The Tampa Bay Rays are looking like contenders again and with that comes bold predictions. The 2018 season was as refreshing as it gets for a baseball fan in Tampa Bay. The Rays had been stuck in a revolving door of trying to remain competitive while also rebuilding. They were successful at the latter of the two objectives, that is until last year, when they were successful at both. The Rays continued to rebuild while also winning 90 games.
They traded away Evan Longoria, Jake Odorizzi, Corey Dickerson, Steven Souza among others prior to the season starting and then went on to send away Alex Colome, Chris Archer, and Nathan Eovaldi during the season.