The Rays currently have 17 position players on their 40-man roster. Of those, 8 bat left handed, 8 bat righty, and one switch hits. Sounds about as balanced as it can get! If only balance alone won championships, we would be ready for the season to start right now.
The Rays still have many roster moves to make as they protect players from the Rule 5 Draft and look to sign one of the available middle-of-the-order bats with all their salary cap space they have this off season.
With that being said, let’s take a look at what their lineup could look like if the season started today, along with some statistics from the 2018 season to help justify the placement.