Ridiculous Plan for Rays to Split Games Between Tampa and Montreal Isn't Dead After All

Remember that weird plan to split the Rays' slate of home games between Tampa Bay and Montreal that fell through the cracks? Well, it's apparently risen from the proverbial dead.

Tampa mayor Jane Castor said on Wednesday that she wants to help move the Rays across the bay from St. Petersburg, but is also open to sharing them with the city of Montreal.

Just two weeks ago, St. Petersburg mayor Rick Kriseman said any deal to that effect was dead in the water. Oh, how things can change.

The plan had been much-derided by baseball pundits and fans. The fact of the matter is that their current stadium, Tropicana Field, draws the lowest attendance numbers in the MLB, hence the urgency of the Rays organization to try and get a new stadium elsewhere. Anywhere.

The Rays are currently stuck in a lease with the Trop until 2027, and it's rather strict. The team can't play in international or neutral site games under the terms of the lease. They are required to play exclusively in St. Petersburg.

In this hypothetical Montreal deal, the Rays would play in the Tampa Bay area during the spring portion of the season, with the latter half of the campaign moving up north to Quebec. The major issue here is that both cities would be required to secure funding to build new stadiums.

It's a complicated matter for the Rays organization, as they continue to live in a world of uncertainty. However, Mayor Castor believes a deal can be reached in the near future.

Where have we heard this before? We won't hold our breaths.