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Rays Rumors: Why Are Rays Linked to Matt Latos?

The report came in earlier today that the Rays are amongst 5 teams that have checked-in on Matt Latos. The other teams being the Orioles, Brewers, Pirates, and Royals, all of which make a lot more sense than the Rays on the surface.

#Pirates, #Royals, #Orioles, #Brewers, #Rays have checked in on Latos, who is probably looking at 1-year deal to re-establish value.

— Jerry Crasnick (@jcrasnick) December 22, 2015

The last portion is why this report makes more sense, and here are 4 reasons why:

The Need

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