Evan Longoria continues to reap the spoils of a stellar rookie campaign by being named to the Topps 50th Annual Major League Rookie All-Star Team.
Early reports on Thursday morning from various media sources indicated that Trever Miller, who pitched for the Rays in 2008, was headed to the Cardinals. But Cardinals GM John Mozeliak threw up a caution sign late Thursday afternoon.
The Rays moved closer to filling their 40-man roster Thursday by adding three pitchers -- righties Wade Davis and Dale Thayer and lefty Jake McGee -- to put them at 39 players.
Joe Magrane is leaving the Rays' broadcasting team to join the fledgling MLB Network, joining an increasingly impressive roster of on-air talent.
The Rays' 2009 Spring Training home schedule includes two games against the Red Sox; one each against the World Series champion Phillies and the Yankees; the first matchup with the Cardinals since 1998; and a game against the Puerto Rican National Team.
Multiple news outlets are reporting that Trever Miller has signed a contract to pitch for the Cardinals in 2009 and needs only to pass a physical for the deal to come to fruition.
In Wednesday's edition of the New York Post, George King speculated that Jason Giambi could be a good fit for the Rays.
A nice turnout greeted the Rays on Wednesday night when they served a traditional Thanksgiving dinner to the families at the newly opened Childs Park YMCA in St. Petersburg.
On Tuesday, Andrew Friedman put the kibosh on any notions David Price might be in the bullpen, when the Rays' executive vice president of baseball operations said: "He's definitely a starter. He's definitely going to be a starter."