The Tampa Bay Rays have been a busy team of late, with a couple of notable trades heading into the weekend. Now, the team is starting to figure out what the roster is going to look like after some notable turnover. It was a wild Friday for the Rays, who elected to trade two key contributors in Brandon Lowe and Shane Baz.
The Tampa Bay Rays shocked a lot of people in the baseball world with the trades they have made recently. After being involved in trade rumors for years, second baseman Brandon Lowe was finally on the move.
The 2025 campaign was a weird one for the Tampa Bay Rays, who called a minor league ballpark home all year. As we march on through the offseason, the team has a new owner and seems to be inching closer to finalizing plans to return to Tropicana Field to start the 2026 season.
Brandon Lowe, Shane Baz, Mason Montgomery, and Jake Mangum were all traded away this past Friday, bringing back a total of six players and a 2026 draft pick in two separate deals.
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The Tampa Bay Rays have made some major changes to their roster this offseason via free agent signings and trades. After weeks of speculation, the Rays traded All-Star second baseman Brandon Lowe to the Pittsburgh Pirates in a three-team deal that also included the Houston Astros.
After a couple of massive trades for the Tampa Bay Rays, the franchise has restocked its farm system but has some looming needs for the roster. It was a wild Friday for the Rays, who made two significant trades within an hour of each other.
The Tampa Bay Rays have been very busy of late, and this is a roster that now looks much different than it did just a few days ago. Coming into the winter, the Rays were a team to watch with a desire to improve, but also the same mindset that has been able to keep them competitive with a low payroll.
The Tampa Bay Rays were busy several days ago when they traded Shane Baz to the Baltimore Orioles and Brandon Lowe to the Pittsburgh Pirates. They likely aren’t done yet.
The Tampa Bay Rays had been involved in a lot of trade rumors over the first few weeks of the offseason. While a majority of those rumors involved trade chips on their roster, there were also talks of players they were looking to acquire.
With the holidays nearly here, the Tampa Bay Rays had a hectic Friday afternoon with a couple of massive trades. Coming into the winter, the Rays were always going to be a team to watch on the trade market with a couple of veterans who were recognized as top trade candidates.
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With the Tampa Bay trading Shane Baz and Brandon Lowe recently, the team has been stockpiling prospect capital in a potential effort to acquire a big-name talent, with one player being linked is Arizona Diamondbacks star Ketel Marte.
The Tampa Bay Rays were busy on Friday. They had already signed Cedric Mullins and Steven Matz to contracts to try and improve their roster for 2026, but there was more on the way.
With the holidays right around the corner, the Tampa Bay Rays might slow down a bit soon, but they have been active so far this winter. While there is still work to be done this winter, the Rays have been trying to improve their roster for the 2026 campaign.
The Tampa Bay Rays are a team that is on the rise. They may have won only 77 games during the 2025 season, but the roster boasts a lot of talent that is only going to improve in the coming years.
The Tampa Bay Rays aren’t taking an extended break for the holidays. They kick-started the trade market with a pair of trades that improved their future and weakened the present.
The Pittsburgh Pirates will have a new look after adding Brandon Lowe and Jake Mangum in Friday’s three-team trade. In acquiring Lowe and Mangum from the Tampa Bay Rays, the Pirates sent right-handed starter Mike Burrows to the Houston Astros and also received left-handed reliever Mason Montgomery from the Rays.
The Pittsburgh Pirates struck out in their pursuit of free agent Kyle Schwarber to add a big bat to their lineup. They did not strike out on Friday in the trade market.
Tampa Bay continued its organizational shuffle on December 19. The Rays acquired four prospects, headlined by outfielder Slater de Brun, and a CBA pick in the 2026 MLB Draft in exchange for Shane Baz from the Baltimore Orioles.
The Pittsburgh Pirates are set to acquire a two-time All-Star, landing second baseman Brandon Lowe from the Tampa Bay Rays, according to multiple reports Friday.
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The Rays traded outfielder Tristan Peters to the White Sox for cash or a player to be named later, according to announcements from both clubs. Tampa Bay had designated Peters for assignment on Tuesday when they finalized their two-year deal with Steven Matz.
As the trade market begins to take shape, Ryan Pepiot is a name that may be more prominent in front office discussions than in public discourse. While he hasn’t yet been labeled a frontline starter, the underlying pitch data suggests a profile that is closer to that tier than surface-level results might indicate.