Due to the Rays solid (and cheap!) core and their widening window of opportunity, it seems that Tampa Bay is in on everybody. From short-term expensive free agents like Nelson Cruz, to big bats on the trade market like Edwin Encarnacion, to every arm that becomes available, the Rays have been to everybody’s car lot, kicking the tires.
Mostly this is because of two things we Rays fans aren’t used to having: money to spend, and prospects the team are willing to deal.
The “money to spend” has been covered in depth on this site.