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

Last Friday, Rays owner Stuart Sternberg stood in the rain in Riverview while members of the organization built a playground for the YMCA and said his team was not in the market for a $7 million closer. ...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

As the Rays' brain trust makes its final preparations for baseball's annual Winter Meetings, which begin Monday in Indianapolis, think Eric Hinske. ...more

December 6, 2009

Talk about poor timing, now that the Tampa Bay Rays are winning they have to sell tickets through the biggest recession in decades. ...more

March 12, 2009

How far did the Rays stretch their payroll to reel in Pat Burrell and the others they signed this winter? Pretty much to the limit, according to Stuart Sternberg. ...more

February 25, 2009

Rays principal owner Stuart Sternberg made his first appearance at the team's new spring training facility today. After taking a tour, he spent about 20 minutes chatting with reporters about various topics, including the new digs, the effect of the economy and his team's flexibility when it comes to adding to the payroll during the season. Here's a transcript of the highlights of the Sternberg Q&A session: ...more

February 24, 2009

As far back as last fall, with the Tampa Bay Rays still fighting to stay alive in their unlikely playoff run, Joe Maddon was occasionally caught musing about how much he was looking forward to spring training. ...more

February 15, 2009

For the first time, every player in the Tampa Bay Rays organization will gather under one roof this spring. ...more

February 13, 2009

When the World Series began, there were several "givens" most observers could agree upon: ...more

November 5, 2008