When the Rays acquired Christopher Morel last July, he quickly made his presence known as he homered in his first two games with Tampa Bay. However, his offensive output evaporated following those games as he hit .188/.254/.255 over his final 181 plate appearances with just one HR.
The Rays brass chalked it up to Morel needing to adjust to the American League and his new team. Thus far in 2025, Morel has shown signs of being the offensive force the Rays envisioned he’d be when they landed him from the Cubs and never more so than this past series with the Arizona Diamondbacks.