If the Rays could emerge from next week's winter meetings with one item on their wish list, it would be a big bat to slot into the middle of their lineup. ...more

December 5, 2008

With baseball's winter meetings set to begin Monday in Las Vegas, Tampa Bay Rays executive vice president Andrew Friedman met with reporters today at Tropicana Field to offer up a preview of what we might see his team do in the coming weeks. ...more

December 4, 2008

Troy Percival will undergo surgery on his back in an attempt to resolve a problem that dogged him throughout much of the 2008 season. ...more

December 2, 2008

Now the Los Angeles Dodgers have a star center fielder to go with their popular new manager. ...more

December 7, 2007

The Rays' winter meetings contingent headed for the airport around lunchtime Thursday after making one significant move this week and laying the groundwork for deals still to come. ...more

December 7, 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 Rays may have one more move up their sleeve before the winter meetings come to an end today. ...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

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

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