ST. PETERSBURG -- Can the Rays retool their bullpen, add a reliable starter or two to the rotation and replace a big chunk of last season's offensive production in the middle of their order while reducing their payroll for the 2018 season?
That's the big question that the front office will have to figure out as the MLB Winter Meetings begin this weekend in Lake Buena Vista, Fla.
Rays general manager Erik Neander and vice president of baseball operations Chaim Bloom held court at Tropicana Field on Thursday to discuss the team's goals during the annual Meetings, which will take place Dec.