Under the Orange Roof

With Grapefruit League games starting up, Steve Carney looks back on the workout portion of Spring Training with the signings of Amed Rosario and Yu Chang, then gets into the possibility of further upgrades from outside the organization before Opening Day. Finally, he looks at the fans who for some reason still can't get past Game 6 of the 2020 World Series and tries to give perspective to those stuck reliving a moment three and a half years old.

The Rays president of baseball operations and the team's manager speak to the media to kick off Spring Training in Port Charlotte.

With just a couple of weeks remaining before the start of Spring Training, the Rays roster is starting to fill out with more players being invited to big-league camp. Steve Carney gives you his thoughts on some of the new arms and bats that will be in Port Charlotte. He's then joined by Rays Radio broadcaster and good friend Neil Solondz, who gets us caught up on what he's worked on this offseason, the team's departures and additions, and a new podcast detailing the Historic Gas Plant District and the new stadium project.

As soon as we hit publish on the first episode of 2024, the Tampa Bay Rays decide to make not one, but two trades involving players on the big-league roster.

Join St. Pete Nine's Steve Carney and Sports Talk Florida's Steve Kinsella as they break down first the trade of Luke Raley to Seattle for Jose Caballero, then get into the deal of Andrew Kittredge for Richie Palacios in St. Louis.

Happy New Year from Under The Orange Roof!

Steve Carney returns to start 2024 with a first look at the legal proceedings against shortstop Wander Franco that are now getting underway in the Dominican Republic. We take a look at what sort of scenarios could play out, and how that affects the team's massive contract with the 22-year-old.

We then get into the sillyness that local politicans have staked their names to regarding the construction of a new baseball stadium for the team to play in beginning in the 2028 season, plus take a look at the construction of the current roster, and some names that the team could be looking at, including a former Ray that Steve thinks could be a win-win scenario for everyone involved.