Just one year after signing a $135.6 million contract extension, considered a "team friendly" deal, Evan Longoria's performance cratered in a disappointing 2014 season.
Before that season, he had been the picture of consistency, posting at least 128 wRC+ each year since 2008 before dropping to 107 in 2014. Some fans panicked, and felt that the Rays had just committed a large sum of money to an overrated player. Others believed this was a bad stretch, and that Longoria should return to being a superstar in 2015. Either way, this season would be crucial in determining if he could bounce back to his elite levels of production.