The Rays are 4th in their division, and won't be adding at the deadline, but all their competition will be. Their chances to make the postseason are still about the same after this trade. This move gives them a chance to have a franchise catcher for the first time in their history, and also gets them an excellent reliever with multiple years of control. Losing Aranda is a bummer, but the Rays have too many 1B types in the MLB and upper minors. I like Bob Seymour a lot more than most, and think his bat speed could play for the Rays. If they get lucky, the combo of Seymour/Mead/Morel isn't too much of a downgrade from Aranda's production, and their improved bullpen allows them to win the games that they lead, something they can't seem to do at a high enough pace to make the playoffs.