The Tampa Bay Rays made a good amount of offseason trades and acquisitions with the help of new GM Erik Neander. While the Rays didn’t make any huge big name free agent signings, which they are not known for, they were able to keep their entire starting pitching line up and a bulk of the core players in place and add additional players around them to help bolster the lineup and depth.
One of the biggest additions is catcher Wilson Ramos. He was brought over from the Washington Nationals. Ramos is recovering from surgery to repair his ACL and meniscus so he will not be able to play for the Rays until July.