2019 was a ton of fun. Rays showed the world that their surprise 90 win season was no fluke, they finished with the Yankees as the only two teams to have a winning record at home in the playoffs, and took the eventual World Series runner ups to the very brink.
2018 was great, 2019 was better. Time for 2020 to top them both:
2019 is done.
— Tampa Bay Rays (@RaysBaseball) October 31, 2019
2020 is where we finish what we started. #RaysUp pic.twitter.com/p7x4mRM03n
Rays News
- What I learned in my first year on the Rays beat - Josh Tolentino, The Athletic ($): A fun look back and inside a fantastic rookie campaign covering the Rays beat from Josh.
- Tampa Bay Rays top prospect list 2020: Wander Franco, baseball’s top prospect, leads the charge - R.J. Anderson, CBS Sports: Could Wander Franco follow in Juan Soto’s footprints and be the next under 21 sensation?
- The Rays 40 man roster now stands at 36 with Travis d’Arnaud, Avi Garcia, and Eric Sogard officially becoming FA.
- Ranking MLB’s Top 50 Free Agents - Ben Reiter, Sports Illustrated: Now that the World Series is behind us, it’s time to start chopping some wood and get ready to stoke the fires of the hot stove offseason.
- Tampa Bay Rays Off-Season Preview: Re-Signing Travis D’Arnaud Should Be A Priority - Tom Layberger, Forbes: Perhaps the biggest question in the Rays offseason will be at the Catcher position.
- Yankees Decline 2020 Option On Edwin Encarnacion - Steve Adams, MLB Trade Rumors: A once target of the Rays is now back on the market.
- The Rays could be the Yankees’ biggest threat for years to come - Joe LoGrippo, Pinstripe Alley: Always fun to check in to see how the other guys see the Rays.
- 3 Dark Horse MLB Teams That Could Win 2020 World Series - Max Staley, FanDuel: Rays top FanDuel’s list as potentially a good odds on a longer shot bet.
- Seattle Mariners Trade Profiles: RHP Yonny Chirinos - Colby Patnode, SoDo MoJo: Interesting names floated in his mock trade. Generally, I detest mock trades as it always ends up a deal that clearly favors the team that the person that is mocking up the trade is a fan of, but this one is not that.
- Giants reportedly down to three finalists in manager search - Eric Ting and Mike Moffitt, SF Gate: Rays bench coach Matt Quatraro had been linked to the Giants, but rumored to not be on their short list.