The Rays had shown repeated interest in generational closer Craig Kimbrel, and were prepared to sign him once the loss of a draft pick was removed as a cost for doing so this week.
Instead, they were outbid by the Cubs, and thanks to Ken Rosenthal we now know by how much:
The Rays, the team with the lowest payroll in the majors, were the runner-up for Kimbrel, giving him a choice of two proposals, according to major-league sources. One of their offers was for two years, $31 million, while the other was for three years, $39 million, sources said.