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Larry Lambert’s All Tampa Bay Rays Team, Position Players
Their lineup is an odd assortment of players.
Putting together this Rays team took less time than any other team. That’s due, in large part, to their lack of positional depth. It would seem that Joe Maddon did his best work in keeping this team competitive during his time in Tampa Bay. That’s not to say the Rays have been completely devoid of talent, though in some cases it’s pretty close to that.
Catcher: Toby Hall
The Rays have had a shocking lack of depth behind the plate. Their approach to finding a catcher seems to have been to find a decent defensive guy and forget about the bat. Wilson Ramos went against that trend in 2017 and in a couple of more years will probably be the choice as the Rays catcher. Until then, Toby Hall holds down the fort. Hall spent 7 seasons with the Rays, though some of those were just small parts of seasons. Hall was good defensively. In 2005, Toby had a defensive WAR of 2.6. For his time in Tampa, Hall finished with a WAR of 4.8.
First base: Carlos Pena
Carlos parlayed huge power with a decent glove to be a productive player while with the Rays. Pena played for the Rays for five seasons and pounded 163 home runs during that run. Pena had his career-high in homers in 2007 with 46. He led…
