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:
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The Rays seemingly have a ton of starting pitching available, but if we assume that they do in fact intend to deal Jake Odorizzi, the overall innings get pretty thin.