For a team that had as much turmoil as the 2016 Tampa Bay Rays, it’s amazing that at least sixteen players are assured of their job on the 2017 25-man roster. However, there are at least five other players of veteran status that are “on the bubble.”
Let’s take a look at those players and see if any of them will survive off season moves and the spring training cut.
Drew Smyly: Smyly is really an enigma. In his career with the Detroit Tigers, he was effective but not spectacular as a starter and a reliever.