Predicting the Rays construction of next year’s 25-man roster is rather difficult. The difficulty not only exists when discussing which position players will make the opening day roster but also while discussing how many starters, openers, and bulk guys they will carry in 2019. For the purposes of this discussion we will look at a possible use of an unconventional number of Rays infielders.
Even if the Tampa Bay Rays move on from Matt Duffy, C.J. Cron, Ji-Man Choi, they are still left with a glut of fielders in 2019, especially infielder and I honestly don’t expect to see Duffy, Cron, or Choi in a Rays uniform come opening day.