Might the Tampa Bay Rays' recent success be changing their plans as the trade deadline approaches?
Many expected the Rays to be sellers this month, but a strong May followed by a solid June has Tampa Bay right in the thick of the AL wild-card race at 46-43.
Thus, the team might look to take its chances and not sell off major parts. That would include right-hander Alex Cobb, a free-agent-to-be who seemed the most likely of the Rays' attractive pitchers to be dealt.
"If we're in it, I don't think Alex Cobb is going anywhere," a Rays official told Nick Cafardo of the Boston Globe.