Tampa Bay Rays 2020: Scouting, Projected Lineup, Season Prediction

Rays made it to the playoffs for the first time in six seasons. They traded Tommy Pham to San Diego and Manuel Margot to Manuel Diego. The team is open to making more changes. They believe they have enough depth, options and flexibility to put together a lineup that will complement one of the game's elite pitching staffs. It's in their DNA that they can't help but to think about how to make the team better. After the division series loss to Houston, Erik Neander said that the Rays will be open.

The Rays are well-run and their players buy into their system. They got an intriguing prospect in Xavier Edwards. Emilio Pagan was a great find as their closer. Yoshitomo Tsutsugo signed a two-year, $12 million contract with the Rays. He was also impressed with manager Kevin Cash. He said that if he didn't come to the team, he would have haunted him in his nightmares. The scouting report was submitted before the trade of Emilie Pagan to San Diego.

Kevin Kiermaier won his third Gold Glove in five seasons. Charlie Morton got his first Cy Young Award votes. Travis d'Arnaud went to the Braves for $16 million over two years. Avisail Garcia got $20 million from the Brewers. Eric Sogard signed with the Milwaukee Brewers for a $4.5 million with an option. For the first time in the Rays' 22 seasons, the team MVP award was shared.