Tampa Bay Rays didn’t need Nelson Cruz

With all the fanfare surrounding the possibility that Nelson Cruz might have signed with the Tampa Bay Rays, lets take a step back and ask ourselves if we really even needed the aging DH?

Well… Nelson Cruz is no longer an option for the Tampa Bay Rays as he has reportedly signed with the Minnesota Twins, but don’t panic… the Rays never really needed the him to begin with.

Let’s not forget that the Tampa Bay Rays won 90 games in 2018 and if they entered play today, the 2019 Rays would in all likelihood eclipse that 90 win mark.

Since the season has ended, the Rays front office has added Mike Zunino, Charlie Morton, Emilio Pagan, Yandy Diaz, and Guillermo Heredia while really only losing Jake…