The Tampa Bay Rays offensive side of the roster was completely overhauled in the last year. The only position players on the 2018 Opening Day roster that were on the 2017 Opening Day roster were Kevin Kiermaeir, Mallex Smith, Daniel Robertson, and Brad Miller.
Opening day the Rays turned to Wilson Ramos, CJ Cron, Joey Wendle, Matt Duffy, Carlos Gomez, Adeiny Hechavarria, Denard Span, and Rob Refsndyer to fill in the holes. The Rays were in middle of transitioning to their young prospects Willy Adames and Jake Bauers sometime in the summer.