When Avisail Garcia walked into free agency this offseason, so did his 20 homers leaving a void that the Tampa Bay Rays would be ill-advised to ignore. With Avi and Travis d’Arnaud off of the roster, the Rays are left with Tommy Pham and Yandy Diaz as the only true power threats form the right side of the plate. Yes, Willy Adames has the ability to hit 20 bombs and Mike Zunino could also contribute 15-20, but the Rays could use another thumper in the middle of their lineup similar to Avisail Garcia.
Yasiel Puig could be that guy in 2020 and possibly beyond for the Rays.