Got this via RaysIndex.com, who read about it on Yahoo.com. Check it out. I think moving Sonnanstine would not be a bad idea…maybe this trade rumor will hold some truth, and get me some points in the RaysIndex Trade Pool.
Gordon Edes of Yahoo! Sports chimes in on the Rays efforts to both move Scott Kazmir and land Cliff Lee. This time, the third team is the Rangers. This is not particularly surprising, but Edes adds that Andy Sonnanstine may have pitched his last game with the Rays.
The Rays also almost certainly will move Andy Sonnanstine, perhaps to a team looking for bullpen help.
So far, we have felt that the most likely scenario for the Rays was trading Kazmir and promoting Sonnanstine to take his place. But “almost certainly” trading The Duke would kill that notion.
So what happens if the Rays trade Kazmir and Sonnanstine, and fail to land Lee in return? Are the Rays ready to promote Wade Davis to the rotation? Not likely. So it would seem that the only way both Kaz and Sonny are traded is if the Rays know for certain a starting pitcher is coming back in one of those deals or another.
Trade chatter intensifies [Yahoo! Sports]
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