Chris Archer is quickly becoming the voice of the Tampa Bay Rays. He usually talks about the game of baseball but last week stepped out of that role to talk the Rays player salary budget.
The Tampa Bay Rays are scheduled to go into next season with one of the lowest salary budgets in major league baseball and Archer says that won’t cut it. He makes the case that more money means better players and a more competitive team.
However, that plea is probably going to fall on deaf ears as the man who signs off on the budget, Stu Sternberg has made it clear that no budget increase will happen until attendance increases and/or the Rays get a new stadium.