*crickets chirping*
LOL
Well...I guess the biggest news is the name change and new unis.
Evan Longoria has turned some heads in the AFL.
The Ray's appear pretty set in the field. With the only question marks being 3B and SS.
But...the way things look now it would be...
C---Dioner Navarro (showed great strides at the plate in the 2nd half)
1B---Carlos Pena (Rays still have control through arbitration...but look for a multi-year deal)
2B---Akinori Iwamura (his bat is much more suited to the middle infield)
3B---Evan Longoria (looks like he is ready...giving the Rays something they have never had in their breif history...power at both corners)
SS---Brendan Harris/Ben Zobrist/Josh Wilson/FA (Harris's bat gives him the inside track)
LF---Carl Crawford (Maybe the games best all-around LF)
CF---B J Upton (FINALLY looks like he has found a position...he looked great there last year)
RF---Delmon Young (He and Maddon are now on same page, now time to take game to next level)
DH---Johnny Gomes/Rocco Baldelli (One will likely be traded...my bet is on Gomes who's value is higher right now)
There will once again be free parking.
I know there are alot of Rays haters out there...but I really believe this team isn't too far off.