ST. PETERSBURG -- With Major League Baseball's non-tender deadline looming, the Rays must make several critical decisions.
By Friday at 8 p.m. ET, teams need to tender contracts to all arbitration-eligible players or allow those players to become free agents. By tendering a contract, they agree to hammer out a deal with the player for the 2018 season, even if it results in an arbitration hearing to decide how much that contract will be worth.
Players of note whom the Rays might consider non-tendering include: Adeiny Hechavarria, Brad Miller and Jesus Sucre.