Most of the Rays’ roster is nearly the same as last season, when they won 80 games.
This season’s biggest improvement was the return of Shane McClanahan from his second Tommy John surgery. Roster Resource shows that in late March he went back on the IL with a tricepts nerve-related issue.
This season’s second biggest improvement was signing infielder Ha-Seong Kim. His two-year $29 Million guarantee is the largest the Rays have ever given to a position player. He ended last season with shoulder surgery for a torn labrum and he is expected to debut for the Rays in May.