Thursday, 4 a.m.
5 Thoughts
- For the Rays, the convenient way to remember 2022 is the absurd amount of injuries the team had. But if they had never had an injury, the hitting still would have been lousy. Guys, run prevention is a dandy idea. So is run production.
2. I know he's at the top of his game, and I know he has a big payday coming up. But no, I would not trade Randy Arozarena.
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3. Show of hands: Who thinks the Rays will be a good hitting team next season? Me, neither.
4. I know that overall, the team did well to reach the playoffs despite the payroll and the injuries. But is there any way we can hang the banner at half-staff?
5. Before we fall all over each other praising the bullpen, consider this: The Rays led the major leagues with 36 blown saves.
5 Places They Lost It
At the plate: The Rays hit .239 this season.
On the base paths: The Rays were the worst team running the bases, amassing 73 outs (not counting being caught stealing or being picked off).
With power: The Rays were 25th in the majors in home runs.
Against last-place teams: The Rays were just 20-16 against last-place teams.
On the road: The Rays were 35-46 away from the Trop.
5 Easy Outs
Taylor Walls .172
Jonathan Aranda .192
Isaac Paredes .205
Brandon Lowe .221
Mike Zunino .148
Most Strikeouts
Randy Arozarena 156
Ji-Man Choi 123
Taylor Walls 120
Brett Phillips 86
Harold Ramirez 72
Best WAR
Shane McClanahan 4.34
Jeffrey Springs 3.60
Yandy Diaz 3.5
Drew Rasmussen 2.9
Randy Arozarena 2.8