PORT CHARLOTTE, Fla. -- In 2006-07, the Rays scuffled to two last-place finishes in the American League East. Then, in '08, they went from worst to first and wound up playing the Phillies in the World Series.
Principal owner Stuart Sternberg sees some of the same ingredients percolating with the current Rays team.
"We have a good sense of what we're doing. We have had an incredibly competitive product on the field for the last 10 years, and I'll stand by that for 2018 and beyond as well," Sternberg said while on a visit to the area to talk about a new proposed stadium in the Ybor City area of Tampa.