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Rays News:
- Neil Solondz offers up his postgame notes, with audio from Kevin Cash and Jake Odorizzi
- Injury updates, Steve Pearce went 1-3 last night and could be activated later today
#rays Boxberger and Whitley to begin rehab assignments Monday night for @StoneCrabs in Dunedin
— Roger Mooney (@RogerMooney50) July 17, 2016
- Rays, Rangers still talking
Recapping: #Rangers, #Rays engaged in trade talks, sources say; Matt Moore among names discussed. Texas wants a starter and reliever. @MLB
— Jon Morosi (@jonmorosi) July 17, 2016
- Archer isn’t going anywhere
Rays have told teams Chris Archer is not available unless somebody totally overwhelms them. So, he's not available.
— Buster Olney (@Buster_ESPN) July 17, 2016
- Some minor league promotions/demotions
ROSTER MOVES: Mark Sappington and Adam Kolarek transferred to MTG from DUR, active today. Justin Williams promoted from CHA, active tomm.
— Montgomery Biscuits (@BiscuitBaseball) July 17, 2016
Around the League:
- MLB could shorten the schedule to 154 games as part of the new CBA
- The National Baseball Congress World Series is coming up and one side has built up quite the team of former major leaguers with Roger Clemens and Josh Beckett among the notables. Jason Isringhausen is the Rays lone representative
- Jonny Gomes suffered the worst news of his career as he learned the Royals would not be inviting him to go along with them to the White House
- Jacob DeGrom absolutely dominated last night, earning a gamescore of 97 after a one hit shutout