Kevin Kiermaier is set to enter his tenth season as a Tampa Bay Ray. For the second winter in a row he has been the subject of trade rumors. This makes some sense as he’s entering the final guaranteed season of the six-year extension he signed in 2017. He’s set to make $12MM in 2022 and the Rays have a capable replacement with Brett Phillips, with Josh Lowe waiting in the wings.
Kiermaier is one of the longest-serving players in Rays history, and represents a bridge between the first generation of winning Rays teams (his 2013 teammates included Alex Cobb, David Price and Evan Longoria) and the current generation.