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Welcome to our 2014 season preview. Here you'll find a stats projection for every Rays player, along with links to more in-depth writeups. There are a few places you can see the full roster. I've collected the Rays' major-league salary commitments both for 2014 and the future, and rglass44 has presented the major and minor league depth charts in terms of predicted lineups through 2020.
Starting Position Players
(and the long sides of platoons)
Primary Catcher: Ryan Hanigan (33 years old)
Projection | PA | AVG | OBP | SLG | HR | wOBA | wRC+ |
Career | 1580 | 0.262 | 0.359 | 0.343 | 20 | 0.312 | 90 |
Steamer | 351 | 0.243 | 0.333 | 0.309 | 4 | 0.291 | 86 |
Oliver | 600 | 0.246 | 0.334 | 0.300 | 4 | 0.286 | 82 |
ZiPS | 297 | 0.249 | 0.342 | 0.311 | 2 | 0.290 | 85 |
Further reading:
- Coming soon.
Backup Catcher: Jose Molina (39 years old)
Projection | PA | AVG | OBP | SLG | HR | wOBA | wRC+ |
Career | 2548 | 0.238 | 0.287 | 0.340 | 39 | 0.278 | 68 |
Steamer | 286 | 0.227 | 0.287 | 0.325 | 4 | 0.273 | 73 |
Oliver | 600 | 0.209 | 0.271 | 0.290 | 7 | 0.253 | 59 |
ZiPS | 274 | 0.225 | 0.283 | 0.317 | 4 | 0.268 | 70 |
Further reading:
- Coming soon.
First Base: James Loney (30 years old)
Projection | PA | AVG | OBP | SLG | HR | wOBA | wRC+ |
Career | 4082 | 0.285 | 0.340 | 0.421 | 86 | 0.330 | 105 |
Steamer | 536 | 0.268 | 0.326 | 0.393 | 11 | 0.313 | 101 |
Oliver | 600 | 0.283 | 0.339 | 0.407 | 12 | 0.327 | 110 |
ZiPS | 569 | 0.27 | 0.320 | 0.382 | 10 | 0.306 | 96 |
Further reading:
- Coming soon.
Second Base: Ben Zobrist (33 years old)
Projection | PA | AVG | OBP | SLG | HR | wOBA | wRC+ |
Career | 3824 | 0.263 | 0.354 | 0.435 | 104 | 0.345 | 118 |
Steamer | 658 | 0.265 | 0.356 | 0.421 | 15 | 0.342 | 121 |
Oliver | 600 | 0.267 | 0.344 | 0.393 | 11 | 0.326 | 110 |
ZiPS | 647 | 0.261 | 0.350 | 0.415 | 15 | 0.337 | 117 |
Further reading:
- Coming soon.
Short Stop: Yunel Escobar (31 years old)
Projection | PA | AVG | OBP | SLG | HR | wOBA | wRC+ |
Career | 3889 | 0.278 | 0.35 | 0.386 | 62 | 0.328 | 102 |
Steamer | 507 | 0.254 | 0.325 | 0.353 | 7 | 0.303 | 94 |
Oliver | 600 | 0.258 | 0.331 | 0.363 | 9 | 0.309 | 98 |
ZiPS | 576 | 0.255 | 0.321 | 0.348 | 8 | 0.300 | 91 |
Further reading:
- Coming soon.
Third Base: Evan Longoria (28 years old)
Projection | PA | AVG | OBP | SLG | HR | wOBA | wRC+ |
Career | 3419 | 0.275 | 0.357 | 0.512 | 162 | 0.371 | 135 |
Steamer | 640 | 0.263 | 0.351 | 0.489 | 29 | 0.361 | 134 |
Oliver | 600 | 0.260 | 0.338 | 0.474 | 27 | 0.350 | 126 |
ZiPS | 588 | 0.260 | 0.345 | 0.477 | 26 | 0.354 | 129 |
Further reading:
- Coming soon.
Left Field: David DeJesus (34 years old)
Projection | PA | AVG | OBP | SLG | HR | wOBA | wRC+ |
Career | 5326 | 0.279 | 0.353 | 0.417 | 88 | 0.339 | 106 |
Steamer | 472 | 0.244 | 0.324 | 0.374 | 8 | 0.311 | 99 |
Oliver | 600 | 0.242 | 0.322 | 0.374 | 10 | 0.310 | 99 |
ZiPS | 466 | 0.241 | 0.317 | 0.366 | 8 | 0.305 | 95 |
Further reading:
- Coming soon.
Center Field: Desmond Jennings (27 years old)
Projection | PA | AVG | OBP | SLG | HR | wOBA | wRC+ |
Career | 1476 | 0.250 | 0.330 | .40+ | 37 | 0.326 | 109 |
Steamer | 624 | 0.244 | 0.326 | 0.39 | 14 | 0.318 | 104 |
Oliver | 600 | 0.256 | 0.337 | 0.402 | 13 | 0.327 | 110 |
ZiPS | 633 | 0.249 | 0.326 | 0.43 | 15 | 0.322 | 107 |
Further reading:
- Coming soon.
Right Field: Wil Myers (23 years old)
Projection | PA | AVG | OBP | SLG | HR | wOBA | wRC+ |
Career | 373 | 0.293 | 0.354 | 0.478 | 13 | 0.357 | 131 |
Steamer | 625 | 0.258 | 0.328 | 0.442 | 23 | 0.335 | 116 |
Oliver | 600 | 0.265 | 0.330 | 0.452 | 22 | 0.338 | 118 |
ZiPS | 659 | 0.263 | 0.326 | 0.437 | 23 | 0.331 | 113 |
Further reading:
Designated Hitter: Matt Joyce (29 years old)
Projection | PA | AVG | OBP | SLG | HR | wOBA | wRC+ |
Career | 2040 | 0.249 | 0.340 | 0.455 | 79 | 0.345 | 120 |
Steamer | 454 | 0.245 | 0.341 | 0.432 | 16 | 0.339 | 118 |
Oliver | 600 | 0.238 | 0.332 | 0.413 | 20 | 0.329 | 112 |
ZiPS | 471 | 0.246 | 0.338 | 0.43 | 16 | 0.336 | 116 |
Further reading:
- Coming soon.
Bench/Short side of platoons
INF: Logan Forsythe (27 years old)
Projection | PA | AVG | OBP | SLG | HR | wOBA | wRC+ |
Career | 762 | 0.241 | 0.310 | 0.349 | 12 | 0.292 | 87 |
Steamer | 332 | 0.244 | 0.323 | 0.369 | 6 | 0.307 | 97 |
Oliver | 600 | 0.252 | 0.325 | 0.39 | 14 | 0.316 | 103 |
ZiPS | 380 | 0.224 | 0.311 | 0.337 | 7 | 0.292 | 86 |
Further reading:
- Coming soon.
OF: Brandon Guyer (28 years old)
Projection | PA | AVG | OBP | SLG | HR | wOBA | wRC+ |
Career | 50 | 0.188 | 0.204 | 0.396 | 3 | 0.258 | 62 |
Steamer | 134 | 0.251 | 0.308 | 0.387 | 3 | 0.306 | 96 |
Oliver | 600 | 0.258 | 0.319 | 0.384 | 10 | 0.312 | 100 |
ZiPS | 386 | 0.253 | 0.306 | 0.386 | 7 | 0.306 | 96 |
Further reading:
- Coming soon.
UTIL: Sean Rodriguez (29 years old)
Projection | PA | AVG | OBP | SLG | HR | wOBA | wRC+ |
Career | 1594 | 0.228 | 0.304 | 0.36 | 33 | 0.296 | 86 |
Steamer | 236 | 0.231 | 0.305 | 0.369 | 5 | 0.299 | 91 |
Oliver | 600 | 0.233 | 0.309 | 0.367 | 13 | 0.301 | 92 |
ZiPS | 318 | 0.233 | 0.310 | 0.376 | 7 | 0.305 | 95 |
Further reading:
- Coming soon.
Position Player Depth
If career MLB experience is not relevant, the highest level played will be listed.
C: Curt Casali (25 years old)
Projection | PA | AVG | OBP | SLG | HR | wOBA | wRC+ |
MiLB (AA) | 145 | 0.383 | 0.483 | 0.600 | 5 | 0.486 | 216 |
Steamer | 0.269 | 0.299 | 0.357 | 0 | 0.291 | 86 | |
Oliver | 600 | 0.248 | 0.318 | 0.397 | 16 | 0.315 | 102 |
ZiPS | 360 | 0.229 | 0.295 | 0.333 | 6 | 0.282 | 79 |
Further reading:
OF: Kevin Kiermaier (24 years old)
Projection | PA | AVG | OBP | SLG | HR | wOBA | wRC+ |
Career | 0 | ||||||
Steamer | 136 | 0.245 | 0.299 | 0.344 | 1 | 0.285 | 82 |
Oliver | 600 | 0.260 | 0.314 | 0.383 | 7 | 0.306 | 96 |
ZiPS | 489 | 0.244 | 0.298 | 0.338 | 4 | 0.283 | 80 |
Further reading:
INF: Hak-Ju Lee (23 years old)
Projection | PA | AVG | OBP | SLG | HR | wOBA | wRC+ |
MiLB (AAA) | 57 | 0.422 | 0.536 | 0.600 | 1 | 0.508 | 225 |
Steamer | 85 | 0.242 | 0.301 | 0.327 | 1 | 0.281 | 79 |
Oliver | 600 | 0.250 | 0.314 | 0.344 | 5 | 0.294 | 88 |
ZiPS | 294 | 0.242 | 0.301 | 0.335 | 3 | 0.285 | 81 |
Further reading:
- Coming soon.
1B/OF: Jerry Sands (27 years old)
Projection | PA | AVG | OBP | SLG | HR | wOBA | wRC+ |
Career | 251 | 0.244 | 0.325 | 0.376 | 4 | 0.313 | 100 |
Steamer | 0.216 | 0.289 | 0.359 | 0 | 0.288 | 84 | |
Oliver | 600 | 0.198 | 0.277 | 0.343 | 18 | 0.276 | 75 |
ZiPS | 523 | 0.204 | 0.282 | 0.342 | 14 | 0.278 | 77 |
Further reading:
Starting Pitchers: The Major League Rotation
No. 1 Starter: LHP David Price (28 years old)
Projection | IP | K% | BB% | ERA | FIP |
Career | 973 | 22.1% | 7.2% | 3.19 | 3.39 |
Steamer | 192 | 21.5% | 6.1% | 3.27 | 3.22 |
Oliver | 200 | 22.6% | 5.6% | 2.88 | 3.10 |
ZiPS | 198 | 3.09 | 3.09 |
Further reading:
- David Price's dominant second half
No. 2 Starter: RHP Alex Cobb (26 years old)
Projection | IP | K% | BB% | ERA | FIP |
Career | 332.1 | 20.2% | 7.7% | 3.39 | 3.53 |
Steamer | 192 | 20.4% | 8.0% | 3.41 | 3.27 |
Oliver | 151 | 20.4% | 7.9% | 3.40 | 3.51 |
ZiPS | 157.7 | 3.31 | 3.47 |
Further reading:
No. 3 Starter: LHP Matt Moore (25 years old)
Projection | IP | K% | BB% | ERA | FIP |
Career | 337 | 23.1% | 11.1% | 3.55 | 3.89 |
Steamer | 173 | 22.5% | 10.5% | 3.76 | 3.99 |
Oliver | 161 | 23.5% | 10.2% | 3.57 | 3.76 |
ZiPS | 171.3 | 3.42 | 3.58 |
Further reading:
- Coming soon.
No. 4 Starter: RHP Chris Archer (25 years old)
Projection | IP | K% | BB% | ERA | FIP |
Career | 158 | 21.2% | 7.9% | 3.47 | 3.94 |
Steamer | 163 | 19.6% | 10.4% | 4.10 | 4.06 |
Oliver | 160 | 18.8% | 10.6% | 4.17 | 4.44 |
ZiPS | 152.3 | 3.72 | 3.99 |
Further reading:
- Coming soon.
Starting Pitchers: The Competition for No. 5
Currently Injured: RHP Jeremy Hellickson (27 years old)
Projection | IP | K% | BB% | ERA | FIP |
Career | 576.1 | 17.0% | 7.9% | 3.70 | 4.39 |
Steamer | 38 | 17.1% | 7.6% | 4.04 | 4.17 |
Oliver | 176 | 17.2% | 7.2% | 3.86 | 4.31 |
ZiPS | 164 | 4.12 | 4.30 |
Further reading:
Veteran Free Agent: LHP Erik Bedard (35 years old)
Projection | IP | K% | BB% | ERA | FIP |
Career | 1228 | 22.4% | 9.6% | 3.94 | 3.79 |
Steamer | 19 | 19.2% | 10.1% | 4.11 | 4.27 |
Oliver | 140 | 19.0% | 10.3% | 4.45 | 4.32 |
ZiPS | 121 | 4.24 | 4.11 |
Further reading:
- Season Preview: Erik Bedard
- Replacing Hellickson: and early argument for Bedard
Next in line: RHP Jake Odorizzi (24 years old)
Projection | IP | K% | BB% | ERA | FIP |
Career | 37 | 16.7% | 7.7% | 4.14 | 4.19 |
Steamer | 96 | 18.2% | 9.0% | 4.19 | 4.27 |
Oliver | 146 | 18.8% | 8.4% | 4.06 | 4.44 |
ZiPS | 136 | 4.57 | 4.77 |
Further reading:
- Jake Odorizzi Speaks: An annotated interview from David Laurila
- Stepping up: Jake Odorizzi, Alex Colome, and Enny Romero
Starting Pitchers: Additional Depth
RHP Alex Colome (25 years old)
Projection | IP | K% | BB% | ERA | FIP |
Career | 16 | 16.9% | 12.7% | 2.25 | 5.05 |
Steamer | 49 | 19.9% | 11.0% | 4.03 | 4.18 |
Oliver | 102 | 16.7% | 11.8% | 4.60 | 4.85 |
ZiPS | 96.7 | 5.03 | 5.28 |
Further reading:
LHP Enny Romero (23 years old)
Projection | IP | K% | BB% | ERA | FIP |
Career | 4.2 | 0.0% | 22.2% | 0 | 5.62 |
Steamer | 44 | 17.2% | 13.8% | 4.66 | 4.76 |
Oliver | 130 | 15.3% | 14.4% | 4.76 | 5.31 |
ZiPS | 119.7 | 5.26 | 5.41 |
Further reading:
RHP Matt Andriese (27 years old)
Projection | IP | K% | BB% | ERA | FIP |
MiLB | 134.2 | 21.0% | 5.8% | 3.18 | 2.86 |
Steamer | 16.7% | 7.9% | 4.45 | 4.15 | |
Oliver | 131 | 15.4% | 6.6% | 3.90 | 3.76 |
ZiPS | 132 | 4.09 | 4.08 |
Further reading:
- Coming soon.
RHP Nate Karns (26 years old)
Projection | IP | K% | BB% | ERA | FIP |
Career | 12 | 18.0% | 9.8% | 7.50 | 8.38 |
Steamer | 38 | 20.7% | 11.2% | 4.17 | 4.18 |
Oliver | 109 | 19.6% | 11.4% | 4.28 | 4.63 |
ZiPS | 126.3 | 3.99 | 4.26 |
Further reading:
Relief Pitchers
Grant Balfour (36 years old)
Projection | IP | K% | BB% | ERA | FIP |
Career | 473 | 26.4% | 10.6% | 3.27 | 3.44 |
Steamer | 65 | 24.1% | 9.5% | 3.15 | 3.64 |
Oliver | 62 | 24.1% | 9.6% | 3.17 | 3.74 |
ZiPS | 57.3 | 2.98 | 3.33 |
Further reading:
- Coming soon.
Joel Peralta (38 years old)
Projection | IP | K% | BB% | ERA | FIP |
Career | 528.1 | 22.4% | 7.2% | 3.87 | 3.97 |
Steamer | 55 | 23.4% | 9.0% | 3.34 | 4.03 |
Oliver | 66 | 24.1% | 9.4% | 3.40 | 3.82 |
ZiPS | 59.3 | 3.19 | 3.46 |
Further reading:
- Coming soon.
Jake McGee (27 years old)
Projection | IP | K% | BB% | ERA | FIP |
Career | 151 | 29.4% | 7.8% | 3.28 | 3.04 |
Steamer | 65 | 28.7% | 8.9% | 2.64 | 3.03 |
Oliver | 58 | 27.0% | 7.5% | 3.09 | 3.19 |
ZiPS | 61 | 3.10 | 3.11 |
Further reading:
Heath Bell (36 years old)
Projection | IP | K% | BB% | ERA | FIP |
Career | 611.1 | 24.5% | 8.1% | 3.39 | 3.13 |
Steamer | 55 | 20.9% | 8.1% | 3.37 | 3.70 |
Oliver | 64 | 21.2% | 7.7% | 3.96 | 3.99 |
ZiPS | 59 | 3.81 | 3.76 |
Further reading:
- Coming soon.
Juan Carlos Oviedo (30 years old)
Projection | IP | K% | BB% | ERA | FIP |
Career | 357 | 18.9% | 7.7% | 4.34 | 4.29 |
Steamer | 45 | 21.1% | 9.1% | 3.58 | 4.06 |
Oliver | 31 | 17.8% | 8.1% | 4.33 | 4.33 |
ZiPS | 16.7 | 4.31 | 4.01 |
Further reading:
- Coming soon.
Brandon Gomes (29 years old)
Projection | IP | K% | BB% | ERA | FIP |
Career | 74 | 23.3% | 1.7% | 4.38 | 4.12 |
Steamer | 30 | 23.3% | 8.6% | 3.13 | 3.83 |
Oliver | 52 | 23.3% | 7.6% | 3.98 | 4.20 |
ZiPS | 52.3 | 4.13 | 4.08 |
Further reading:
- Coming soon.
Cesar Ramos (30 years old)
Projection | IP | K% | BB% | ERA | FIP |
Career | 164 | 18.6% | 9.2% | 4.01 | 3.79 |
Steamer | 40 | 18.6% | 8.6% | 3.69 | 3.93 |
Oliver | 69 | 17.2% | 8.1% | 3.77 | 4.20 |
ZiPS | 65.3 | 4.41 | 4.44 |
Further reading:
- Coming soon.
Josh Lueke (29 years old)
Projection | IP | K% | BB% | ERA | FIP |
Career | 57.1 | 21.4% | 10.7% | 6.44 | 3.74 |
Steamer | 35 | 22.8% | 9.0% | 3.35 | 3.78 |
Oliver | 73 | 21.1% | 7.9% | 3.83 | 3.43 |
ZiPS | 72 | 4.00 | 3.81 |
Further reading:
- Coming soon.
Brad Boxberger (26 years old)
Projection | IP | K% | BB% | ERA | FIP |
Career | 49.2 | 26.6% | 14.5% | 2.72 | 4.34 |
Steamer | 10 | 25.9% | 11.1% | 3.26 | 3.63 |
Oliver | 72 | 29.4% | 11.0% | 3.65 | 3.29 |
ZiPS | 72 | 3.25 | 3.59 |
Further reading:
- Coming soon.
Mark Lowe (31 years old)
Projection | IP | K% | BB% | ERA | FIP |
Career | 274.1 | 19.6% | 10.3% | 4.17 | 4.17 |
Steamer | 1 | 21.6% | 10.4% | 3.89 | 4.02 |
Oliver | 46 | 19.7% | 9.4% | 4.30 | 4.31 |
ZiPS | 45.7 | 4.33 | 4.40 |
Further reading:
Statistics and projections are from FanGraphs. Errors are almost surely my own.