The general consensus among Rays fans this offseason is that the team needs to go out and get a big name to pair with the impressive collection of young talent the team already has in store.
It makes sense.
Looking over the FanGraphs depth chart, the Rays have 10 hitters projected for at least 1.0 WAR in 2019, but their highest hitter projection is contributing only 3.1 WAR. They have seven pitchers projected for at least 1.0 WAR, but they only have one pitcher (reigning Cy Young winner Blake Snell) projected for more than 2.