These aren’t the Rays we’ve grown accustomed to. At 28-29 with more than a third of the season gone, they certainly aren’t “bad,” but they are one of the less-heralded squads that Kevin Cash has ever managed. Cash took the Rays job heading into 2015. Since then, he has won 80 or more games in eight out of nine seasons, and his club has made the playoffs in each of the last five years. Right now, they aren’t on pace to do either in 2024.
Tampa is one of the league’s worst offenses. Their 96 wRC+ is 20th in MLB, and the 224 runs they have scored ranks 22nd.