Outfielder Milton Bradley has been traded to the Seattle Mariners from the Chicago Cubs for expensive and underperforming pitcher Carlos Silva, ending rumors of a proposed swap for Tampa Bay's Pat Burrell. ...more

December 18, 2009

The market changed. It's as simple as that. Well, that and getting owner Stuart Sternberg to pony up $7.25 million for a closer. ...more

December 12, 2009

Maybe the Yankees did spook them. Not that the Rays didn't know they needed a true door-slamming closer, which they think they have in Rafael Soriano, who will come over from the Braves. We shall see. ...more

December 11, 2009

The Rays will send recently acquired reliever Jesse Chavez to Atlanta for closer Rafael Soriano, who accepted the Braves' arbitration offer late Monday. ...more

December 10, 2009

Milton Bradley was suspended for the final two weeks of the 2009 season, told to just go home by his employer, the Chicago Cubs. ...more

December 7, 2009

Can the 2008 Rays happen again? Baseball's economics would seem to say 'No,' writes Martin Fennelly. ...more

October 28, 2009

There were possibilities elsewhere, but Derek Shelton said he couldn't pass on the chance to coach a Tampa Bay Rays lineup that led the majors in stolen bases and set club records for home runs, walks and runs this season. ...more

October 22, 2009

Scott Kazmir's ERA the past two games vs. the Yankees and Royals. Prior to those games his ERA was 6.69. ...more

August 4, 2009

Tampa Bay Rays third baseman Evan Longoria will miss today's game against the New York Yankees and probably Thursday night's against the Chicago White Sox because of a family matter in California, a club spokesman confirmed. ...more

April 15, 2009

Pat Burrell enjoyed the best of both worlds one last time Wednesday. Hours before taking his swings for the Rays against the Red Sox, Burrell joined his former teammates at Citizens Bank Park as the Phillies received their 2008 World Series rings. ...more

April 9, 2009