View from the Catwalks: Trade Deadline on the Horizon

Hugwatch season is in fullgear

The Trade Deadline is a little over 24 hours away, and the swirling rumors and chaos around this time is always a rollercoaster of emotions for Rays fans. The Rays made their first move of deadline season trading for LF David Peralta.

Peralta is a professional hitter, a terror to right-handed pitchers, a wildly charismatic guy and top-tier teammate.

Rays cornering the market on extravert OFs who are gold on the mic to go with Brett Phillips and Harold Ramirez.

Links

• Peralta wasted no time in joining his new club, and immediately smoking some 100+ MPH exit velocity balls, including his first hit as a member of the Rays: New Ray David Peralta gets right to work
• The Mariners made the first major move of the deadline, swooping in front of the Yankees and others to get Reds SP Luis Castillo for a huge haul of prospects: Reds’ Haul for Luis Castillo Creates Enthralling, Volatile Immediate Future | The Seattle Mariners are all in
• T’Was the day before Trade Deadline, and all through the league, all the GM’s were stirring... Rosenthal: What I’m hearing ahead of the MLB trade deadline
• The biggest fish on the pond is Juan Soto. Will he be traded? What would that look like? Juan Soto trade possibilities: How all 29 MLB teams stack up
• Reports are the Soto sweepstakes is down to three teams:

• If the past is any indicator, things are about to start getting wild...

• Could Ji-Man Choi have played his final game with the Rays? Report: Houston Astros, Tampa Bay Rays Discuss Ji-Man Choi, Jose Urquidy Swap
• Wander Franco is the number one player in trade value: 2022 Trade Value: #1 to #10
• One of the most popular and unique giveaways the Rays will have all year! For Rays’ Brett Phillips, giveaway day an ‘absolutely crazy’ honor
• Congrats to Rodney Linares!

• Surely one of the most asked about prospects whenever other teams pick up Peter Bendix call this deadline, Taj Bradley has ascended as the Rays next big pitcher: Portrait of a Pitcher: Rays RHP Taj Bradley
• A cheat code to snag the next splash down in McCovey Cove:

• Baseball is for everyone, and this is a very cool way to help that:

• RIP to a sporting legend, Bill Russell: Bill Russell, Who Transformed Pro Basketball, Dies at 88