After a surprise 90-win season in 2018, and an offseason in which the front office has shown time and time again that the club is in win now mode, expectations are going to be high for the Rays in 2019. Whether the Rays are competing for a playoff spot or struggling to stay at .500 will be determined by a number of factors, but if you’re looking for the player who may most determine whether the Rays reach their ceiling or their floor, you should start with Austin Meadows.
Austin Wade Meadows was drafted with the ninth pick of the 2013 Draft by the Pittsburgh Pirates.