ST PETERSBURG, FLORIDA - JULY 27: Nelson Cruz #23 of the Tampa Bay Rays looks on during the first inning against the New York Yankees at Tropicana Field on July 27, 2021 in St Petersburg, Florida. (Photo by Douglas P. DeFelice/Getty Images)
Friday’s Major League Baseball trading deadline came with Tampa Bay Rays’ fans holding their breath with each announcement of a trade. But what they were hoping to hear never came.
Instead, it was news of possible acquisitions going elsewhere. Max Scherzer and Kris Bryant were headed to the West Coast of the U.