The Royals long homestand concludes with a visit from the American League champion Tampa Bay Rays. The Rays went 40-20 last season in a pretty magical season for them. After coming close to winning it all, they kept their position player core together, but they dealt Blake Snell to the Padres and lost Charlie Morton to the Braves in free agency. The calculus there was that they have enough pitching to endure the loss of both of them to keep payroll down. And they can pitch, but that’s a lot of reliability, even for two guys who don’t necessarily get deep in games, out the door, leaving them with a lot of unprovens.
Tampa Bay Rays Series Preview: The champs arrive
