As the Red Sox unfortunately found out the hard way on Thursday, the Rays are very good at baseball. Sean McAdam spoke to a veteran scout about the team and what makes them so good. (Sean McAdam; Boston Sports Journal)
Obviously before Thursday’s game the team had to announce their roster for the series. One of the big decisions that stood out was the one to leave Matt Barnes off the roster. (Jen McCaffrey; The Athletic)
The other one that surprised some people, including me, was putting Danny Santana on with a few of the bench players from the AL Wildcard Game roster left off.