The Rays have lost another senior member of the front office to a promotion at another club, with former Rays infielder turned front office director Cole Figueroa joining the Texas Rangers, per Evan Grant at the Dallas News. Figueroa was a hitting coordinator before entering a front office role in 2021, rising to the director level, working alongside fellow Director of Baseball Operations Hamilton Marx and senior advisor Jon Daniels, who was previously the head of the Rangers front office. Rays NewsThe Rays have decided to retain Brandon Lowe, one of the greatest regular season performers in team history, on his $10.5 million team option. He immediately becomes one of the top trade chips this Romano at the Tampa Bay Times: Could the delay kill the new stadium deal? In a word, Rays have another option decision to make for Jacob Waguespack, who missed most of the year with injury. Hed be owed $1.3 million. Other NewsFormer Rays star catcher Travis dArnaud is a free agent.The Braves declined Travis dArnauds $8 million club option. He was a leader for the group, but becomes a free : Justin ToscanoNovember 4, 2024The Athletics have dropped any reference to a city from their name Shane McClanahan Jersey