The dreams of a playoff run may be over, and the regular season is winding down, but for the Rays, things are ending on as positive a note as could be hoped. Sure, the Yankees kicked some dirt on them this week, but this is still a team that’s likely to hit 90 wins in one of the toughest divisions in the American League, and their ace is rolling his way towards a Cy Young victory.
That’s not a bad year.
It’s also a season that saw a wave of brand new young talent take the field, all while the farm managed to somehow get better.