The Tampa Bay Rays love keeping other teams honest, just as much as they love keeping the industry from getting any sweetheart deals in free agency.
That’s why every season the Rays are tied to the latest and greatest free agent. Shohei Ohtani, Freddie Freeman, Justin Turner, Craig Kimbrel, the list goes on and on.
The latest name to join that list is Yankees OF Juan Soto.
Does it matter he might cost $600 million? Why, that’s exactly WHY the Rays reach out, to make sure that number gets as high as it needs to get.