The Tampa Bay Rays have been rumored to have interest in many of the top trade targets this winter. The top of the market isn’t where the Rays typically shop, but with the state of the 25-man roster, adding wins now is more valuable than at other points in the win curve.
History shows that the Rays have not traded their highly ranked prospects, as John Ford recently explored by discussing the biggest prospects the Rays have traded over their history.
The difference this time is the Rays have room to work within their budget and have a farm system that is very highly ranked.