The Tampa Bay Rays are rebuilding. I know it, you know it.
On the whole, the Rays have been bad for four seasons, then they cleaned house of any player making significant money after 2018, and now they’re gearing up to promote a ton of prospects from Triple-A for the 2019 season.
But that does not mean the Rays do not — generally — have a competitive roster.
Carlos Gomez, C.J. Cron, and Matt Duffy are adequate replacements for departing veterans, or at least approximations for the previous position player’s best skills. Gomez has Souza’s reckless abandonment, and may prove to be the best hitter on the team.