After losing to the Texas Rangers in the 2010 AL division series, the most talented Rays team ever broke apart.
Once the World Series concluded, several key Rays players became free agents. Carl Crawford ended his nine-year run with the team, the longest of any player in franchise history. Joining him in free agency were other key components of the 2010 Rays, including Carlos Pena, Rafael Soriano, and Joaquin Benoit and several others.
Carl Crawford would twist the knife even more once he signed nine-figure deal with the Rays’ arch-rival Boston Red Sox.