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The Tampa Bay Rays Signing Colby Rasmus Shouldn't Be Surprising

If you are someone who strikes out a lot and hits some homers, but can't get on base and can't hit the ball into fair territory with any consistency, then the Tampa Bay Rays will probably be calling your agent pretty soon.

Outfielder Colby Rasmus has signed a one-year deal with Tampa, where he will most likely platoon with Steven Souza in right field. The Rays desperately needed to add some offense -- while only the Baltimore Orioles, Seattle Mariners and Toronto Blue Jays hit more home runs than Tampa's 2016 bombs, they still managed to score the second-fewest runs in the American League last season.