With the offseason starting to heat up, the Tampa Bay Rays will be actively trying to improve their team, whether it be for the short-term or long-term, this winter. 

Recently, one of the top free agents came off the board fairly quickly, with first baseman Josh Naylor signing with the Seattle Mariners. This could start to move the market for that position, and it will be interesting to see how quick things might move with the holidays coming up next week. 

For the Rays, they have been active so far with a couple of smaller moves to help shape the roster, but there are a few needs that they would likely want to address to improve the team. Furthermore, while the team might look to add, they could also elect to trade a veteran or two. 

Shockingly, the team elected not to pick up the team option on closer Pete Fairbanks, as the team figured to want to trade him and get something in return this winter. However, there is another player that they did pick up the option for, and it will be interesting to see what the plan is for him.

Jeff Passan of ESPN recently wrote that the Rays would listen to offers on All-Star second baseman Brandon Lowe this winter. 

Lowe Would Bring Back a Strong Return