Tampa Bay designated Osleivis Basabe for assignment earlier this week and then traded him to the Giants on Thursday.

The Rays only have two top-100 prospects but are very deep in young pitching and have some intriguing position player ...

That includes becoming the new home of the Tampa Bay Rays. Larkin said he spoke with MLB commissioner Rob Manfred who stressed to him that the league is “looking for some stability in baseball.” ...