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The Rays need to make a big splash at the MLB Trade Deadline.
As the team is just getting out of a 5-game losing streak, the Rays are hanging on to the division lead by a thread, with only a few weeks until the MLB Trade Deadline, the time to act is now for Eric Neander and the front office.
The team has been linked to many big names whether its adding another arm to the pitching staff or to the batting order, but none could be potentially more improving of the roster than adding a catcher with some of the best power in MLB today.
Earlier this week, Bleacher Report dropped 8 2026 MLB Trade Deadline Predictions, and they didn't hold back when discussing what they believe the Rays will do before August 3rd.
They didn't hold back when they believe that Tampa Bay will do something big, and think that they will pull a shocking trade involving one of the best bats on the market. The hot take was that the Rays would make a stunning trade with the Colorado Rockies to acquire catcher Hunter Goodman, a bat that would solidify the middle of the order for the American League leaders.
Goodman already has 30 home runs on the season, 1 more than Rays star Junior Caminero. If Neander were able to pull this off, the middle of the order of those two sluggers would make Tampa Bay the most dangerous offense in baseball.
This won't be an easy deal to accomplish, and it will likely require a strong group of top prospects to make it happen. But with his traits, the deal could be exactly what helps Tampa Bay get their first World Series.
"Goodman is 26 and under club control through 2029, so the Rockies would need a haul for him. And this is the other reason why this fit is perfect," stated B/R writer Zachary Rymer. "The Rays have MLB's third-ranked farm system, and in it are two top-100 prospects in Caden Bodine and C Nathan Flewelling."
Both catching products of Bodine and Flewelling should have an immense amount of promise, but neither is ready for the major league roster. In fact, they may not even be ready to compete for a spot next spring, an instant gratification fix for a player like Goodman who still has a few seasons before you have to worry about extending could be a perfect fit for a team like the Rays.
The Rays catching duo of Nick Fortes and Hunter Fudduccia have done a great job with the pitching staff and that of course carries some weight, but the bats for either player is clearly a bottom of the order type, and Goodman would change that instantly for manager Kevin Cash.
It all depends on your confidence level for the Rays front office if you believe something this big will happen in the next few weeks, but if it does, strap in for what should be a fun postseason run.
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As the team is just getting out of a 5-game losing streak, the Rays are hanging on to the division lead by a thread, with only a few weeks until the MLB Trade Deadline, the time to act is now for Eric Neander and the front office.
The team has been linked to many big names whether its adding another arm to the pitching staff or to the batting order, but none could be potentially more improving of the roster than adding a catcher with some of the best power in MLB today.
Earlier this week, Bleacher Report dropped 8 2026 MLB Trade Deadline Predictions, and they didn't hold back when discussing what they believe the Rays will do before August 3rd.
They didn't hold back when they believe that Tampa Bay will do something big, and think that they will pull a shocking trade involving one of the best bats on the market. The hot take was that the Rays would make a stunning trade with the Colorado Rockies to acquire catcher Hunter Goodman, a bat that would solidify the middle of the order for the American League leaders.
Goodman already has 30 home runs on the season, 1 more than Rays star Junior Caminero. If Neander were able to pull this off, the middle of the order of those two sluggers would make Tampa Bay the most dangerous offense in baseball.
This won't be an easy deal to accomplish, and it will likely require a strong group of top prospects to make it happen. But with his traits, the deal could be exactly what helps Tampa Bay get their first World Series.
"Goodman is 26 and under club control through 2029, so the Rockies would need a haul for him. And this is the other reason why this fit is perfect," stated B/R writer Zachary Rymer. "The Rays have MLB's third-ranked farm system, and in it are two top-100 prospects in Caden Bodine and C Nathan Flewelling."
Both catching products of Bodine and Flewelling should have an immense amount of promise, but neither is ready for the major league roster. In fact, they may not even be ready to compete for a spot next spring, an instant gratification fix for a player like Goodman who still has a few seasons before you have to worry about extending could be a perfect fit for a team like the Rays.
The Rays catching duo of Nick Fortes and Hunter Fudduccia have done a great job with the pitching staff and that of course carries some weight, but the bats for either player is clearly a bottom of the order type, and Goodman would change that instantly for manager Kevin Cash.
It all depends on your confidence level for the Rays front office if you believe something this big will happen in the next few weeks, but if it does, strap in for what should be a fun postseason run.
Continue reading...
