ST. PETERSBURG, Fla. -- Erik Neander has been promoted to senior vice president of baseball operations and general manager of the Tampa Bay Rays under president of baseball operations Matt Silverman.Neander, 33, will oversee player evaluation and procurement. Chaim Bloom, also 33, will serve alongside Neander in an expanded role as senior vice president of baseball operations. Both had been vice presidents.Silverman has headed the Rays baseball operations since Andrew Friedman left in October 2014 for the Los Angeles Dodgers.Erik and Chaim are talented, accomplished baseball executives with longstanding service to our organization. These promotions recognize their expanded leadership roles in the department, Silverman said in a statement Friday. This evolution is one that we envisioned two years ago. Im proud to work together with Erik and Chaim and empower them to direct the operations of our department.Neander, a Virginia Tech graduate, started with the Rays as an intern in 2007. Bloom, a Yale graduate, began with the Rays as an intern in 2005.James Click was promoted to vice president of baseball operations.Greg Maddux Jersey . However, he did make them miss him a little less. Cundiff, who had the unenviable job of replacing Dawson last season, agreed Thursday to a one-year, $1. Joe Girardi Jersey . The Brazilian goalkeeper signed a loan deal with the Major League Soccer club on Friday as he looks to get playing time ahead of this summers World Cup in his home country. https://www.cheapcubs.com/490t-addison-russell-jersey-cubs.html . On Tuesday, Ottawa placed forward Cory Conacher and defenceman Joe Corvo on waivers as trade rumours swirl around the Senators. Nicholas Castellanos Jersey . -- The plastic that was taped across the lockers in Oaklands clubhouse came down and the champagne that was on ice went back into the cooler. Mark Prior Jersey . Jason Zucker and Matt Cooke also scored for Minnesota, which has won five of six. Kuemper made five saves in the first, nine in the second, and nine in the third. The rookies best save came with 2:17 left in the third period when he denied former Wild forward Matt Cullen from just outside of the crease on the right side.Has?Alex Rodriguez, whose time in pinstripes will come to an end Friday, earned a spot in Monument Park -- an honor considered sacred among fans of the New York Yankees?Owner Hal Steinbrenner, for one, would not rule it out. Rodriguez, after all, helped deliver a championship to the Bronx in 2009 and is among the teams all-time leaders in home runs (sixth), RBIs (11th) and hits (17th). And thats not to mention those two American League MVPs he won over his 11-plus seasons with the organization.Rodriguezs tennure in New York, of course, also included a yearlong suspension from baseball for performance-enhancing drugs and a number of disagreements with the club.ddddddddddddHis statistics put him with Yankee royalty, but does he deserve to be honored? Share your thoughts in the poll below.On Sunday, the Yankees announced that this would be Rodriguezs last week as a player on the team.? ' ' '