With the offseason underway, there haven’t been too many splashes just yet in free agency, and the Tampa Bay Rays are seeking ways to improve as the dust starts to settle.
Since the Rays won’t be going after the top free agents of the class, they are playing a bit of a waiting game to see how things start to shake out once some of the top players available sign. Furthermore, with a couple of potential trade candidates, Tampa Bay could shake things up through that route as well.
While the team might both add and subtract this winter, they are going to seek to contend in 2026. In order to accomplish that in the American League East, the team will have to make some upgrades to a couple of spots. However, there is one spot in particular that needs to be addressed after years of struggles.
Brian Stokes of MLB recently wrote about the Rays being the team in baseball most in need of upgrading the catcher position after years of struggles behind the plate offensively.
Catcher Should Be Considered Top Need