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- Updated: August 1, 2016
ST. PETERSBURG — Major League Baseball’s non-waiver Trade Deadline is at 4 p.m. ET on Monday, and the Rays have not agreed to any deals.
Several Tampa Bay players remain front and center in the rumors, but nothing appears to be imminent. Of course, all of that could change in an instant.
Starting pitching is the most sought after asset the Rays possess. The conundrum comes in the fact these aren’t players who must be moved before they become free agents. Instead, the likes of Chris Archer, Jake Odorizzi, Matt Moore and Drew Smyly are all controllable for the next several years, and at relatively reasonable prices. Translation: Tampa Bay doesn’t have to trade them, and the club might be better if it doesn’t.
That fact, along with the Rays’ belief that going to market to acquire starting pitching is not a …
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