Tampa Bay Rays Rebuilding Franchise

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Tampa Bay Rays 2016 Roster (*Inactive)
#	PITCHERS	POS	B/T	AGE	HT	WT	SALARY
22	Chris Archer	SP		27
33	Drew Smyly	SP		26
23	Jake Odorizzi	SP		26
30	Erasmo Ramirez	SP		25
4	Blake Snell	SP		23
35	Adam Wilk	RP		28
34	Eddie Gamboa	RP		31
26	Brad Boxberger	RP		27
54	Steve Geltz	RP		28
40	Kevin Jepsen	RP		31
43	Danny Farquhar	RP		29
37	Alex Colome	CP		27
39	Johnny Venters*	RP		29
31	Xavier Cedeno*	RP		29
35	Matt Andriese*	RP		26
45	Enny Romero*	RP		25
52	Ryan Garton*	RP		26
#	CATCHERS	POS	B/T	AGE	HT	WT	SALARY
24	Hank Conger	C		28
9	JP Arencibia	C		30
19	Curt Casali*	C		27
21	Bobby Wilson*	C		32
46	Luke Maile*	C		35
#	INFIELDERS	POS	B/T	AGE	HT	WT	SALARY
7	Logan Morrison	1B		28
11	Logan Forsythe	2B		29
1	Tim Beckham	2B		26
2	Nick Franklin*	2B		25
29	Ryan Brett*	2B		24
3	Evan Longoria	3B		30
36	Richie Shaffer*	3B		25
5	Matt Duffy	SS		25
13	Brad Miller	SS		26
15	Alexei Ramirez	SS		34
#	OUTFIELDERS	POS	B/T	AGE	HT	WT	SALARY
10	Corey Dickerson	LF		26
38	Taylor Motter*	LF		26
4	Jaff Decker*	LF		26
14	Eury Perez	LF		25
39	Kevin Kiermaier	CF		25
27	Mikie Mahtook*	CF		26
2	Dayron Varona*	CF		28
20	Steven Souza Jr	RF		26

A lot of new faces for the Rays, as players like Matt Duffy, Alexei Ramirez, and Corey Dickerson will join Rays veterans Evan Longoria and Logan Forsythe. A pretty well-rounded team, the Rays will look to add bullpen arms and a catcher throughout the season, and into next season. More depth could also be looked at. For the time being, Alexei Ramirez is taking some time to work in the outfielder to get more playing time. The last thing about this Rays team is the surprises that made it out of camp still with the big league club - Eury Perez, Eddie Gamboa, and Adam Wilk. Gamboa and Perez pitched well enough in the spring to keep his spot, but Wilk was a last minute addition, and might not last long with the club.

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Re: Tampa Bay Rays Rebuilding Franchise

Tampa Bay Sun

The Rays have aquired 3 players in a 3 for 3 swap with the Rangers, reports say. The Rays will be sending catchers Bobby Wilson and Curt Casali, alond with infielder Nick Franklin to Texas for outfielder Ryan Rua, outfield prospect Eric Jenkins, and infield prospect Josh Morgan. Jenkins, 19, will start with the Biscuits, and was rated the #7 Overall prospect in the Rangers organaation, and Morgan, 21, will start with the Bulls. He was the #12 Overall prospect with Texas. This was strictly a move that took away from the overhaul of catching depth, along with the infield depth that is on its way.