When the regular season came to a close in 2017, some speculated the Rays could blow up it all up. No one actually thought they’d go through with it.
Now, a year later, the Rays are coming off their first winning season since winning the AL Wild Card in 2013. They won 90 games in 2018, despite trading away Evan Longoria, Corey Dickerson, Logan Morrison and Steven Souza Jr, and then also parting ways with Chris Archer, Wilson Ramos, and Alex Colome once the regular season got underway.
With a year of information under their belts, the Rays should be ready to make some savvy moves to keep the team in contention in 2019.