Rays interest in Jacob deGrom real but “pessimistic”

The Rays have interest in every good player, but where there’s smoke...

As we have seen in previous seasons, the Tampa Bay Rays are finally ready to spend. Not only did they guarantee baseball’s best prospect a $182 million deal, but the Rays have been finalists for some of baseball’s top free agents in recent seasons in Marcell Ozuna, Justin Turner, Freddie Freeman (for whom they were the highest but losing bidder), and even a closer like Craig Kimbrel.