ST. PETERSBURG — With the Rays planning a year-long celebration of their 20th anniversary, the Times is taking a look back – with 20 lists of 20 things about those first 20 seasons.
Here are the 20 best players based on the baseballreference.com statistic Wins Above Replacement, an effort to summarize a player's total contributions to their team in one statistic.
To qualify, players must have a minimum 25 innings or 75 at-bats:
1. Evan Longoria, 3b
WAR: 49.9
YEARS: 2008-17
Also likely No. 1 for 50th anniversary.
