Today, Tampa Bay Times beat writer Marc Topkin published a column that reviewed some of the most noteworthy pre-season “predictions” about the 2018 Rays. To his credit he included his own pessimistic assessment:
There were a lot of people (present company included) predicting a lot of bad things for #Rays following their offseason makeover and slow start ... https://t.co/3Dfe2yYCga
— Marc Topkin (@TBTimes_Rays) August 18, 2018
We thought this would be a good moment to revisit our look at the anti-Rays backlash from offseason/spring, in particular this column by Darby Robinson.