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The Tampa Bay Rays have entered the offseason as a team that is looking to make some improvements and adjustments after finishing the year under the .500

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Rays Staff Suffers Major Loss With Coach Following Blake Butera to Nationals

The Tampa Bay Rays organization has undergone some major changes this offseason. There were several members of the front office who received much-deserved promotions for the work they have been doing.

Kameron Misner News / DRaysBay / November 10

Rays trade OF Kameron Misner to the Royals

In a move that feels as much like fate as it does front-office maneuvering, the Tampa Bay Rays have traded outfielder Kameron Misner to the Kansas City Royals for a player to be named later or cash considerations.

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MLB News / MLB Trade Rumors / November 10

Nationals to hire Rays' Michael Johns as bench coach

The Nationals are planning to hire Rays first base coach Michael Johns as the bench coach under new manager Blake Butera, reports Ken Rosenthal of The Athletic.

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Tampa Bay Rays News / Tampa Bay Rays on SI / November 10

Rays Roster Stacks Up Surprisingly Well to Other Teams Heading Into Free Agency

The Tampa Bay Rays are heading into the offseason with a lot of decisions to make with their roster. At the end of the 2025 season, they had an MLB-high 17 players who were arbitration-eligible.

Kyle Tucker News / MLB on ClutchPoints / November 10

Will hometown Rays actually pursue Kyle Tucker thanks to new ownership?

When it comes to the 2025 MLB free agency class, there is perhaps no bigger name available than outfielder Kyle Tucker. Which makes him signing with the Tampa Bay Rays seemingly unlikely.

MLB News / Tampa Bay Rays on SI / November 10

Royals Listed as Potential Trade Partner With Rays for Star Slugger

With the offseason well underway for the Tampa Bay Rays already, the team will be seeking to make some improvements this winter to get back into contention in 2026. The second half of the 2025 campaign didn’t go well for the team, and they will be focused on staying healthy and putting together a full year of good baseball.

Tampa Bay Rays News / Tampa Bay Rays on SI / November 10

Rays Free Agent Pitcher Predicted to Land $18 Million Deal This Offseason

The Tampa Bay Rays have started up the offseason, and the team has already started to make some moves to shape what the roster is going to look like in 2026. Coming into the winter, the Rays figured to be an active team both in free agency and the trade market.

Tampa Bay Rays News / Tampa Bay Rays on SI / November 9

Rays Predicted To Address Glaring Outfield Need Signing Royals Veteran Free Agent

The Tampa Bay Rays have a few positions that they are looking to upgrade this offseason to improve their lineup’s offensive production. Catcher has been a necessity essentially since their inception and continues to be a hole that needs to be filled.

Tampa Bay Rays News / Tampa Bay Rays on SI / November 9

Rays Breakout Slugger Was Easy Selection As Team's MVP This Season

The Tampa Bay Rays didn’t find a ton of success this past season, winning only 77 games. However, there were plenty of bright spots, including a true breakout performance by one of their young sluggers.

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MLB News / Tampa Bay Rays on SI / November 8

Giants Make Sense as Potential Trade Partner for Star Slugger

The Tampa Bay Rays have started up their offseason, and they have already started to see their roster take shape for 2026. To start the winter, the Rays knew that they would have a couple of important decisions to make regarding key players with options on their contracts.

Tampa Bay Rays News / Tampa Bay Rays on SI / November 8

Rays Make Sense as Potential Fit for Reunion With Free Agent This Offseason

The Tampa Bay Rays have entered the offseason and are already making some significant changes to their roster. As expected, this was a team that figured to be active during the winter, and that has proven to be true.

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Tampa Bay Rays News / Tampa Bay Rays on SI / November 8

Rays Predicted To Make Splash in Free Agency, Signing Yankees Outfielder

One of the positions that the Tampa Bay Rays are focused on upgrading this offseason is the outfield. President of baseball operations Erik Neander was not shy when discussing what the team was looking for out of the positional group.

Tampa Bay Rays News / Tampa Bay Rays on SI / November 8

Rays Receive Overly Harsh Critique Being Placed Too Low in Too Early Power Rankings

The Tampa Bay Rays have already been making some changes to their roster this offseason. A myriad of moves were made to clean things up on the 40-man roster to open up spots for players needing to be activated off the 60-day injured list.

Tampa Bay Rays News / Tampa Bay Rays on SI / November 8

Rays Have Been Actively Canvassing League for Trades To Upgrade This Position

The Tampa Bay Rays have already had a very busy offseason and free agency hasn’t even gotten underway yet. Under new ownership, some people around the league believe that the Rays will be more active this winter than in years past.

Tampa Bay Rays News / Last Word On Sports / November 7

Rays Surprisingly Decline Option on Veteran Closer

Well, that registers as a bit of a surprise. The Tampa Bay Rays declined the contract option on veteran reliever Pete Fairbanks minutes before the deadline on Thursday.

Tampa Bay Rays News / Tampa Bay Rays on SI / November 7

Former MLB Executive Believes Rays Must Upgrade This Key Position

It has been a busy couple of days for the Tampa Bay Rays to start the offseason, and it will likely only get more chaotic with free agency starting up. While the Rays likely won’t be big spenders with new ownership just yet, they figure to be in the mix a bit and are no strangers to making a surprise signing here and there.

Pete Fairbanks News / Tampa Bay Rays on SI / November 7

Erik Neander Explains Rays' Surprise Decision to Not Bring Back Pete Fairbanks

The Tampa Bay Rays have started up the offseason with a couple of big decisions already making waves. Coming into the winter, the Rays figured to be a team to watch.

Tampa Bay Rays News / Tampa Bay Rays on SI / November 7

Rays Free Agent Pitcher Predicted to Receive $20 Million Deal This Winter

The Tampa Bay Rays are hoping to have a strong offseason and bounce back from what was a tough second half of the year in 2025. Despite a strong start to the campaign, the Rays fell apart a bit in the second half of the season in 2025.

Joe Maddon News / MLB on ClutchPoints / November 7

Rays legend Joe Maddon stumps for a new ballpark in Tampa

The Tampa Bay Rays have had anything but an ideal home stadium situation for years. The situation reached a head last year when they were forced to play their home games at Steinbrenner Field in Tampa because Hurricane Milton had ripped the roof of Tropicana Field.

Tampa Bay Rays News / Last Word On Sports / November 6

Rays Pick Up Contract Options on Two Middle Infielders

The Tampa Bay Rays executed the most straightforward part of their offseason. There will be plenty of difficult decisions in the upcoming months. They picked up the contract options of two infielders, which give them plenty of flexibility in determining the best path forward.

Pete Fairbanks News / MLB Trade Rumors / November 6

Rays decline option on reliever Pete Fairbanks

Fairbanks has been one of the better late-game arms in the sport over the past six seasons. He carries a 2.87 earned run average in nearly 250 innings going back to the start of the 2020 season.

Tampa Bay Rays News / MLB on ClutchPoints / November 6

Rays news: Tampa Bay makes option decisions on Taylor Walls, Brandon Lowe

After missing the playoffs for the second straight season, the Tampa Bay Rays are now plotting out their offseason. Those plans started with a pair of crucial contract decisions.

MLB News / Yardbarker / November 5

Yankees offseason blueprint: Best-case lineup scenario features Bo Bichette, Kyle Tucker

The New York Yankees learned a hard truth this postseason: building an offense around pure power doesn’t always lead to consistent run production. Against elite playoff pitching, that approach often produces more strikeouts than scoring.

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Junior Caminero News / Yardbarker / November 3

Why the Phillies could ditch Alec Bohm and target Rays star Junior Caminero

Entering the offseason, the Philadelphia Phillies must shake things up after running mostly the same roster back for three consecutive years and suffering three straight exits short of the World Series.

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