The Tampa Bay Rays will do their due diligence before making any type of trade and will not make a trade unless the benefits are beneficial both short and long-term. Probably one of the many reasons why no major trades have occurred, despite the ongoing rumors surrounding Evan Longoria, Chris Archer, Jake Odorizzi and a slew of others.
San Francisco has joined the Cardinals, New York Yankees and New York Mets in the Longoria rumor mill. However, Bob Nightengale of USA Today Sports via Twitter says the Giants would only trade for Longoria if the Rays would take either Hunter Pence or Denard Span in return.