Look at their offense in a few years: Young, Baldelli, Dukes, Crawford, Brignac, Longoria, Upton, Navarro, and Iwamura..now thats good young talent..Pitching may be the only cause of concern but that may improve with a few more top 5 draft picks..Any1 else agree?
2007-04-07 11:42:30 · 15 answers · asked by Larry 4 in Sports ➔ Baseball
If they continue to develop their players from within and keep those players, they will have a good chance. Now the pitching could be a problem, when you really don't have a solid No. 2 after Kazmir. You are not going to win with Seo, Shields, Fossum, and Edwin Jackson.
Their bullpen needs to be revamped, and you know how bad it is when you have a 37 year old closer in Al Reyes shutting the door in the 9th.
Their offense looks to be good, if they continue to develop and play to their potential. You also forgot about Ben Zobrist.
Will they ever win the AL East when it's usually the Red Sox or Yanks? No. But at least they will be respectable and not a laughingstock from the year they began in 1998.
I think after they made a free agent splash in acquiring Alex Fernandez, Wade Boggs, Fred Mcgriff, and Greg Vaughn really crippled them for years. Not to mention a crappy owner who didn't put a competetive team on the field. With a new owner and a new GM, they have a shot to improve.
2007-04-08 10:11:59 · answer #1 · answered by *One Of A Kind* 4 · 1⤊ 0⤋
they could be a very scary team but the problem is, they are such a low market team that players like crawford, kazmir, baldelli and delmon young will soon demand money. They might not have enough money to keep these players. Also, they are playing in the one of the best divisions in the league with big offenses such as the red sox, yankees, and blue jays. They will need some pitching and need it fast
2007-04-07 19:16:01 · answer #2 · answered by Evan L 2 · 1⤊ 0⤋
The D-Rays have a lot of potential talent have seem to have scouted well. They need to scout and develop because they will NEVER outbid the Yankees and the Red Sox in the free agent market.
I wish the D-Rays well, but they play in the same division with the Yankees and the Red Sox. When all is said and done, those two teams will not allow the Rays to contend for the AL East.
2007-04-07 22:37:55 · answer #3 · answered by davester1970 7 · 0⤊ 0⤋
As of right now it looks like they could. They have alot of young really good players that just need time to develop. Yes pitching is a concern, but that can be improved with trades, or draft picks.
2007-04-07 19:10:37 · answer #4 · answered by Monica =] 3 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Unfortunately, "The Rays young talent will make them a scary team in a few years" has been used the last 7 years at least.
I'll have to take the "believe it when I see it" approach
2007-04-07 18:52:27 · answer #5 · answered by mekounknown 5 · 0⤊ 0⤋
I agree. The Rays seem to have a nice collection of young talented players. They have a young young ace in Kasmir to build around.
2007-04-07 22:25:28 · answer #6 · answered by Da Mouse of Mighty 2 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Yes alot of people do, baseballamerica's jim callis suggests that they will win the 2010 world series. Their offense will most likely be amazing, but they are not short on pitching prospects either (Niemann, Mcgee, David, Hellickson).
2007-04-08 05:07:11 · answer #7 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋
Maybe is they get 1 or 2 quality pitchers, they might have some good years. If Kazmir turns out 2 be an ace, or they can get an ace, and put some pressure off of him, they might win some games.
Don't expect immidiate results, but they'll get their fair share of wins.
2007-04-07 21:16:48 · answer #8 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋
You forgot the most important component Scot Kazmir.
You just don't come across good young lefties like that everyday.
The question is can they keep that talent base together as one? Doubtful.
2007-04-07 18:51:19 · answer #9 · answered by Son of Krypton 3 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Yeah, if Delmon Young doesn't murder an umpire with another thrown bat, the AL East is all thiers...
2007-04-07 20:17:52 · answer #10 · answered by Scott W 1 · 0⤊ 0⤋