ZiPS projections for the Rays are now available! For newbies, ZiPS is the projection system created by Dan Szymborski and published on FanGraphs. His write-up of the roster is always interesting, and it’s fun to see who he projects to have a good year. ZiPS doesn’t, shockingly, think Randy Arozarena will be the next Ted Williams, although Randy is projected to have a strong season. We will all be very happy if Brandon Lowe and Austin Meadows end up close to these numbers. Blake Snell and Tyler Glasnow, not surprisingly, top the list of pitchers.
The Rays signed Michael Wacha, RHP, to a one-year, $3 million contract.