Over the past few years, the Rays have been known as somewhat of a pitching factory around the industry. New free agent signee Brooks Raley even described Tampa Bay as “The Mecca of Pitching” in his introductory press conference.
The Rays find their pitchers through many different avenues, but one of the primary markets they shop in is the trade market. Below is a list of the major league pitchers they’ve acquired via trade in the past 3 seasons/off-seasons alone.
This list does not include waiver claims.
- 2021: DJ Johnson, Shawn Armstrong, JT Chargois, Matt Wisler, Drew Rasmussen, J.