ST. PETERSBURG — Ask Blake Snell what moves he’d like to see his Rays bosses make by the July 31 trade deadline and he’s got a clear answer.
“The team we have is very, very talented and very capable, but if we’re trying to win this, and that’s what we’re trying to do, I think we need probably two legitimate pieces,” he said. “That’s definitely what we need: A big bullpen arm — a legit, every day closer — and a big righty bat. … We know what this division is like. It’s really tough to compete without going to get some legitimate dudes.