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Tampa Bay Rays: Kevin Kiermaier shouldn’t be protected in expansion draft

We recently picked 15 players on the Tampa Bay Rays to protect in a hypothetical expansion draft. It’s a tough call with so many talented players on the Rays. One name that was left off of the list was Kevin Kiermaier.

No disrespect to KK, you know we love Kiermaier around here and respect his game. Here are a few reasons we opted to leave him unprotected in the first round. For more details on the rules of the expansion draft, check out the article below:

Tampa Bay Rays – Calculations of Omitting Kevin Kiermaier

Kiermaier is owed over $10 million in 2020, which makes him the second-highest-paid player behind Charlie Morton in 2020.