Coming off a series against the worst team in baseball, the Rays were only able to win one game of three against the Phillies, dropping the third in the tenth inning.
At the start of the series in Philadelphia, Rays principle owner Stu Sternberg spoke with the media and said the team would not be buyers. He also said the Rays could "absolutely" be sellers:
"Right now, even though we might not be performing as we'd like to be, or as others would like us to be, I can't point to anything so glaring, or any of our players so glaring, that we could, or would, replace them.