A number of teams will be keeping tabs on the Tampa Bay Rays and David Price as the season progresses.

Clubs know that the Rays will keep him in July if they're alive in the American League East, and will listen hard if they're out of contention.

Price is 1-2 this season with a 5.21 ERA and 35 strikeouts in 38 innings.

"Let's say they're right about .500 at the All-Star break," a team executive said. "If there's one team, and one front office, in one market where they just might say, `We're not good enough to win it this year,' and deal him, they're that team."