ST. PETERSBURG -- Optimism ran high underneath Tropicana Field's roof Saturday afternoon at the 2017 Rays Fan Fest.
Players and manager Kevin Cash were out and about, mixing with the fans at the crowded Trop and helping along the glow about the coming season.
Cash and James Click, the Rays' vice president of baseball operations, addressed fans in shallow center field, with longtime play-by-play man Dewayne Staats acting as the moderator.
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Newly acquired left-hander Ryan Yarbrough, who came to Tampa Bay in the trade that sent Drew Smyly to the Mariners, could be seen posing with Rays fans along the right-field line.