Tampa Bay Rays release Deck Mcguire and Brooks Pounders

Brooks Pounders with the New York Mets in 2019 (Photo by Jim McIsaac/Getty Images)

We know two of the players released by the Tampa Bay Rays this week.

The Tampa Bay Rays have parted ways with “20 or so” minor leaguers according to Marc Topkin of the Tampa Bay Times.

This past week was an eventful week for minor league baseball players. There were many different outcomes for the boys down on the farms. Some teams announced they would continue to pay minor leaguers the $400/week stipends through June. The Marlins and Padres committed to paying their minor league players through August.

Then there’s the Oakland A’s, who announced they would be suspending the $400 payments and that they were…