At 18-19 through the first 37 games of the season doesn’t sound too shoddy, but there’s a strong belief amongst Rays fans that this team is significantly underachieving, particularly on the offensive side.
The team currently sits in 3rd place in the American League East. They are batting an AL worst .233. They are hitting a remarkable amount of home runs, but have the 2nd worst on-base percentage in the AL, so the home runs being hit aren’t converting into an extraordinary amount of runs.
Out of the nine regulars in the Rays starting lineup, only three are hitting over .