Outside of an exhilarating Opening Day victory over the Boston Red Sox, the start of the 2018 season for the Tampa Bay Rays was less than ideal. 17 games into the season the Rays were 4-13 and had dug them a hole they couldn’t get themselves out of.
This year the Rays the exact opposite has happened. After a disappointing Opening Day loss, the Rays sit at 13-4 with the best record in all of Major League Baseball.
It’s not merely a hot start. The Rays have been very good for a while. Despite their slow start in 2018, they ended the season with 90 wins.