After going away from their typical philosophy or speed and defense, the Tampa Bay Rays appear to be coming back to their original plans. The outfield will be a much more athletic group, particularly when Mallex Smith eventually joins perennial Gold Glove winner Kevin Kiermaier. Colby Rasmus is considered to have one of the better outfield arms, and Steven Souza has quietly graded out as one of the better outfielders in the game.
With the acquisition of Peter Bourjos, the Rays outfield defense has gone to another level. While he will not do much of anything with the bat, given his career .