MLB Trade Rumors

The Rays optioned Joe Boyle to Triple-A Durham this afternoon. They recalled swingman Brian Van Belle in a corresponding move, setting the 28-year-old up to make his MLB debut. Boyle has held a spot in Kevin Cash’s rotation for the past month. Tampa Bay optioned and eventually traded Taj Bradley in part because they felt Boyle deserved a starting look. The hard-throwing righty … [Read more...] about Rays Option Joe Boyle, Recall Brian Van Belle For Potential MLB Debut

The Rays have signed outfielder Cooper Hummel to a minor league deal, according to KPRC 2’s Ari Alexander.  The Astros designated Hummel for assignment earlier this week, and he elected free agency on Friday after clearing waivers and declining an outright assignment to Houston’s Triple-A affiliate. Tampa Bay will be Hummel’s fourth different organization of the 2025 season, as … [Read more...] about Rays Sign Cooper Hummel To Minor League Contract

The Rays announced Friday that they’ve released catcher Logan Driscoll, who’d been on the 40-man roster in Triple-A. Driscoll suffered an ankle injury back in March and hasn’t played yet in 2025. Injured players can’t be placed on outright waivers, so the Rays — needing a roster spot for the selection of first baseman Bob Seymour — will cut Driscoll loose entirely. Seymour’s … [Read more...] about Rays Release Logan Driscoll

Shane McClanahan has been sidelined all season by a triceps nerve injury that arose during Spring Training.  This latest issue added to what was already an extended absence for the left-hander following Tommy John surgery in August 2023, and it has now been over two years since McClanahan threw his last pitch in a Major League game. Rays president of baseball operations Erik … [Read more...] about Latest On Shane McClanahan

The Twins traded right-hander Griffin Jax to the Rays in the final moments before the trade deadline last week, with right-hander Taj Bradley going the other way. Dan Hayes of The Athletic reports that Jax requested a trade once he saw the extent of the selloff in Minnesota. Things in Minnesota have changed rapidly in a short amount of time. They hung around the playoff race … [Read more...] about Griffin Jax Requested Trade From Twins