Phillies trade rumors - Rays discussing Ryan Howard

MLB Trade Rumors is a site which describes themselves as "a clearinghouse for relevant, legitimate baseball rumors." Each week at Phils Baseball, we grab their latest Phillies rumors and put them all together in one weekly post.

Let's start with a rumor that hasn't reached MLBTR yet and it has to do with Ryan Howard.

December 19

Rays have discussed Ryan Howard

The Marc Topkin of the Tampa Bay Times says that the Rays have discussed the possibility of adding Ryan Howard, along with several other left-handed bats, this offseason. Howard is part of a second-tier group of hitters such as lefties Pedro Alvarez, Brandon Moss and Luis Valbuena, or righties such as Billy Butler and Chris Carter, in…