casey marika

I feel like one of the most outdated sentiments in baseball is that "you never trade with the Rays" or that the Rays are some mastermind organization when it comes to trading/moving talent in and out of the franchise. I'd say before 2023ish, this were true and anyone acquired by the Rays I would say was a lock to become a stud out of nowhere. But I don't feel that is true anymore. Below I'm going to post a whole list of trades/FA acquisitions by the Rays from 2024-2025, both in-season and offseason. Not much notable talent acquired and a lot of prospects whose names hold much value in 2026. My focus is on the names acquired. Again, not much water being turned into wine like in prior years in my opinion. Regardless of how the trade worked out in terms of who won it or not out of the teams involved, what's being acquired in my opinion isn't being converted to as much value as it used to be: 2023 -> 2024 Phil Maton (1 yr/ 6.5M): 4.58 ERA Amed Rosario (1 yr/ 1.5M): 275 PAs || .748 OPS Chris Devenski (1 yr/ 1.1M): 6.75 ERA Rays get: Jake Mangum (1.8 fWAR in 428 PAs), Andrew Lindsey, Erick Lara Marlins get: Calvin Faucher, Vidal Brujan Rays get: Ryan Pepiot, Johnny DeLuca, Dodgers get: Tyler Glasnow, Manuel Margot Rays get: Jose Caballero Mariners get: Luke Raley Rays get: Richie Palacios Cardinals get: Andrew Kittredge Less notable acquisitions: Tatem Levins, Adam Leverett, Joe Rock, Tyler Alexander In Season 2024 Rays get: Brody Hopkins, Aidan Smith Mariners get: Randy Arozarena (win-win for both) Rays get: Jackson Baumeister, Matthew Etzel, Mac Horvath Orioles get: Zach Eflin Rays get: Christopher Morel (-1.1 combined fWAR in Ray tenure), Hunter Bigge (2.40 ERA || 15.0 IP, now in AAA), Ty Johnson Cubs get: Isaac Paredes Rays get: Dylan Carlson (-0.2 fWAR with Rays) Cardinals get: Shawn Armstrong Rays get: Dylan Lesko, Homer Bush Jr., J.D. Gonzalez Padres get: Jason Adam Less Notable Acquisitions: Tyler Zuber, Cole Sulser 2024 -> 2025 Danny Jansen (1 yr/ 8.5M): 1.3 fWAR in 337 PAs and 98 Games Ha-Seong Kim (2 yr/ 29M): 0.3 fWAR in 191 PAs and 48 G, opted out ------------- Rays get: Eric Orze Mets get: Jose Siri Rays get: Joe Boyle, Jacob Watters, Will Simpson Athletics get: Jeffrey Springs and Jacob Lopez Less notable trade acquisitions: Brandon Eisert, Alex Faedo, Mason Englert In Season (2025) Bryan Baker (4.75 ERA) Rays get: Everson Pereira (2025 .465 OPS + not with team anymore) and Marshall Toole (high floor speedy prospect in single A) Yankees get: 3+ years of Jose Caballero Rays get: Adrian Houser (4.79 ERA) White Sox get: Curtis Mead + 2 pitching prospects Rays get: Griffin Jax (3.60 ERA 2025, 5 ER in 4 appearances 2026) Twins get: 3+ years of Taj Bradley Rays get: Hunter Feduccia (-0.4 fWAR in 105 PAs), Brian Van Velle (8.1 IP || 5.40 ERA) Dodgers get: Paul Gervase, Ben Rortvedt, Adam Serwinoski Reds get: Zack Littell