We knew the Tampa Bay Rays were going to be clearing space on their 40-man roster in the coming days to make the Charlie Morton signing official, I just didn’t expect it to come in this fashion.
With a log jam brewing involving the Rays farm system and the 40-man roster, we could see a few moves like this before the season begins or even at the July trade deadline. Moves that swap future talent for immediate returns.
This time, the future talent happened to be headlined by Brock Burke, the organization’s Minor League Pitcher of the Year.