Gomes best numbers are farther in his career past, Nady’s bests are recent. So in that sense their production isn’t a wash at all. Plus Nady is playing in a park that suppresses RH power. But this isn’t a required deal, and there’s probably a market for Mady, so I don’t see it happening.

And I never saw the CC deal as realistic. Where’s the big need on the Rays behalf, again given greater needs in larger markets and the current staff’s positive performance plus solid to superior prospects in the top 2 levels of the minors. This is just media speculation based on the Rays first entry to the world of contention and that they have prospects the Indians would surely covet. A paper match.

But the Rays have the scratch for this deal if they chose. Enough of this pleading poor crap – increased attendance and the concomitant likely increase in merchandise sales means a revenue explosion, and revenue sharing along with general fund revenue had the Rays awash in cash already. Please people, stop with the blinders on the Rays profitability. The org will try to plead poverty to get the best possible financing on a new stadium, and as a private eneterprise thay don’t have to reveal anything, but the money is there for whatever the Rays want to do.