The Rays are coming.
For a week and a day, from this coming Thursday to the following one, the best team in MLB will be in New York. Four games in The Bronx. Day off. Three games in Queens. By the end of that stretch, we should not only have a better feel for who the Yankees and Mets are in 2023, but also for who the Rays are versus history.
Their offense is a differentiator for these Rays, who long have been appreciated for elite run prevention, whether by using openers or emphasizing gloves. This version sets up as the best offense in their history, but also maybe more than just their history. The early critique was that the Rays had an easy schedule when they broke out 13-0 against the Tigers, Nationals, Athetics and Red Sox — though Boston is currently far better than its projections. The current Yankees series, though, began this 23-game block: the Orioles, the seven-game Bronx-Queens tour, the Brewers, Blue Jays and Dodgers.
Another AL executive wondered about depth, particularly offensively, if the Rays were to take on injuries. But an NL executive noted, “They have the minor league system to go add an impact piece at the deadline should they chose to do so.” Plus, this is an organization that has mastered maximizing what they have.
The Rays began the season with starting pitching as a strength, but key lefty Jeffrey Springs needed Tommy John surgery and Tyler Glasnow has yet to pitch due to a strained oblique. Tampa Bay received both strong starting work from top prospect Taj Bradley and also morphed seamlessly back to using openers.
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