While the Rays may not have made it beyond the ALDS this year, there was a lot to be proud of for the little Tampa Bay team that could. 100 victories, the best record in the American League, triumph over their AL East challengers (at least in the regular season), and managing to do all of that with their ace, Tyler Glasnow, benched for most of the season.
It says a lot about a manager when they’re able to take consistent injuries to the team, a battery of rookies under the pressure of high expectation, not to mention having the “can he do it again?