With the World Series potentially coming to an end on Friday, the offseason could be kicking off very soon for the Tampa Bay Rays.

The Rays will be heading into the winter with a couple of decisions to make regarding team options right off the bat. Fortunately, they appear to be relatively easy calls for the team, with both Brandon Lowe and Pete Fairbanks likely to have their options exercised. 

What Tampa Bay will do with those players afterwards remains to be seen. Trading Fairbanks certainly makes a lot of sense, but without a replacement for Lowe, keeping him would likely be the smart move. 

While they will have some decisions to make regarding either keeping or trading some players, they should also be active in free agency seeking to fill out the roster. One of the areas of need for the team is going to be another veteran starting pitcher, and there should be some options that they look to pursue. 

Even though the rotation appears to be strong on paper, a veteran starter is needed, and one that they should be able to address this winter. Kerry Miller of Bleacher Report recently wrote about the one player that every team should re-sign this winter, and the choice for the Rays was a rather obvious one. 

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