Tampa Bay Rays news and links: Could Rays trade Evan Longoria to the Dodgers?

Haha. You clicked. Probably they won’t. Not an amazing fit. But a big name player and a popular team!

The Rays lost again last night, but at least they’ll get Steve Pearce back.

But let’s stay positive and get in a bit of trivia from the Rays twitter. Last night, with two triples by Evan Longoria and one by Tim Beckham, was the first three-triple Rays game since 2009. Who for the Rays hit them on July 31, 2009? (answer at bottom)

Links:

• Sam Blum of MLB.com wrote about Chase Whitley’s first rehab start.
• Aroldis Chapman threw a 105 mph pitch.
• John Paul Morosi asked whether or not the Dodgers might trade for Evan Longoria, and in the final analysis, the answer is “probably not, but it does make a good SEO headline.” Danny will give a deeper analysis of this rumor shortly, with more facts and less snark.
• Shane Tourtellotte took a deep dive into steals of home. Melvin Upton Jr. figures high on the list.
• From Carleton, sequencing of pitchers doesn’t really matter.
• What’s going to happen to the ex-Cardinals scouting director implicated in the Astros “hacking” scandal? Jail. Years of jail.

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