Brett Rutherford and Darby Robinson discuss the Rays' most-shocking move of the offseason, signing Ha-Seong Kim to a two-year, $29 million deal to play shortstop. It seemed as if the Rays offseason was mostly done and Taylor Walls was set to be the club's shortstop in 2025, but after a larger market failed to develop for Kim, the Rays swooped in and made a deal.

The team wasn't done there; they acquired local product Alex Faedo in a trade with Detroit the very next week. Faedo has spent his entire career with the Tigers but was recently DFA. He will fight for a spot in the Rays bullpen but might have an edge coming out of Spring Training given he has no options remaining.

To end the show, we discuss some of the Rays prospects that appeared in top 100 rankings in multiple outlets. We break down which you might see in 2025, and which might shoot up the rankings next season.

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Brett Rutherford and Darby Robinson discuss the contracts given out to Drew Rasmussen and Taylor Walls, and break down the 2025 Hall of Fame class.

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Ashley MacLennan and Darby Robinson review Hardball, directed by Brian Robbins and starring Keanu Reeves. While Hardball is nowhere near the worst movie reviewed on Who's on Worst, there are a lot of moving parts in this film that just don't mesh together, and the payoffs are not earned.

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Brett Rutherford and Darby Robinson discuss the latest Rays news, including the minor league signing of Eloy Jimenez. While this isn't a guaranteed MLB deal, Brett and Darby think that there is a fit for Jimenez on the roster, although it might change the outlook of the Rays depth chart.

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Brett Rutherford and Darby Robinson discuss the trade of Jeffrey Springs to the Athletics for a very interesting turn including 6'7" flamethrower Joe Boyle. Is he the next Tyler Glasnow, or will the other pieces in this trade end up being more valuable in the long run? We also discuss the recent Rule 5 draft and the moves made by the Rays to fill out the 40-man roster.

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Brett Rutherford and Darby Robinson get you caught up on all of the Rays offseason moves thus far, including signing veteran catcher Danny Jansen and trading center fielder Jose Siri. With the Winter Meetings well underway, they discuss what moves the Rays might and probably will make before the start of the season.

We also have an update on the Rays stadium saga, after the St. Petersburg City Council approved the issuance of bonds for the Historic Gas Plant District redevelopment in their last meeting, and the Pinellas County Commission seems poised to do the same when they reconvene. The ball is now back in the Rays' court, but this seems like a step in the right direction for the stadium deal to go forward as agreed.

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Brett Rutherford, Darby Robinson, and Danny Russell discuss the latest in the Rays stadium saga, after the historic deal approved in July by St. Petersburg and Pinellas County seems to be dead. They discuss how we got here and what's next for the team.

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Brett Rutherford and Darby Robinson discuss how the Rays will approach the offseason to try and improve offensive numbers at the catcher, shortstop, and center field positions, three spots that President of Baseball Ops Erik Neander said they will look to adjust.

Brett and Darby also provide updates on the Rays stadium, which was left destroyed after Hurricane Milton.

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Brett Rutherford and Darby Robinson try to dissect the difference between bad process and bad results in the lead-up to the 2024 season, and which decisions by the front office had the most adverse effects on the team's performance.

We focus on the trade that brought the Rays Jose Caballero in exchange for Luke Raley, and why the trade seemed like a win for both teams, Kevin Cash's insistence on playing Taylor Walls at shortstop when healthy makes this a puzzling move.

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Brett Rutherford and Darby Robinson discuss recent Rays news, including Alex Jackson being designated for assignment and Logan Driscoll replacing him as the team's catcher, Taj Bradley's recent struggles, and the decision to play Taylor Walls nearly every day as the team's shortstop. While the Rays are all but out of the postseason race, there is still plenty of reasons to watch, as the front office begins to look ahead to the 2025 season.

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