With the winter meetings starting on Sunday in Orlando, the Tampa Bay Rays will be seeking to continue to improve their team heading into 2026.
So far this offseason, the Rays have already started to make some moves to fill areas of need. One goal that the team had was to improve their offensive production from the outfield after not receiving much from the unit in 2025 in that area.
Tampa Bay elected to sign Jake Fraley and Cedric Mullins so far to help in that area. Mullins will likely be an everyday player for the team, while they will try to get Fraley as many at-bats as they can against right-handed pitching. These two should help improve offensive production, especially in the slugging department, which was nonexistent for the team in 2025.
While that area is likely addressed, the team still has a couple of other needs to address. Adam Berry of MLB recently wrote about the most significant need for the Rays heading into the winter meetings being at catcher.
Catcher Needs Offensive Improvement