In Search For An Outfielder – Tampa Bay Rays

In Search For An Outfielder –  Tampa Bay Rays

So far, we have identified the following outfielders as possible targets for the Mets:

                Atlanta – Reed Johnson

                Arizona – A.J. Pollock

Baltimore – Nolan Reimold

                Boston – Jerry Sands

                Chicago Cubs – Brett Jackson

Chicago White Sox - Dayan Viciedo

Cincinnati – Chris Heisey

                Cleveland – Thomas Neal -

                Colorado – Dexter Fowler

Detroit – none

Houston – J.D. Martinez

Kansas City – none

Los Angeles Angels – Mark Trumbo

Los Angeles Dodgers – Alex Castellanos

Miami Marlins – Gorkys Hernandez

Milwaukee Brewers – Khris Davis

Minnesota Twins – None

Oakland Athletics – Grant Green

New York Yankees – None

Philadelphia Phillies - none

Pittsburgh – Jose Tabata

Seattle – Casper Wells

San Diego – James Darnell

San Francisco – Gary Brown                             

St. Louis Cardinals – Shane Robinson

               

We now move on to the Tampa Bay Rays, who currently have only five (5) outfielders on their 40-man:

                Sam Fuld – lefty –  ARB1 -  MLB, 98-AB, .255

                Brandon Guyer – righty – ARB1-2015 -

                Desmond Jennings – righty –  ARB1-2015 – MLB, 505-AB, 13-HR, 47-RBI - LF

                Matt Joyce – lefty –   ARB1 – MLB, 399-AB, 17-HR, 59-RBI, .241 - RF

   Ben Zobrist – switch – (also plays 2B) - $5.640475mil-2013, FA-2014 – 560-AB, 20, 74 - RF

Non-Roster Invites:

                Jason Bourgeois – righty –

                Rich Thompson – lefty -

                Nick Weglarz – lefty –

Prospect watch:

                 Mikie Mahtook – right -  AA:  153-AB, .248

A very young outfield with no wiggle room unless they sign someone new or one of their non-roster invites makes the team.  The departure of BJ Upton has this team looking for additional outfield help as well.

And then…

The Rays get CF Wil Myers from the Royals. He’ s major league ready and slots right into CF.

On paper, I’d say the “5” are Jennings, Zobrist, Myer Joyce, and Fuld.

Mets target:  Brandon Guyer…  speedster… plays all three positions…  two great years in a row… 2010 in AA: .344… 2011 in AAA: .312… hit the DL last season and it was announced on 5-25 that he was going under the knife for a torn labrum in his left shoulder.

I don’t know what his status is, but, with the addition of Myers and the growth of Mahtook, there’s no room for this kid in the Rays lineup.