The postseason almost half completed, and the Rays are still in it (not saying anything to jinx us at this point), but as November draws near we are about to find ourselves once again in the long stretch of the offseason than non-fans call “winter.” With that comes all of the uncertainty and questions about who will stay, who will go, whose contract is over and if they’ll return (or what will happen with Charlie Morton’s vesting option), and if the team will actually spend any money before spring training.
While we can’t know who will be signed or traded over the offseason, we have plenty of insight to give us a window into what to expect next year (though who among us would have predicted the Randy Arozarena experience?