Marchman: Bonds Would Make Rays Contender. Tim Marchman of the NY Sun believes adding Barry Bonds to the Tampa Rays - the team is rumored to be mulling an offer - would make the AL East basement dweller a contender in the American League. The article believes the Rays should cut a deal today, though Bonds' upcoming legal circus has to be a factor. It's hard to DH in Tampa Bay if your in lockdown upstate.