This past weekend, the Rays traded pitcher Jake Odorizzi to the Twins for a prospect, and designated outfielder/designated hitter Corey Dickerson for assignment, still hoping to work out a trade this week.
Much of the baseball world has been puzzled by these moves, so it’s not surprising that veteran Rays players have reacted as well.
Chris Archer has taken to Twitter to share some fond memories of these teammates:
These transactions, Archer has bluntly asserted, don’t position the 2018 Rays to win more games. As he told Marc Topkin,
With both of those moves we’re not as good as we were 24 hours ago.