributes the 2008 Rays possess that their forerunners lacked, perhaps the most important when it comes to keeping an ugly game from deteriorating into an uh-oh week, is their starting pitching. ...more

May 29, 2008

When the Pirates last fired a manager this quickly, he couldn't get his team into the World Series. Jim Tracy was let go because he didn't produce anything resembling a winning season. ...more

October 6, 2007