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So Steven Souza Jr. has been traded, and while you’d think Rays Twitter would be used to this sort of thing by now, the reactions from fans (and our own account) indicate no one is ready to deal with this quite yet.
Here is a timeline of the trade (can you pinpoint the exact moment our collective hearts broke?) and some of the best (and worst) Twitter reactions to the Souza Trade 2.0.
Let me just set up my jukebox...
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...okay...
COMING OUT OF MY CAGE
AND I’VE BEEN DOING JUST FINE
Bye y'all https://t.co/OIYz9P2ns5
— DRaysBay (@draysbay) February 20, 2018
— DRaysBay (@draysbay) February 20, 2018
GOTTA GOTTA GET DOWN
BECAUSE I WANT IT ALL
BREAKING: #Rays trade team MVP Souza as part of 3 team deal with #Yankees and #Dbacks. Souza to #Dbacks, 2B Solak and LHP Banda to #Rays (plus another player), Drury To #Yankees. Some of this previously reported
— Marc Topkin (@TBTimes_Rays) February 20, 2018
IT STARTED OUT WITH A KISS
Source: #Rays acquiring 2B Nick Solak from the #Yankees. Return unknown.
— Robert Murray (@RobertMurrayFRS) February 20, 2018
HOW DID IT END UP LIKE THIS
rays fire sale starting to rival marlins fire sale #florida
— Jon Heyman (@JonHeyman) February 20, 2018
Thanks for everything, Souz. We wish you all the best. pic.twitter.com/OdSRmEwoJm
— Tampa Bay Rays (@RaysBaseball) February 21, 2018
IT WAS ONLY A KISS
Souza gives one last Hug for the Rays fans pic.twitter.com/huCXA1gZsP
— #BigBadEd (@BigBadEd) February 21, 2018
IT WAS ONLY A KISS
if you love the trade deadline #hugwatch you're gonna love the 2018 Rays
— Brandon McCarthy (@BMcCarthy32) February 20, 2018
Souza said he could handle being traded again, but leaving #Rays is "really, really hard" after time and success he had here: "There's been a lot of emotional phone calls I've had from people. And I'm really going to miss a lot of people.''
— Marc Topkin (@TBTimes_Rays) February 21, 2018
AND I JUST CAN’T LOOK
OFFICIAL: #Dbacks acquire outfielder Steven Souza Jr. from the Rays.
— Arizona Diamondbacks (@Dbacks) February 21, 2018
Welcome to Arizona, @SouzaJr! pic.twitter.com/vhj7j4eOd4
IT’S KILLING ME
DdddddJ Khaled- “Anotha one”
— Daniel Robertson (@D_Robertson28) February 20, 2018
What is this
— Brent Honeywell (@brent_honeywell) February 20, 2018
Damn my dawg
— Blake Snell (@snellzilla11) February 21, 2018
AND TAKING CONTROL
JEALOUSY TURNING SAINTS INTO THE SEA
Souza was quietly a 4.2-WAR player with 30 HR with Tampa Bay last year and will be an immediate replacement for Arizona with JDM heading to Boston. DBacks outfield mix: Souza, Pollock, Peralta, Dyson, Tomas.
— Chris Cotillo (@ChrisCotillo) February 20, 2018
Steven Souza Jr. is a savvy pickup by the Diamondbacks. Missed on J.D. Martinez yesterday, but Souza is younger, signed through 2021, hit 30 HR last year and posted a 3.7 fWAR. Huge fan of this move.
— Devan Fink (@DevanFink) February 20, 2018
SWIMMING THROUGH SICK LULLABIES
This is beyond pathetic. Everyone at @RaysBaseball should resign, like I did from my high-paying blogger gig at @draysbay #Rays #Souza https://t.co/tToS7XjNZq
— Nolen Bailey (@RealNolenBailey) February 21, 2018
Damn, @RaysBaseball are cold af, man. pic.twitter.com/pnn65zfpEn
— Thomas Liscio (@TJL_247) February 21, 2018
CHOKING ON YOUR ALIBIS
.@RaysBaseball going uptown with moves / @Yankees get @Giancarlo818 & @RedSox get @JDMartinez14 / wow Rays get CJ Cron / nothing against CJ but this is @MLB /Wow I can’t believe what Rays r doing ! @TBTimes_Rays @TomWJones Not FAIR TO FANS!
— Dick Vitale (@DickieV) February 20, 2018
Truly: the commissioner of baseball should step in and override the Rays DFA’ing of Dickerson and trading of Souza. In its own way it damages the legitimacy of the pennant race as much as does the Marlins’ Jetertanking
— Keith Olbermann (@KeithOlbermann) February 21, 2018
(woof, that’s a hot take, there, Keith.)
I tried. I really did. This is the part where I finally break up with the Rays — for good. I wish the remaining fans all the best of luck in the world.
— Paul Driscoll (@PDriscollTBT) February 20, 2018
Officially a free agent fan.
BUT IT’S JUST THE PRICE I PAY
#Rays Neander said trade of Souza was not made to cut payroll given return for Souza: "This was something that would be categorized much more as a baseball deal.''
— Marc Topkin (@TBTimes_Rays) February 21, 2018
DESTINY IS CALLING ME
As a Rays fan it’s hard to watch all of these great players be traded away (Longo, Ordirizzi, Beckham, Souza jr.). This is going to be a really young team but I think this team will have a chance to surprise some people in the AL East. #Rays #MLBTonight
— Zachary Hamilton (@zachhamilton27) February 21, 2018
It will be funny when the #Rays win more games in 2018 than 2017 after all the pearl clutching.
— Toby David (@TobyDavid) February 21, 2018
OPEN UP MY EAGER EYES
‘CAUSE I’M MR. BRIGHTSIDE
Keep a positive mindset Rays fans. Business moves. Does it suck yes. But you don’t accidentally win triple a championships. The youth is real here and you’re gonna see it on display sooner rather than later
— Daniel Robertson (@D_Robertson28) February 20, 2018