The latest episode of the MLB Trade Rumors Podcast is now live on Spotify, Apple Podcasts, and wherever you get your podcasts! Make sure you subscribe as well! You can also use the player at this link to listen, if you don’t use Spotify or Apple for podcasts. This week, host Darragh McDonald is joined by Orioles president of baseball operations Mike Elias to discuss… Elias’s … [Read more...] about MLBTR Podcast: Mike Elias On The State Of The Orioles
Matt Silverman, Brian Auld To Step Down As Rays’ Team Presidents
The incoming group led by real estate developer Patrick Zalupski is expected to officially purchase the Rays from Stuart Sternberg’s ownership group within the next few weeks, and some big organizational changes are on the horizon. Longtime team presidents Matt Silverman and Brian Auld will be leaving their current roles, according to Marc Topkin of the Tampa Bay Times. Auld … [Read more...] about Matt Silverman, Brian Auld To Step Down As Rays’ Team Presidents
MLB Approves Patrick Zalupski As New Rays Owner
Major League Baseball owners have officially approved a group led by Patrick Zalupski as the new owners of the Rays, reports Marc Topkin of The Tampa Bay Times. Topkin notes that the official transfer is still pending the formal closing of the sale, which is expected later this week. Previous reporting has indicated that the team is being sold for somewhere around $1.7 billion. … [Read more...] about MLB Approves Patrick Zalupski As New Rays Owner
Rays Acquire Marshall Toole As PTBNL From José Caballero Trade
Outfield prospect Marshall Toole is heading from the Yankees to the Rays, according to announcements from both clubs. He is the player to be named later from the deadline deal which sent José Caballero to the Yankees and Everson Pereira to the Rays. Toole wasn’t on the Yankees’ 40-man roster and therefore doesn’t need to take up a spot with the Rays. Toole, 22, was a 15th-round … [Read more...] about Rays Acquire Marshall Toole As PTBNL From José Caballero Trade
Rays Select Garrett Acton
The Rays announced that they have selected the contract of right-hander Garrett Acton. Righty Eric Orze was optioned to Triple-A Durham to create room on the 28-man roster, and outfielder Jonny DeLuca was moved to the 60-day injured list to create space for Acton on the 40-man roster. Acton made his Major League debut in less than stellar fashion with the A’s in 2023, as the … [Read more...] about Rays Select Garrett Acton