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As things stand today, the Rays only have five right-handed hitters on their 40-man roster. By my count, that is the fewest number of right-handed bats on any the 30 MLB rosters. The five Rays righties are Randy Arozarena, Yandy Diaz, Manuel Margot, Mike Zunino, and René Pinto.
While the quality of that group of players is not poor by any means, it’s the quantity that is lacking. The Rays dealt Mike Brosseau and Jordan Luplow in small trades this off-season in order to clear roster space, further depleting their right-handed depth.