The Tampa Bay Rays 2017 Year in Review will be in two parts. The first part covers all of the 2016-17 off-season from November 2016 thru the end of June 2017. The second part, to be posted next will include all of the Rays moves that transpired through the trade deadline and conclusion of the season.
Despite their 80 wins, which was a 12-game improvement from 2016 and finished the season in third place in the AL East, the Tampa Bay Rays could not overcome the anemic bullpen that haunted them during the opening months of the season, nor could they sustain a winning streak longer than four games.