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Rays energized at start of Spring Training

Added Rays manager Kevin Cash, "Got the first one in the books. Now we'll start that Groundhog Day process while they're throwing their bullpens."

Catcher Wilson Ramos was the team's lone no-show, which Cash downplayed.

"The best information, it's family related," Cash said. "No emergency to my knowledge. It's really not that big of a concern simply because he's going to get his physical and probably will spend a lot of time in the training room rehabbing."

Chris Archer, who lost 19 games in 2016, delivered the line of the day when he told reporters: "You either win, or you learn.