PORT CHARLOTTE, Fla. -- Spring Training is here!
Wednesday marks the beginning of the Rays' 21st Spring Training campaign and the 10th in Charlotte County. Plenty of roster shuffling will take place between now and the beginning of the season, giving the team a distinctly different composition.
Youth will be well served with this year's squad as a host of highly touted youngsters will likely make the roster, including shortstop Willy Adames, first baseman/outfielder Jake Bauers, infielder Christian Arroyo and right-handers Brent Honeywell and Jaime Schultz.
Only four players on the current 40-man roster are 30: outfielder Denard Span, right-hander Chaz Roe, left-hander Dan Jennings and catcher Wilson Ramos.