"If you had told me then where we stand now with upgrading where we did and also maintaining our depth in the meantime, I would have said that that was a dream scenario,'' executive vice president Andrew Friedman said on Thursday's Countdown to Opening...

It’s no secret that the Rays have a glut of major-league-ready starting pitching, with seven starters who could theoretically be in the opening day rotation*, so I wrote off Friedman’s comments as positioning. You don’t want to announce to the world...

This afternoon, home clubhouse manager Chris Westmoreland and staff will load the equipment truck for the "trip" south - though it's only 74 miles from Tropicana Field to the Charlotte Sports Park in Port Charlotte. Tonight at 7, the weekly Countdown...

If a change is made, Beane could be a president of baseball operations of the Dodgers and bring in somebody to be his general manager, like the Tampa Bay Rays ' Andrew Friedman, in the same way that Theo Epstein hired Jed Hoyer. The future of the New...

Only the Phillies have more playoff appearances in this span, and they've spent far more money. Tampa Bay has done it the right way, with a homegrown team that's great fun to watch, led by stars like third baseman Evan Longoria and pitcher David Price.

"We're proud to have African-American players who are role models for the entire community, and proud of our efforts in renovating baseball fields throughout Tampa Bay so that even more kids can get into our game," said Rays executive vice president of...