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Analyzing Rays’ past Trade Deadline deals
- Updated: July 29, 2016
ST. PETERSBURG — The Rays don’t like to classify themselves as buyers or sellers. They like to act as the market dictates, and they make whatever move makes the most sense at the right time.
“We don’t characterize ourselves at all,” Rays president of baseball operations Matt Silverman said. “We know where we are in the standings. We dug ourselves a big hole. At the same time, we have confidence in this club. Whether we are active in the trading market or not is going to be determined by the market, by the conversations, by our record.”
The Rays are currently last in the American League East. Their name has been linked in multiple trade rumors, especially for their young crop of starting pitching.
But before Monday’s non-waiver Trade Deadline arrives at 4 p.m. ET and the Rays make whatever moves they will, here’s a look at past Deadline deals the franchise has made under its current ownership. Perhaps it will give an idea as to what the Rays might do.
Year: 2006Record at Deadline: 44-62Final record: 61-101
The Trade: Shortstop Julio Lugo was dealt to the Dodgers for infielder Joel Guzman and outfielder Sergio Pedroza.
Analysis: Pedroza never played in the Major Leagues, reaching as high as Triple-A in his career. He retired at age 28. Guzman was the highly touted prospect in the deal. In 2004, he was the Dodgers’ Minor League Player of the Year. He never panned out, though, and played only 16 games with the Rays in ’07. He never played in the Major Leagues again after that.
Year: 2007Record at Deadline: 38-65Final record: 66-96
The Trades: Righty pitcher Seth McClung was traded to the Brewers for Grant Balfour. Infielder Ty Wigginton and cash were dealt to the Astros for pitcher Dan Wheeler. Outfielder Shaun Cumberland, infielder Jorge Cantu and cash were traded to the Reds for pitchers Calvin Medlock and Brian Shackelford. Neither appeared in an MLB game following the trade.
Analysis: The Rays had very little immediate benefit from the 2007 trades. Neither Balfour nor Wheeler was effective that season following the trade. But both were crucial to the Rays’ World Series run the following season. …
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