Official Site of the Rays · Apr 1, 2016
Cash reveals Rays' Opening Day lineup
MLB.com Rays reporter Bill Chastain interviews manager Kevin Cash to preview the upcoming 2016 for the RaysChris Archer will serve as the starting pitcher.
Cash said the Rays have a number of players who can hit second, but they opted for Morrison in the opener.
"There wasn't a specific reason why, other than we like him hitting at the top," Cash said. "We view him as a really good bat, and we want him to get as many at-bats as possible. ... We think he's going to be on base for us a lot."
3/20/16: Logan Morrison smashes a deep two-run homer over the batter's eye in center field to put the Rays on the boardThe idea of batting Jennings in the middle of the order dates back to last spring.