Rays The Roof

We're working our way through the Tampa Bay Rays system when it comes to prospects as in our latest episode of the podcast, we welcomed on top-5 organizational prospect Tre' Morgan, who talked about life in big league camp and the upcoming Spring Breakout game on March 13! Thanks so much for listening! You can follow RTR on social media @RaysTheRoofTB and be sure subscribe to the podcast!...

The Rays officially have a new lead sideline reporter for FanDuel Sports Network Sun and it's a familiar face: Ryan Bass, now in his fourth season with the team. Ryan came back on the pod to talk with us about his initial impressions during Spring Training. Always a great talk with him and can't wait to have him on again! Thanks so much for listening! You can follow RTR on social media @Ra...

It's time to talk prospects as spring training is now underway in Port Charlotte and who better to have on for this episode than the prospect guru himself, Just Baseball Co-Founder and Executive Editor Aram Leighton. Aram sat down with us to explore the Rays spring camp roster and discuss some names you should watch out for under the palm trees and sunshine! Thanks so much for listening! You c...

Everyone has officially reported in Port Charlotte for the upcoming 2025 Tampa Bay Rays season. Spring camp and full team workouts are underway and excitement continues to build. We welcomed on Bay News 9/Spectrum Sports 360 anchor Mike Cairns, who's been down with the Rays, to give his early thoughts on spring camp and the team's new temporary digs in Tampa. Thanks so much for listening!...

The boys are back in Port Charlotte. 2025 spring camp is here and the Tampa Bay Rays have plenty of excitement surrounding the team, a buzz we've been looking forward to feeling. Steve Kinsella of Sports Talk Florida came on to talk with us about his impressions of being down in Port Charlotte early this week as the Rays officially get their spring started. Thanks so much for listening! You ca...

No, you're not reading the title of this episode wrong. Former Padres infielder Ha-Seong Kim signed a two-year deal to play for the Tampa Bay Rays earlier this week and we got a chance to talk about it, plus all things Junior Caminero and Spring Training. Thanks so much for listening! You can follow RTR on social media @RaysTheRoofTB and be sure subscribe to the podcast! A big shout out to our...

We're inching ever so close to the start of the 2025 baseball season, but there's been plenty going on, from the international signing window to Hall of Fame voting and much more. We welcomed on Ethan Penn, AKA Running From The OPS on Twitter/X, to give his thoughts on everything Rays and baseball! Thanks so much for listening! You can follow RTR on social media @RaysTheRoofTB and be sure...

For the first time in 2025, it's time to Rays The Roof as we welcomed on our friend, RTR team member Caden Carpenter to talk about the latest happenings with the Rays, along with some chatter about Tampa Bay sports! Thanks so much for listening! You can follow RTR on social media @RaysTheRoofTB and be sure subscribe to the podcast! A big shout out to our sponsors, SeatGeek, In The Clutch and 1...

Yes folks, the stadium saga never ends as today, it looks like the Pinellas County Commission will vote on public funding for the Rays new stadium, which if approved, will hopefully have the stadium on track to be built...eventually? We welcomed on Colleen Wright, St. Pete reporter for the Tampa Bay Times, to help lay down the ground work for what's expected to happen this afternoon! Thanks so...

We have a special treat ahead of this holiday season as Rays recent 40-man roster addition and International League 2024 batting champ Jake Mangum joined the podcast to talk about just about everything under the sun. Jake was a fantastic guest and hopefully the first of many Rays players and minor leaguers coming on once the calendar turns to 2025! Thanks so much for listening! You can follow RTR...

Do not scratch your eyes. You are really seeing the most incredible finish here. The Tampa Bay Rays have indeed signed a catcher, free agent Danny Jansen, who will be making his third stop in the AL East after signing a one-year deal on Friday. ALSO...the Rays have cleared one major hurdle in the public sector for their new stadium as the St. Pete City Council approved their half of the public fun...

We would have loved for our 200th episode of Rays The Roof to be juuuust a bit happier, but with the uncontrolled chaos it seems going on right now with the Tampa Bay Rays, we just have to ride the wave. Tampa Bay sports media personality & St. Pete Nine's Steve Carney joined us to talk about what to expect with today's Pinellas County Commissioners meeting and more. Be sure to support...

Recent news with Pinellas County has now created even more of a situation regarding Tropicana Field as potential funds for the new stadium on the Trop site is up in the air as a vote on the matter was pushed back three weeks, partly due to the current situation on where the Rays will play in 2025. While we don't know what will come of this, we do know more drama is in the air! Be sure to go to...

Tampa Bay keeps getting hit harder and harder after we learned yesterday of the passing of USF men's basketball coach Amir Abdur-Rahim, someone who became a staple in the community within just 19 months of being there. We remember the enduring legacy AAR will have on the Tampa Bay sports community, as well as give updates on the state of Tropicana Field, plus give our World Series predictions...

What a last 24 hours it's been in the Tampa Bay, Sarasota and Bradenton areas, let alone Central Florida, Port Charlotte, Fort Myers and other affected areas. It's a period all of us would like to forget as Hurricane Milton wreaked havoc on our area, tearing the roof of Tropicana Field, producing dozens of tornadoes and causing incredible damage. We hope this podcast can bring some good vi...

There's really nothing else to it: the 2024 Tampa Bay Rays season has officially come to an end. The offseason is now here as the playoffs start up, and the only thing we as fans can do is watch from the sidelines. We talk about the official end to the season, some Wild Card round talk and a look back at the 2024 Rays on this latest episode of the podcast! Thanks so much for listening! You can...

We are nearly at the finish line for the 2024 Tampa Bay Rays season, but in typical Rays fashion, they're still not out of it going into the last week of the year. What a great way to end the home slate and maybe, we'll see some chaos happen over these final six games. Thanks so much for listening! You can follow RTR on social media @RaysTheRoofTB and be sure subscribe to the podcast! A bi...

There are officially 12 games left in the 2024 season for the Tampa Bay Rays and with a sub-.500 record and a multi-game Wild Card deficit, it's safe to say that this season will not end in a sixth-straight playoff appearance. For Rays fans, the end of the season is bittersweet. This team is not a good baseball team, but despite how bad they are, baseball is still fun to watch...sometimes. Hop...

It doesn't look like the Rays are going to go on some miraculous late-season playoff push, especially with how this West Coast road trip has gone. However, the recent call-up of Junior Caminero might be the spark plug this team needs to not continue to stay at .500. We discuss that and more on this latest episode of the podcast! Thanks so much for listening! You can follow RTR on social media...

The record for most times a team has spent at the .500 mark in one season is 35. The Rays have now done it 27 games...and it's only mid-August. The call-up of Junior Caminero might change that, but if the Rays don't hit .500 36 times this season, we riot. More Junior talk to come on our next podcast! Thanks so much for listening! You can follow RTR on social media @RaysTheRoofTB and be sur...

What an eventful week it's been for Rays fans, from the conclusion of the MLB trade deadline to officially getting a stadium deal secured with St. Pete and Pinellas County. A 15 year wait for something finalized with a new stadium is now over, and we had on 10 Tampa Bay Sports Director Evan Closky to talk about the craziness of the deadline and the reality of a new stadium coming in a few year...

Well, the Rays certainly have taken the trade part of the trade deadline to heart this season. FIVE trades within the last couple of days, including some of the biggest names on this team, like Randy Arozarena and Isaac Paredes. We welcomed on WDAE's Zac Blobner to give his thoughts about this hectic trade deadline, plus our thoughts on what's going on in St. Pete. Thanks so much for liste...

Just as the title of this episode says, the Rays are back from the All-Star Break and are looking to get themselves in the thick of things when it comes to playoff contention in the stretch run. New York and Toronto are first up on the docket as Tampa Bay headed on the road to begin the "second half" of the season. Thanks so much for listening! You can follow RTR on social media @RaysTheRo...

We were lucky enough to have credentials for the last series before the All-Star Break between the Rays and Guardians and this podcast is a compilation of every interview we had during the series, including interviews with Kevin Cash, Evan Longoria, Pete Fairbanks and more. Over an hour of interview content spliced between three days is found in this episode. Thanks so much for listening! You can...

There's just something bad in the water whenever the Rays and Rangers play because as usual, it was a Texas-sized sweep in Arlington. Tampa Bay's series winning streak was snapped at five and the Rays fell below the .500 mark once again. We talk about that, plus a look toward this week and the upcoming All-Star Game on this latest episode of the podcast! Thanks so much for listening! You c...