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Trade talks likely to heat up at Meetings
- Updated: December 5, 2016
NATIONAL HARBOR, Md. — Last season didn’t turn out the way the Rays had intended. Now that the front office has had a chance to evaluate what went right and what went wrong, the Rays head to the Winter Meetings ready to shape a winning team for 2017.
MLB.com and MLB Network will have wall-to-wall coverage of the 2016 Winter Meetings from the Gaylord National Resort & Convention Center outside Washington, D.C. Fans can watch live streaming of all news conferences and manager availability on MLB.com, including the Rule 5 Draft on Thursday at 9 a.m. ET.
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Historically, the Rays have not finalized a lot of deals at the Winter Meetings. What they have done is establish the foundation for possible deals.
“We’re always open for conversations,” said Matt Silverman, Rays president of baseball operations. “We don’t turn away conversations. Many of those conversations start with big players or bigger names, and they evolve and they meander. We need to be in the flow. We need to be in the dialogue. To make sure that we’re investigating opportunities to help our club.”
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Silverman noted that …
