AL East Notes: Rays, Feduccia, Red Sox, Kittredge, Akin

By Mark Polishuk | at October 10, 2026 10:03am CDT Bryan Baker, Kevin Kelly, Victor Mesa Jr., Liam Hicks, and Nick Martinez all played huge roles in the Rays’ run to the ALCS this season, and The Athletic’s Will Sammon took a look at the process Tampa Bay used in identifying and acquiring these players. Kelly was a Rule 5 Draft pick acquired from the Rockies in 2022, Martinez was a rare financial splash by Rays standards (a one-year, $13MM free agent deal last winter), and the other three players came in trades — Baker from the Orioles for a…