The 2025 trade deadline has passed and the Tampa Bay Rays were certainly one of the more active teams. After acquiring Bryan Baker from the Baltimore Orioles in early July, the Rays were involved in numerous discussions,

This was not a salary dump. That seems important to point out. Instead, it felt more like a yard sale. A cleaning-out of the closet. The Rays got rid of some assets that weren’t in their long-term future and,

The White Sox traded right-handed pitcher Adrian Houser to the Rays Thursday for infielder Curtis Mead and Minor League right-handers Duncan Davitt and Ben Peoples, a little more than one day after they sent outfielder Austin Slater to the Yankees for right-hander Gage Ziehl.