It seems like every year the Rays enter the off-season seemingly needing just one or two big pieces to turn the corner and most off-seasons it seems like the Rays come up a little short.
That being said, in most winters, the Rays typically do something that at least gets the optimistic portion of the fan base excited. At least one major publication thinks the Rays didn’t even do that this winter.
Sports Illustrated has graded the Rays’ off-season moves so far and they give them a resounding D+, calling the , “dismal” and reeking of “lack of effort.