The Rays have run out of outfielders to promote

For the second season in a row, the Rays depth chart has been depleted. This year, however, it’s outfielders who are in short supply.

Let’s take a look at the Rays depth chart in a visual way, showing the three outfielders and utility man role (aka the emergency outfielder), and crossing out those injured and no longer taking the field.

The Rays are already on their third line of defense in the outfield. After Mikie Mahtook came Jaff Decker, he of the long hair in Durham’s center field, to fill the bench outfield role, but with Mahtook’s broken left hand, it’s time for the next man up to take the fourth OF slot.