At one point, it was expected that today would be C.J. Cron’s last day in a Tampa Bay Rays uniform. Instead the slugging right hander was designated for assignment ten days prior in an effort to make room for a batch of Run-5 eligible prospects.
Today the Rays are faced with four decisions, and all are expected to be rather easy decisions to make. Tommy Pham, Matt Duffy, Chaz Roe, and Mike Zunino are all arbitration eligible this offseason and the Rays have the option to non-tender them if they so choose, making them free agents.