Our friends at
raysindex.com posted their second annual Tampa Bay Rays Trade Pool and Devon and I both gave our lists of the five Rays that we would expect to see traded through the course of the season if a trade is made.
My list, with the most likely to be traded first, was:
- Andy Sonnanstine
- Hank Blalock
- Carlos Hernandez
- Dan Johnson
- Carl Crawford
As you can tell, and for obvious reasons, I'm leaning toward the Rays being in the playoff hunt all season long. I threw Carl Crawford into the picture just in case they're not, because he's definitely going somewhere if the season goes south.
Andy Sonnanstine, on the other hand, is expendable now, in my opinion. If a team were to come calling in need of a starting pitcher, Andy could be used to bring back something they need.
After that, it'll be minor league players with big league experience that will draw the most interest. Hank Blalock and Dan Johnson are crushing the ball in Durham and Carlos Hernandez is an experienced lefty who might be able to help someone right away.
Devon's list is similar, but he put a little more weight on CC being traded.
- Andy Sonnanstine
- Carl Crawford
- Hank Blalock
- Jake McGee
- Dale Thayer
We'll see how it goes. But, with the Rays off to a 16-5 start, I don't think they will be very active in trade talks. Certainly no blockbusters. A spare part here or there.
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