This year the Tampa Bay Rays have turned the traditional idea of how a pitching staff is used on it’s head. The Rays have used starters like Blake Snell, Chris Archer, Nathan Eovaldi, and Tyler Glasnow in standard roles; however, they have also started Ryne Stanek, Sergio Romo, Hunter Wood and others whose usage would make you think they were relievers if they didn’t throw the first pitch for their team.
Sergio Romo put The Opener on the national stage with two consecutive starts against the Los Angeles Angels in May, and the Rays haven’t looked back since.