CLEVELAND — Seeing Andrew Friedman and Jim Hickey back at the Trop last week, chatting recently with Stuart Sternberg, reading John Romano’s tale of the transition from Vince Naimoli’s ownership that began 15 years ago this month got us thinking:
Who are the 10 most impactful/influential people in Rays franchise history?
The ones who had, and in some cases, still have a direct role in guiding and shaping the franchise, for better or for worse, and on different levels, but definitely for real.
Here, with a little help from some friends, is what we came up with:
Vince Namoli brought baseball to Tampa Bay.