When the Rays traded David Price to the Detroit Tigers in 2014, the real prize of the trade was something they couldn’t quite reach yet. As first reported this afternoon by ESPN’s Enrique Rojas, the Rays will take a peek at Willy Adames this week when the Boston Red Sox come to town to take on the Rays.
Adames will be thrust right into the fire tonight, being penciled in as the starting shortstop and batting fifth in the lineup. His first big league at bats will come against Red Sox ace Chris Sale, so he will immediately have his hands full.