The Tampa Bay Rays have now been without Evan Longoria for a year, as it has been 365 days since the Rays blew up the franchise and ignited the rage of the fanbase as they traded Evan Longoria and cash to the San Francisco Giants for Denard Span, Christian Arroyo, Matt Krook, and Stephen Woods.
The trade was panned at first with the Rays trading away their franchise cornerstone, the player who had a signed a team friendly, long-term contract extension to keep him with Tampa Bay forever.