For some forty years before I adopted the Tampa Bay Rays (Devil) as my team, I was a New York Yankee fan. Not because of all their stars but because I could identify with the whole team. Each year I knew, plus or minus a few players, who would be on the field on April 1st. I knew each one of the players and what to expect from them. It was my team and not just a collection of players.
Fast forward to the 2017 Tampa Bay Rays and you have just the opposite. Each off season brings another cattle call for players to fill positions.