The Tampa Bay Rays may have to tweak their starting rotation.
Obviously, the bullpen needs work.
As far as the regular lineup, however, the Rays have gotten better this off-season with the addition of Colby Rasmus and catcher Wilson Ramos. Whether they have done enough remains to be seen, but it’s a start toward fixing last year’s 68-94 record, the only non-winning team in the AL East.
Rasmus has had four 20-home run seasons and is thought of as an excellent defender.
Part of the equation, of course, will be when, and how many games, Ramos can catch. Another part will be how much Rasmus can hit. Rasmus hit only .206 last year in an injury-plagued year.
Still, the lineup of Brad Miller at first, Logan Forsythe at second, Matt Duffy at short, Evan Longoria at third and Ramos behind the plate has some promise. Rasmus would slide into left, with Corey Dickerson at DH. Kevin Kiermaier is in center and Steven Souza in right.
After Alex Colome, the pen needs attention, as does the rotation, where only Jake Odorizzi had a winning record a year ago.
