As always, the rumors fly like birds in a flock heading south from the cold of the north and it looks as if that the Tampa Bay Rays are up front and center once again as the hot stove season is underway.
The Tampa Bay Rays may have restructured their baseball operations department but they did not restructure the way they will acquire players to fill their needs. Financial restraints will once again play heavily on the Tampa Bay Rays as Matt Silverman President of Baseball Operations told Marc Topkin of the Tampa Bay Times the club will rely primarily on trades.