Rays Winter Meetings

The Rays fans are worried that the rays look like they are thinking about rebuilding after a disappointing ending to the season were we ended up with the AL best record and division champs by losing in 5 games in the ALDS by the rangers or mostly Cliff Lee. So now this winter meeting the rays are powerless to stop the coming storm which will cause all of free agents to leave Tampa for better opportunity. The free agents are Carl Crawford, Rafael Soranio, Carlos Pena, Joaquin Benoit, and Grant Balfour. Crawford, Pena, and Benoit have all accepted offers from other teams to play for them for a huge amount of money and good for them. Good news the Rays have Desmond Jennings a top 10 minor league prospect to fill the void in left field with Carl there and the Rays are making trades to strengthen or bullpen when we traded Jason Bartlett to the padres for Adam Russel and Cesar Ramos. These guys are both potential bull pen guys as well as Jake Mcgee in our minor league system could be an potential closer. The problem I think is a first base because putting Zobrist there would be a waste of a great utility player where he can play anywhere and im not a believer on Dan Johnson potential to be a everyday 1b men. But he rays GM Andrew Friedman is going to figure out a very clever way of filling the 1rst base role with a possible trade of Matt Garza who can get some serious value in return. And are starting pitching is the one thing we have quite a bit of because if Garza gets traded then we can just put in the Minor league pitcher of the year Jeremy Hellickson.

Crawford

One of my favorite players every Tampa bay history of sports is the left Fielder for the Rays is the silver slugger, Gold glover, 4x all-star, and our most beloved and consistent player in the history of the franchise. Since late last night he was signed by the Boston Red Socks for seven years and 142 million which is 20 million a year which is well deserved. He will have great stats playing in the band box at Fenway with the talent around him. Like Dustin Pedroria, Kevin Youklis, Jacoby Elisberry, Adrian Gonzalez, David Ortiz, and other studs. He will eat up all of the flyballs that go out to left field in between the green monster and the infield. By the end of the 7 years with red socks he could be a fringe hall of famer with a strong possibility of getting 3000 hits. I wish him all the best with the rest of his career he has been  unbelievable player for Tampa and as a person around the community. He deserves every penny of his contract and will get more all-star apparences and silver sluggers and gold gloves (if derek Jeter can get one Carl should get one for the rest of his career) and his stats will continue to expand in steals, 2b's, 3b's, HR, hits, and runs prevented. He is a class act and he will win a ring by the end of his career.