During his pregame meeting with the assembled media, Kevin Cash addressed the trade deadline. With the Rays already being involved in plenty of speculation from pundits around the game, Cash stated that he thought the team would be very active on the trade market.
Nothing appears to be imminent, but the Rays are finally cropping up in rumors.
Earlier this morning, a story surfaced from Ken Rosenthal that the San Diego Padres have been making a “big push” to acquire Chris Archer. The Rays have several other players on their rosters that several teams would certainly like to pursue as well, with Wilson Ramos and Nathan Eovaldi likely being the most sought after.