There were twenty-seven players involved in the Tampa Bay Rays’ seven offseason deals. The Rays gave up twelve and received fifteen in return. You always hope that your team will get the better end of a deal, but you will settle for both teams getting what they need. It’s one third of the way through the season and time to take a capsule look at how the deals have worked out to date.
The Ben Zobrist and Yunel Escobar trade: The Rays sent Zobrist and Escobar to the Oakland A’s for John Jaso along with prospects Daniel Robertson and Boog Powell.