Evan Longoria spent ten years — some of them the best of his career — with the Tampa Bay Rays, and when he was traded, he remained vocally supportive of the team where he’d begun his baseball journey. There were, it seemed, no hard feelings about the split. Everything was as amicable as could be expected.
Now that he’s spent a quarter of a season with the San Francisco Giants, his tune about his old franchise has changed slightly. In a recent interview with Tampa Bay Times reporter Marc Topkin, Longoria was candid in his opinions about the future of the Rays, and it seems like every sports news website in the world is hanging on one comment in particular:
“Honestly, and this is maybe not something I should say, but my gut tells me that the best decision might be to move the team.