View from the Catwalks: Some call it a Stable, others prefer Arm Barn

Rays News

• You can try and take Bullpen, but don’t you dare come for The Stable:

• Gold Glove Award finalists unveiled - David Adler, MLB.com: 3 Rays earned Gold Glove finalist selections.
• Rays’ Nick Anderson has elbow surgery, eyes July return - Marc Topkin, Tampa Bay Times: Surgery is always scary prognosis, but avoiding Tommy John is good news.
• Mead blasts homer in 4-RBI performance - William Boor, MLB.com: Curtis Mead continues to amaze.

• A Conversation With Tampa Bay Rays Prospect Curtis Mead - David Laurila, FanGraphs
• An open letter to Stu Sternberg: If you cannot love this city back, please, just walk away - Thomas Hallock, Creative Loafing
• The Tampa Bay Rays ‘sister city’ plan is really about leverage - Al Yellon, Bleed Cubbie Blue: Al gets it.

Around the League

• Padres to hire A’s Melvin as skipper (sources) - AJ Cassavell, MLB.com: A fairly shocking move, the Oakland A’s manager (the longest-tenured in baseball with his team) has agreed to a deal to move down the state to San Diego.
• No shock here:

• Big time shock (and snub) here though, with Mountcastle getting the AL ROY nod over Randy Arozarena and Wander Franco: