Baseball Prospectus has released their annual PECOTA projections for the 2019 season with plenty of favorable predictions of the Tampa Bay Rays.
For their projected record, PECOTA has the Rays finishing the year with a 86-76 mark, which would be good enough for the second American League Wild Card spot, as well as the third-best record in the division.
PECOTA is projecting the following players to be the starting position players for the Rays
- Ji-Man Choi, Dh
Tommy Pham is projected to be the team’s top hitter, with a 113 DRC+.