echo: Rays trade Gathright to Royals, Tampa Bay receives left-hander Howell in return
I like Gathright for his speed and defense and think this trade makes sense for all involved.
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[...] Umm, Gathright was traded to the Royals on June 20. [...]
[...] Last month, Ken Rosanthal presented a good case for the Rays to deal one or two of their starting outfielders to make room for minor league stars Delmon Young and Elijah Dukes. He predicted that Gathright would be the least likely to be dealt, and now that Gathright's a Royal, have the Rays changed their outlook on moving Crawford? Rosenthal goes on to discuss Alfonso Soriano, another left fielder who will most likely to be dealt sometime in July. I wonder if the Nationals are scouting Crawford this weekend… [...]