GM: Erik Neander
2020: won pennant · 40–20. Ranks are vs the 30 teams that season.
Each position lists its starter then backups by games (so platoons & bench show). Starters (mound) & bullpen (left, foul territory) are ranked by WAR; ★ marks the closer (most save chances). MLB Stats API.
| Player | Age | Service | G | fWAR | Salary $M | Surplus $M |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Brandon Lowe | 25 | pre-arb | 56 | 2.2 | 1.5 | +14.3 |
| Kevin Kiermaier | 30 | FA-elig | 49 | 1.4 | 10.2 | +0.0 |
| Mike Brosseau | 26 | – | 37 | 1.3 | – | – |
| Willy Adames | 24 | pre-arb | 54 | 1.2 | 0.2 | +8.2 |
| Tyler Glasnow | 26 | arb | 11 | 1.1 | 2.0 | +6.3 |
| Joey Wendle | 30 | pre-arb | 50 | 1.1 | 0.2 | +8.0 |
| Ryan Yarbrough | 28 | pre-arb | 11 | 1.0 | 0.2 | +6.9 |
| Nick Anderson | 29 | pre-arb | 19 | 1.0 | 0.2 | +6.8 |
| Charlie Morton | 36 | FA-elig | 9 | 0.9 | 15.0 | -8.5 |
| Randy Arozarena | 25 | pre-arb | 23 | 0.8 | 0.1 | +5.4 |
| Jalen Beeks | 26 | pre-arb | 12 | 0.7 | 0.2 | +5.1 |
| Yandy Díaz | 28 | pre-arb | 34 | 0.6 | 0.2 | +4.0 |
| Pete Fairbanks | 26 | pre-arb | 27 | 0.6 | 0.2 | +3.9 |
| Blake Snell | 27 | arb | 11 | 0.6 | 7.6 | -3.5 |
| Manuel Margot | 25 | arb | 47 | 0.5 | 0.9 | +2.7 |
| Aaron Slegers | 27 | pre-arb | 11 | 0.5 | 0.1 | +3.4 |
| John Curtiss | 27 | pre-arb | 17 | 0.4 | 0.2 | +2.7 |
| Chaz Roe | 33 | FA-elig | 10 | 0.3 | 2.2 | +0.3 |
| Josh Fleming | 24 | – | 7 | 0.3 | 0.1 | +2.3 |
| Brett Phillips↔ KCR | 26 | pre-arb | 17 | 0.3 | 0.1 | +1.8 |
| Kevan Smith | 32 | arb | 17 | 0.2 | 0.1 | +1.4 |
| Aaron Loup | 32 | FA-elig | 24 | 0.2 | 0.1 | +1.3 |
| Andrew Kittredge | 30 | pre-arb | 8 | 0.2 | 0.2 | +1.0 |
| Nathaniel Lowe | 24 | pre-arb | 21 | 0.2 | 0.1 | +1.1 |
| Ryan Thompson | 28 | – | 25 | 0.1 | 0.2 | +0.6 |
| Ryan Sherriff | 30 | pre-arb | 10 | 0.1 | 0.1 | +0.7 |
| Trevor Richards | 27 | pre-arb | 9 | 0.1 | 0.1 | +0.6 |
| Yonny Chirinos | 26 | pre-arb | 3 | 0.1 | 0.2 | +0.4 |
| Yoshi Tsutsugo | 28 | – | 51 | 0.1 | – | – |
| Cody Reed↔ CIN | 27 | pre-arb | 2 | 0.1 | 0.0 | +0.4 |
| Austin Meadows | 25 | pre-arb | 36 | 0.0 | 0.2 | -0.1 |
| Brian O'Grady | 28 | pre-arb | 2 | 0.0 | 0.0 | +0.1 |
| Ji Man Choi | 29 | – | 42 | 0.0 | 0.3 | -0.3 |
| José A. Martínez↔ CHC | 31 | – | 24 | -0.0 | – | – |
| Diego Castillo | 26 | pre-arb | 22 | -0.0 | 0.2 | -0.6 |
| José Alvarado | 25 | pre-arb | 9 | -0.1 | 0.2 | -0.9 |
| Oliver Drake | 33 | arb | 11 | -0.1 | 1.0 | -1.9 |
| Hunter Renfroe | 28 | arb | 42 | -0.1 | 3.3 | -4.3 |
| Anthony Banda | 26 | – | 4 | -0.2 | 0.1 | -1.3 |
| Sean Gilmartin | 30 | pre-arb | 2 | -0.2 | 0.0 | -1.5 |
| Mike Zunino | 29 | FA-elig | 28 | -0.2 | 4.5 | -6.2 |
| Michael Pérez | 27 | pre-arb | 38 | -0.3 | 0.2 | -2.4 |
| Edgar García | 23 | pre-arb | 4 | -0.4 | 0.0 | -3.1 |
| Player | fWAR |
|---|---|
| Randy Arozarena | 0.8 |
| Manuel Margot | 0.5 |
| John Curtiss | 0.4 |
| Josh Fleming | 0.3 |
| Brett Phillips | 0.3 |
| Kevan Smith | 0.2 |
| Player | 2019 fWAR |
|---|---|
| Tommy Pham | 3.4 |
| Travis d'Arnaud | 1.9 |
| Avisaíl García | 1.9 |
| Emilio Pagán | 1.5 |
| Ryne Stanek | 1.0 |
| Guillermo Heredia | 0.6 |
What the front office was committed to as of 2020, 2020–2026. Guaranteed $ are contract commitments signed by 2020; arbitration & free-agent years are projected from service time. Hover a figure for its luxury-tax (CBT) & actual-cash values.
| Player | Age | Svc | 2020 | 2021 | 2022 | 2023 | 2024 | 2025 | 2026 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Charlie Morton | 36 | 11.009 | $15.0M | FREE AGENT | |||||
| Brandon Lowe | 25 | 1.058 | $1.5M | $2.5M | $4.0M | $5.2M | $8.8M | $10.5MCLUB | $11.5MCLUB |
| Aaron Loup | 32 | 7.040 | $100k | FREE AGENT |
| Player | Age | Svc | 2020 | 2021 | 2022 | 2023 | 2024 | 2025 | 2026 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Kevin Kiermaier | 30 | 5.131 | $10.2M | FREE AGENT | |||||
| Blake Snell | 27 | 3.072 | $7.6M | ARB 2 | ARB 3 | FREE AGENT | |||
| Mike Zunino | 29 | 5.165 | $4.5M | FREE AGENT | |||||
| Chaz Roe | 33 | 4.094 | $2.2M | ARB 3 | FREE AGENT | ||||
| Oliver Drake | 33 | 3.045 | $1.0M | ARB 2 | ARB 3 | FREE AGENT | |||
| Manuel Margot | 25 | 3.012 | $917k | ARB 2 | ARB 3 | FREE AGENT | |||
| Ji Man Choi | 29 | 4.000 | $315k | ARB 3 | FREE AGENT | ||||
| Kevan Smith | 32 | 3.031 | $149k | ARB 2 | ARB 3 | FREE AGENT | |||
| José A. Martínez | 31 | 4.000 | — | ARB 3 | FREE AGENT |
| Player | Age | Svc | 2020 | 2021 | 2022 | 2023 | 2024 | 2025 | 2026 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Hunter Renfroe | 28 | 2.165 | $3.3M | ARB 1 | ARB 2 | ARB 3 | FREE AGENT | ||
| Tyler Glasnow | 26 | 2.158 | $2.0M | ARB 1 | ARB 2 | ARB 3 | FREE AGENT | ||
| Willy Adames | 24 | 1.105 | $215k | Pre-Arb | ARB 1 | ARB 2 | ARB 3 | FREE AGENT | |
| Austin Meadows | 25 | 1.074 | $214k | Pre-Arb | ARB 1 | ARB 2 | ARB 3 | FREE AGENT | |
| Ryan Yarbrough | 28 | 1.147 | $214k | Pre-Arb | ARB 1 | ARB 2 | ARB 3 | FREE AGENT | |
| Nick Anderson | 29 | 1.000 | $214k | Pre-Arb | ARB 1 | ARB 2 | ARB 3 | FREE AGENT | |
| Yonny Chirinos | 26 | 1.137 | $214k | Pre-Arb | ARB 1 | ARB 2 | ARB 3 | FREE AGENT | |
| Yandy Díaz | 28 | 1.122 | $214k | Pre-Arb | ARB 1 | ARB 2 | ARB 3 | FREE AGENT | |
| Diego Castillo | 26 | 1.118 | $213k | Pre-Arb | ARB 1 | ARB 2 | ARB 3 | FREE AGENT | |
| Joey Wendle | 30 | 2.088 | $213k | ARB 1 | ARB 2 | ARB 3 | FREE AGENT | ||
| José Alvarado | 25 | 2.088 | $212k | ARB 1 | ARB 2 | ARB 3 | FREE AGENT | ||
| Jalen Beeks | 26 | 1.070 | $212k | Pre-Arb | ARB 1 | ARB 2 | ARB 3 | FREE AGENT | |
| Andrew Kittredge | 30 | 1.070 | $212k | Pre-Arb | ARB 1 | ARB 2 | ARB 3 | FREE AGENT | |
| Michael Pérez | 27 | 1.000 | $210k | Pre-Arb | ARB 1 | ARB 2 | ARB 3 | FREE AGENT | |
| Pete Fairbanks | 26 | 0.057 | $209k | Pre-Arb | Pre-Arb | ARB 1 | ARB 2 | ARB 3 | FREE AGENT |
| Ryan Thompson | 28 | 0.000 | $202k | Pre-Arb | Pre-Arb | ARB 1 | ARB 2 | ARB 3 | FREE AGENT |
| John Curtiss | 27 | 0.069 | $156k | Pre-Arb | Pre-Arb | ARB 1 | ARB 2 | ARB 3 | FREE AGENT |
| Trevor Richards | 27 | 1.139 | $149k | Pre-Arb | ARB 1 | ARB 2 | ARB 3 | FREE AGENT | |
| Aaron Slegers | 27 | 0.136 | $131k | Pre-Arb | Pre-Arb | ARB 1 | ARB 2 | ARB 3 | FREE AGENT |
| Josh Fleming | 24 | 0.000 | $115k | Pre-Arb | Pre-Arb | ARB 1 | ARB 2 | ARB 3 | FREE AGENT |
| Randy Arozarena | 25 | 0.034 | $90k | Pre-Arb | Pre-Arb | ARB 1 | ARB 2 | ARB 3 | FREE AGENT |
| Ryan Sherriff | 30 | 0.040 | $84k | Pre-Arb | Pre-Arb | ARB 1 | ARB 2 | ARB 3 | FREE AGENT |
| Nathaniel Lowe | 24 | 0.070 | $84k | Pre-Arb | Pre-Arb | ARB 1 | ARB 2 | ARB 3 | FREE AGENT |
| Brett Phillips | 26 | 1.012 | $54k | Pre-Arb | ARB 1 | ARB 2 | ARB 3 | FREE AGENT | |
| Anthony Banda | 26 | 1.050 | $53k | Pre-Arb | ARB 1 | ARB 2 | ARB 3 | FREE AGENT | |
| Edgar García | 23 | 0.114 | $37k | Pre-Arb | Pre-Arb | ARB 1 | ARB 2 | ARB 3 | FREE AGENT |
| Brian O'Grady | 28 | 0.042 | $22k | Pre-Arb | Pre-Arb | ARB 1 | ARB 2 | ARB 3 | FREE AGENT |
| Cody Reed | 27 | 1.072 | $18k | Pre-Arb | ARB 1 | ARB 2 | ARB 3 | FREE AGENT | |
| Sean Gilmartin | 30 | 1.133 | $16k | Pre-Arb | ARB 1 | ARB 2 | ARB 3 | FREE AGENT | |
| Yoshi Tsutsugo | 28 | 0.000 | — | Pre-Arb | Pre-Arb | ARB 1 | ARB 2 | ARB 3 | FREE AGENT |
| Mike Brosseau | 26 | 1.000 | — | Pre-Arb | ARB 1 | ARB 2 | ARB 3 | FREE AGENT |
Every roster slot ranked best→worst by WAR. Bars = Rays 2020; the black line = the league-average player at each slot that season. Staying above the line deep into the roster is the depth edge; dropping below it = holes & dead weight.
| Regime | Seasons | Win % | Playoff % | Pennant % | WS % |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| WINDOW | 289 | 52.2 | 30.1 | 4.8 | 1.0 |
| CONTEND | 311 | 56.8 | 63.0 | 19.3 | 10.3 |
| FORCED-SPEND | 260 | 47.9 | 8.8 | 1.2 | 1.2 |
| REBUILD | 328 | 43.3 | 1.2 | 0.3 | 0.3 |
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