By virtue of their place at the bottom of the 2007 major-league standings, the Rays once again will have the first pick in today's Rule 5 draft. ...more

December 6, 2007

It's a done deal. The Tigers and Marlins completed their blockbuster trade Wednesday, an eight-player swap that sent All-Stars Miguel Cabrera and Dontrelle Willis from Florida to Detroit. ...more

December 6, 2007

The Detroit Tigers reached a preliminary agreement Tuesday to acquire Miguel Cabrera and Dontrelle Willis from the Florida Marlins for a package of six players, an unexpected blockbuster trade that developed quickly at the winter meetings. ...more

December 5, 2007

The Rays remain rigidly noncommittal when asked when LHP David Price might break into the majors, with Manager Joe Maddon throwing out the possibility that it might occur in 2008 and executive Andrew Friedman unwilling to go that far. ...more

December 5, 2007

It remains a stretch of significant proportions to imagine the Rays butting heads with the Red Sox and Yankees atop the AL East in late summer 2008, but the drumbeat is growing louder among team officials. ...more

December 5, 2007

Elijah Dukes got the clean break he needed Monday, and the Rays were pleased to grant it. ...more

December 4, 2007

At last, Bowie Kuhn beat Marvin Miller at something. The late commissioner was elected to the Baseball Hall of Fame on Monday while Miller was rejected by a revamped Veterans Committee stacked with those he regularly opposed - and beat - in arbitration and bargaining sessions that altered the history of the game. ...more

December 4, 2007

Finding a left-handed hitter capable of playing the outfield and serving as a designated hitter will be the Rays' primary focus at the winter meetings, and the team continued exploring its various alternatives Monday. ...more

December 4, 2007