Tampa Bay Rays: Add Catching Depth Acquire Sucre from Seattle

Teaming up with the Seattle Mariners, their most frequent trade partner of late, the Tampa Bay Rays have added additional catching depth acquiring Jesus Sucre.

Once again, the Tampa Bay Rays and Seattle Mariners have pulled off another trade acquiring catcher Jesus Sucre for a player to be named later or cash. Sucre had recently been designated for assignment and was not on Seattle’s 40-man roster, so the Rays will not have to make a corresponding move to accommodate him on the roster.

You can never have enough pitching, which the Rays certainly have, but that is not the case concerning catchers, as the Rays have had little or no depth at the position. The acquisition of Sucre marks the Rays…