Rays fans, if you have not checked box scores since the trade deadline, you would now see that the Rays are 17-9 since the Trade Deadline. In a lost season where it appeared that we were trading away some of our top talent actually allowed the hidden gems on this team to rise. For comparison, the Boston Red Sox are 17-8 and the Houston Astros are 14-10 since the Trade Deadline.
Obviously, this is not a large sample size but it is still should have us optimistic for the future. Looking at the Wild Card Race, the Rays are only 8.