TAMPA BAY RAYS
MAJOR TRANSACTIONS
09/21/2025
Saturday, September 20th , 2025
Optioned SP Chuck Bowers to Triple A Durham.
Purchased the contract of 3B Norbert Hernández from Triple A Durham.
Tuesday, September 9th , 2025
Failed to sign 3rd round draft pick Chris Bush. Received additional pick compensation.
Failed to sign 5th round draft pick Cy Ellis.
Failed to sign 6th round draft pick Dan Matthes.
Failed to sign 7th round draft pick Eldon Lyford.
Failed to sign 11th round draft pick Art Carpenter.
Failed to sign 12th round draft pick Dave Stewart.
Friday, September 5th , 2025
Optioned RP Tony Larkin to Triple A Durham.
Placed SP Jose Quintana on the active roster.
Activated SP Jose Quintana from the injured list.
Monday, September 1st , 2025
Assigned RP Chet Jackson to Rookie League Princeton.
Purchased the contract of RF Lonnie Burke from Triple A Durham.
Purchased the contract of RP Tony Larkin from Triple A Durham.
Saturday, August 30th , 2025
Placed 2B Ismael Ramírez on the 60-day injured list.
Purchased the contract of 2B Arturo Franco from Triple A Durham.
Monday, August 25th , 2025
Optioned 3B Norbert Hernández to Triple A Durham.
Purchased the contract of 1B Dan Mitchell from Triple A Durham.
Wednesday, August 20th , 2025
Sent 1B Dan Mitchell to Triple A Durham for injury rehab.
Thursday, August 14th , 2025
Assigned SP Tomokatsu O'Brien to Rookie League Princeton.
Wednesday, August 13th , 2025
Signed Tomokatsu O'Brien to a minor league contract with a signing bonus of $700,000.
Saturday, August 9th , 2025
Fired Pitching Coach John Wasdin.
Signed Pitching Coach Manny Árias to a 3-year, $705,000 per year contract.
Optioned C Juan Jose Díaz to Triple A Durham.
Placed C Osvaldo Leme on the active roster.
Activated C Osvaldo Leme from the injured list.
Saturday, August 2nd , 2025
Placed SP Jose Quintana on the 15-day injured list, retroactive to 07/31/2025.
Placed 1B Dan Mitchell on the 10-day injured list, retroactive to 07/31/2025.
Placed 1B Joe Engram on the active roster.
Activated 1B Joe Engram from the 60-day injured list.
Purchased the contract of SP Eric Cartwright from Triple A Durham.
Wednesday, July 30th , 2025
Assigned SP Andy Beltre to Double A Montgomery.
Saturday, July 26th , 2025
Placed SP Greg Strong on the 60-day injured list.
Tuesday, July 22nd , 2025
Assigned SP Greg Strong to Triple A Durham.
Monday, July 21st , 2025
Traded 26-year old minor league SS Randy Allen and $2,700,000 in cash to the Seattle Mariners, getting 20-year old minor league LF Hugh Webb in return.
Saturday, July 19th , 2025
Signed Steve McVeagh to a minor league contract with a signing bonus of $1,600,000.
Placed C Osvaldo Leme on the 10-day injured list, retroactive to 07/18/2025.
Assigned SS Steve McVeagh to Short Season A Hudson Valley.
Purchased the contract of C Juan Jose Díaz from Triple A Durham.
Friday, July 18th , 2025
Signed Rubén González to a minor league contract with a signing bonus of $3,500,000.
Assigned SP Rubén González to Short Season A Hudson Valley.
Monday, July 14th , 2025
Signed Charlie Zimmerman to a minor league contract with a signing bonus of $650,000.
Assigned SP Charlie Zimmerman to Rookie League Princeton.
Thursday, July 10th , 2025
Placed RP Mike Dalton on the 60-day injured list.
Tuesday, July 8th , 2025
Optioned LF Dave Lacy to Triple A Durham.
Purchased the contract of 1B Dan Mitchell from Triple A Durham.
Optioned RP Tony Larkin to Triple A Durham.
Placed SP Nate Sandoval on the active roster.
Activated SP Nate Sandoval from the injured list.
Friday, July 4th , 2025
Sent 1B Dan Mitchell to Triple A Durham for injury rehab.
Monday, June 30th , 2025
Optioned RP Mike Dalton to Triple A Durham.
Placed RP Héctor Saldaña on the active roster.
Activated RP Héctor Saldaña from the injured list.
Friday, June 20th , 2025
Sent SP Greg Strong to Triple A Durham for injury rehab.
Placed SP Nate Sandoval on the 15-day injured list, retroactive to 06/19/2025.
Purchased the contract of SP Chris Stephenson from Triple A Durham.
Wednesday, June 11th , 2025
Placed RP Héctor Saldaña on the 15-day injured list, retroactive to 06/10/2025.
Purchased the contract of RP Mike Dalton from Triple A Durham.
Monday, May 26th , 2025
Placed SP Greg Strong on the 15-day injured list, retroactive to 05/23/2025.
Purchased the contract of SP Dan Gardner from Triple A Durham.
Thursday, May 22nd , 2025
Signed free agent 1B Ryan McBroom to a 1-year contract worth a total of $6,600,000.
Optioned 1B Jorge Ortíz to Triple A Durham.
Placed 1B Ryan McBroom on the active roster.
Tuesday, May 20th , 2025
Placed 1B Dan Mitchell on the 10-day injured list, retroactive to 05/19/2025.
Purchased the contract of 1B Jorge Ortíz from Triple A Durham.
Friday, April 25th , 2025
Purchased the contract of 3B Norbert Hernández from Triple A Durham.
Thursday, April 24th , 2025
Placed 1B Joe Engram on the 60-day injured list.
Monday, April 7th , 2025
Assigned RP Chet Jackson to Triple A Durham.
Optioned RP Mike Dalton to Triple A Durham.
Purchased the contract of RP Tony Larkin from Triple A Durham.
Monday, March 31st , 2025
RP Chet Jackson was designated for assignment and placed on waivers.
Purchased the contract of LF Dave Lacy from Triple A Durham.
Monday, March 24th , 2025
Optioned LF Dave Lacy to Triple A Durham.
Placed RP Bobby Young on the active roster.
Saturday, March 22nd , 2025
Signed free agent RP Bobby Young to a 1-year contract worth a total of $1,800,000.
Friday, March 21st , 2025
Assigned RP Brendan Cline to Triple A Durham.
Tuesday, March 18th , 2025
Received former Rule 5 draft pick RP Brendan Cline from the Baltimore Orioles.
Friday, March 14th , 2025
Assigned SS Randy Allen from Spring Training camp to Triple A Durham.
Assigned RP Hugh Taylor from Spring Training camp to Triple A Durham.
Assigned RP Kevin Rafuse from Spring Training camp to Triple A Durham.
Optioned C Chris von Mayer to Triple A Durham.
Assigned 1B Artie McGee from Spring Training camp to Triple A Durham.
Optioned 1B Jorge Ortíz to Triple A Durham.
Optioned C Juan Jose Díaz to Triple A Durham.
Assigned 2B Jeff Lee from Spring Training camp to Triple A Durham.
Optioned 3B Norbert Hernández to Triple A Durham.
Assigned CF Sam Bove from Spring Training camp to Triple A Durham.
Assigned RF Bob Hoffman from Spring Training camp to Triple A Durham.
Optioned CF Luis Cardenas to Triple A Durham.
Optioned RP Rhett Crawford to Triple A Durham.
Optioned SP Eric Cartwright to Triple A Durham.
Optioned SP Brit Johnson to Triple A Durham.
Optioned RF Lonnie Burke to Triple A Durham.
Optioned 2B Arturo Franco to Triple A Durham.
Assigned RP Cisco Domínguez from Spring Training camp to Triple A Durham.
Assigned SP Chris Stephenson from Spring Training camp to Triple A Durham.
Demoted RP Tony Larkin to Triple A Durham.
Optioned SP Dan Gardner to Triple A Durham.
Wednesday, March 5th , 2025
Invited non-roster SP Chris Stephenson to Spring Training camp.
Invited non-roster CF Sam Bove to Spring Training camp.
Invited non-roster RF Bob Hoffman to Spring Training camp.
Invited non-roster SS Randy Allen to Spring Training camp.
Invited non-roster 2B Jeff Lee to Spring Training camp.
Invited non-roster 1B Artie McGee to Spring Training camp.
Invited non-roster RP Hugh Taylor to Spring Training camp.
Invited non-roster RP Kevin Rafuse to Spring Training camp.
Invited non-roster RP Cisco Domínguez to Spring Training camp.
Tuesday, March 4th , 2025
Recalled RF Lonnie Burke from Triple A Durham.
Recalled C Chris von Mayer from Triple A Durham.
Recalled SP Greg Strong from Triple A Durham.
Recalled 1B Jorge Ortíz from Triple A Durham.
Recalled 2B Arturo Franco from Triple A Durham.
Recalled SP Eric Cartwright from Triple A Durham.
Recalled SP Dan Gardner from Triple A Durham.
Recalled 3B Norbert Hernández from Triple A Durham.
Recalled C Juan Jose Díaz from Triple A Durham.
Recalled CF Luis Cardenas from Triple A Durham.
Recalled RP Chet Jackson from Triple A Durham.
Recalled RP Rhett Crawford from Double A Montgomery.
Tuesday, January 28th , 2025
Placed SP Rocky Smith on the active roster.
Sunday, January 26th , 2025
Signed free agent SP Rocky Smith to a 1-year contract worth a total of $1,540,000.
Tuesday, December 24th , 2024
Drafted SP Nate Sandoval in the 2024 Rule 5 Draft (Round 1, Pick 8, 8th overall Pick) from the Baltimore Orioles.
Lost 3B Brit Hicks in the Rule 5 Draft to the Vancouver Aurora.
Drafted SP Nate Sandoval in the 2024 Rule 5 Draft (Round 1, Pick 8, 8th overall Pick) from the Baltimore Orioles.
Lost 3B Brit Hicks in the Rule 5 Draft to the Vancouver Aurora.
Lost RP Brendan Cline in the Rule 5 Draft to the Baltimore Orioles.
Monday, December 2nd , 2024
SP Drew Smyly becomes a free-agent.
SS Enrico Vázquez received a 1-year contract through automatic renewal worth a total of $640,000.
C Osvaldo Leme received a 1-year contract through automatic renewal worth a total of $640,000.
RP Héctor Saldaña received a 1-year contract through automatic renewal worth a total of $640,000.
CF Jesús Pacheco received a 1-year contract through automatic renewal worth a total of $640,000.
RF Bobby Davenport received a 1-year contract through automatic renewal worth a total of $640,000.
1B Dan Mitchell received a 1-year contract through automatic renewal worth a total of $640,000.
SP Chuck Bowers received a 1-year contract through automatic renewal worth a total of $640,000.
RP Chad Maynard received a 1-year contract through automatic renewal worth a total of $640,000.
LF Dave Lacy received a 1-year contract through automatic renewal worth a total of $640,000.
SP Brit Johnson received a 1-year contract through automatic renewal worth a total of $640,000.
LF Joey Bowen received a 1-year contract through automatic renewal worth a total of $640,000.
2B Ismael Ramírez received a 1-year contract through automatic renewal worth a total of $640,000.
SP Orlando Estrada received a 1-year contract through automatic renewal worth a total of $640,000.
RP Mike Dalton received a 1-year contract through automatic renewal worth a total of $640,000.
SS Adrian Rondon received a 1-year contract through automatic renewal worth a total of $640,000.
RP Josh Ingram received a 1-year contract through automatic renewal worth a total of $640,000.
C Chris von Mayer received a 1-year contract through automatic renewal worth a total of $640,000.
2B Arturo Franco received a 1-year contract through automatic renewal worth a total of $640,000.
RP Chet Jackson received a 1-year contract through automatic renewal worth a total of $640,000.
SP Greg Strong received a 1-year contract through automatic renewal worth a total of $640,000.
SP Dan Gardner received a 1-year contract through automatic renewal worth a total of $640,000.
SP Eric Cartwright received a 1-year contract through automatic renewal worth a total of $640,000.
C Juan Jose Díaz received a 1-year contract through automatic renewal worth a total of $640,000.
1B Jorge Ortíz received a 1-year contract through automatic renewal worth a total of $640,000.
CF Luis Cardenas received a 1-year contract through automatic renewal worth a total of $640,000.
3B Norbert Hernández received a 1-year contract through automatic renewal worth a total of $640,000.
RP Rhett Crawford received a 1-year contract through automatic renewal worth a total of $640,000.
Saturday, November 30th , 2024
RP Jon Carver was not offered arbitration, becomes a free agent.
RP Cristopher Sanchez received a 1-year contract through arbitration worth a total of $1,100,000.
1B Joe Engram received a 1-year contract through arbitration worth a total of $2,800,000.
CF Eric Cox received a 1-year contract through arbitration worth a total of $4,648,000.
RP Joe Montgomery received a 1-year contract through arbitration worth a total of $3,978,000.
SP Kevin Murray received a 1-year contract through arbitration worth a total of $3,297,000.
3B Dylan Veeck received a 1-year contract through arbitration worth a total of $5,116,800.
RP P.J. Jackson was not offered arbitration, becomes a free agent.
RP Joaquín Baker was not offered arbitration, becomes a free agent.
Friday, November 22nd , 2024
Purchased the contract of RP Tony Larkin from Triple A Durham.
Thursday, November 21st , 2024
Traded 18-year old minor league 3B Ernesto Martínez and 32-year old 1B Nick Castellanos to the Los Angeles Dodgers, getting 20-year old minor league LHP Cliff Apsley and 29-year old minor league RHP Tony Larkin in return.
Monday, November 11th , 2024
Signed Pitching Coach John Wasdin to a 3-year, $280,000 per year contract.
Sunday, November 10th , 2024
Signed Scouting Director Greg Miclat to a 4-year, $340,000 per year contract.
Friday, November 8th , 2024
C Buster Posey has executed his contract year option.
SP Jose Quintana has decided not to opt out of the remaining portion of his contract.
Scouting Director Jim Johnson leaves the team, his contract was not renewed
Assistant GM Li Mann leaves the team, his contract was not renewed
Pitching Coach Germán Moreno leaves the team, his contract was not renewed
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