Tampa Bay Rays Move Up in MLB Power Rankings originally appeared on Athlon Sports. Just take a look at what has been happening with the Tampa Bay Rays over the past couple of weeks. They have been one of the hottest teams in the American League, overcoming their slow start with a bunch of wins.

"The Tampa Bay Rays announced that the team has recently commenced exclusive discussions with a group led by Patrick Zalupski, Bill Cosgrove, Ken Babby and prominent Tampa Bay investors concerning a possible sale of the team," the Rays said in a statement. "Neither the Rays nor the group will have further comment during the discussions."

The Tampa Bay Rays have announced they are in exclusive, advanced negotiations with a Florida-based group to sell the MLB franchise for approximately $1.7 billion