Tampa Bay Rays Team report

Automated SABRhood research report for the Tampa Bay Rays.
SABRhood team report

Tampa Bay Rays

Tampa Bay Rays ranks 9th in run generation and 5th in pitching performance, with a usable bullpen and 2 recent risers.

League intelligence# 6 69.9 index
Run generation#9
Composite score 58.6
Pitching#5
Composite score 81.2
Recent play#3
2 recent risers
Bullpen readiness#11
Current state usable
Roster construction

Where this club creates, and loses, WAR

Players are split by position and total WAR is calculated; the green border indicates a club is top-ten in positional WAR, the red border indicates a bottom-ten club.

Best value pocketsThird base / First baseClearest upgrade lanesSecond base / Shortstop
CMiddle

Catcher

1.3WAR#17 of 30
Top valueNick Fortes1.0 WAR
1BStrength

First base

4.4WAR#4 of 30
Top valueYandy Díaz2.3 WAR
2BNeed

Second base

0.5WAR#26 of 30
Top valueBen Williamson0.3 WAR
3BStrength

Third base

3.5WAR#3 of 29
Top valueJunior Caminero3.6 WAR
SSNeed

Shortstop

-0.1WAR#26 of 28
Top valueTaylor Walls0.4 WAR
OFStrength

Outfield

5.4WAR#7 of 30
Top valueChandler Simpson1.5 WAR
SPStrength

Starting pitching

8.5WAR#10 of 30
Top valueDrew Rasmussen3.2 WAR
RPStrength

Relief pitching

3.8WAR#9 of 30
Top valueBryan Baker1.1 WAR
Broadcast three

Water cooler notes

Three concise, evidence-linked notes to start a broadcast conversation.

  1. 1
    team identity

    Tampa Bay Rays’s analytical identity

    Tampa Bay Rays ranks 9th in run generation and 5th in pitching performance, with a usable bullpen and 2 recent risers.

  2. 2
    form driver

    Tyler Wells is the strongest recent pitcher signal

    Recent OPS allowed 0.048 versus 0.617 previously.

  3. 3
    matchup edge

    Liam Hicks is doing more damage against right-handed pitching

    Estimated wOBA: 0.231 vs L, 0.385 vs R.

Why it changed

Player movement with league context attached

The recent-window shift and the full-season league standing are separate, so a surge never floats free of the player’s actual level.

Hitter change profile

Cedric Mullins

Tampa Bay Rays | LHB

36.8
Season PA467OPS0.635Est. wOBA0.280Samplestrong
Biggest changestrikeout rate +2.39 z

Strikeout rate is the largest recent shift: improving by 2.4 standard deviations versus the MLB change pattern. Season level: 68th percentile.

Season contextMLB percentile
OPS11th
0.635
Est. wOBA11th
0.280
Strikeout rate68th
18.8%
Walk rate53rd
9.0%
Hard-hit rate18th
31.8%
Run value / PA13th
-0.022
What changedRecent vs earlier season
OPS+0.28 z
Recent 0.679 baseline 0.632
Est. wOBA+0.39 z
Recent 0.306 baseline 0.278
Strikeout rate+2.39 z
Recent 3.3% baseline 19.9%
Walk rate+0.96 z
Recent 13.3% baseline 8.7%
Hard-hit rate+0.57 z
Recent 36.0% baseline 31.5%
Run value / PA+1.35 z
Recent 0.082 baseline -0.029
Broadcast read: Strikeout rate is the largest recent shift: improving by 2.4 standard deviations versus the MLB change pattern. Season level: 68th percentile. Recent sample: 30 PA; prior sample: 437 PA.
Pitcher change profile

Tyler Wells

Tampa Bay Rays | RHP

36.3
Season BF269OPS allowed0.574Est. wOBA allowed0.248Samplestrong
Biggest changeestimated wOBA allowed +2.46 z

Estimated wOBA allowed is the largest recent shift: improving by 2.5 standard deviations versus the MLB change pattern. Season level: 92nd percentile.

Season contextMLB percentile
OPS allowed90th
0.574
Est. wOBA allowed92nd
0.248
Strikeout rate75th
25.7%
Walk rate allowed86th
5.9%
Hard-hit rate allowed86th
33.0%
Run value allowed / PA89th
-0.048
What changedRecent vs earlier season
OPS allowed+2.33 z
Recent 0.048 baseline 0.617
Est. wOBA allowed+2.46 z
Recent 0.033 baseline 0.267
Strikeout rate+0.84 z
Recent 31.8% baseline 25.1%
Walk rate allowed+0.25 z
Recent 4.5% baseline 6.1%
Hard-hit rate allowed+0.45 z
Recent 28.6% baseline 33.3%
Run value allowed / PA+0.95 z
Recent -0.124 baseline -0.041
Broadcast read: Estimated wOBA allowed is the largest recent shift: improving by 2.5 standard deviations versus the MLB change pattern. Season level: 92nd percentile. Recent sample: 22 BF; prior sample: 247 BF.
Team highs

The category leaders inside this clubhouse

Familiar production now sits beside tracked force: 100+ mph contact and pitches are shown as both totals and opportunity rates.

Club contact

100+ mph batted balls

Tracked-contact season total

  1. 1Junior CamineroTampa Bay Rays179
  2. 2Yandy DíazTampa Bay Rays161
  3. 3Jonathan ArandaTampa Bay Rays105
  4. 4Liam HicksTampa Bay Rays60
  5. 5Ryan ViladeTampa Bay Rays52
Club contact

100+ mph contact rate

Minimum 30 tracked batted balls

  1. 1Junior CamineroTampa Bay Rays41.1%
  2. 2Yandy DíazTampa Bay Rays34.5%
  3. 3Ryan ViladeTampa Bay Rays32.3%
  4. 4Jonathan ArandaTampa Bay Rays26.7%
  5. 5Jorge MateoTampa Bay Rays25.8%
Club velocity

Pitches at 100+ mph

Across every pitch type

  1. 1Shane McClanahanTampa Bay Rays0
  2. 2Joe BoyleTampa Bay Rays0
  3. 3Bryan BakerTampa Bay Rays0
  4. 4Freddy PeraltaTampa Bay Rays0
  5. 5Garrett CleavingerTampa Bay Rays0
Club velocity

100+ mph pitch rate

Minimum 100 tracked pitches

  1. 1Shane McClanahanTampa Bay Rays0.0%
  2. 2Joe BoyleTampa Bay Rays0.0%
  3. 3Bryan BakerTampa Bay Rays0.0%
  4. 4Freddy PeraltaTampa Bay Rays0.0%
  5. 5Garrett CleavingerTampa Bay Rays0.0%
Club offense

Batting average

Best qualified contact results

  1. 1Chandler SimpsonTampa Bay Rays0.307
  2. 2Yandy DíazTampa Bay Rays0.305
  3. 3Liam HicksTampa Bay Rays0.288
  4. 4Junior CamineroTampa Bay Rays0.280
  5. 5Jonathan ArandaTampa Bay Rays0.279
Club offense

Home runs

The club power board

  1. 1Junior CamineroTampa Bay Rays39
  2. 2Yandy DíazTampa Bay Rays22
  3. 3Jonathan ArandaTampa Bay Rays19
  4. 4Liam HicksTampa Bay Rays18
  5. 5Cedric MullinsTampa Bay Rays14
Club offense

OPS

On-base and slugging production

  1. 1Junior CamineroTampa Bay Rays0.889
  2. 2Yandy DíazTampa Bay Rays0.837
  3. 3Liam HicksTampa Bay Rays0.812
  4. 4Jonathan ArandaTampa Bay Rays0.789
  5. 5Ryan ViladeTampa Bay Rays0.788
Club pitching

Strikeouts

Total batters finished by strikeout

  1. 1Drew RasmussenTampa Bay Rays156
  2. 2Freddy PeraltaTampa Bay Rays142
  3. 3Ian SeymourTampa Bay Rays140
  4. 4Shane McClanahanTampa Bay Rays106
  5. 5Griffin JaxTampa Bay Rays101
Club pitching

Strikeout rate

Strikeouts per batter faced

  1. 1Garrett CleavingerTampa Bay Rays29.8%
  2. 2Cam BooserTampa Bay Rays29.3%
  3. 3Ian SeymourTampa Bay Rays28.9%
  4. 4Bryan BakerTampa Bay Rays27.4%
  5. 5Drew RasmussenTampa Bay Rays26.0%
Club pitching

Lowest OPS allowed

Qualified opponent production

  1. 1Bryan BakerTampa Bay Rays0.499
  2. 2Kevin KellyTampa Bay Rays0.534
  3. 3Drew RasmussenTampa Bay Rays0.550
  4. 4Cam BooserTampa Bay Rays0.570
  5. 5Joe BoyleTampa Bay Rays0.574
Ace-in-the-Hole

The staff ace’s complete arsenal

The highest-WAR qualified starter leads the card. Every tracked offering is shown with usage, pitch traits, outcomes, and same-pitch MLB percentiles.

Staff ace · RHP

Drew Rasmussen

117.1 IP · 2.91 ERA · 3.2 WAR

2,226 tracked pitches
Pitch Use Velo Whiff Chase Zone Putaway Hard hit
CutterFC · 687 pitches 30.9% 90.056th pct 23.2%73rd pct 31.5%65th pct 49.2%34th pct 0.0%100th pct 30.7%75th pct
Four-Seam FastballFF · 678 pitches 30.5% 95.970th pct 22.8%79th pct 39.0%98th pct 51.9%46th pct 0.0%100th pct 37.6%77th pct
SinkerSI · 549 pitches 24.7% 95.368th pct 13.6%71st pct 28.3%65th pct 59.4%72nd pct 0.0%100th pct 38.4%66th pct
ChangeupCH · 312 pitches 14.0% 89.786th pct 34.9%76th pct 39.5%74th pct 29.5%17th pct 0.0%100th pct 28.0%60th pct
Percentiles compare each pitch only with the same MLB pitch type and a minimum 50-pitch peer sample. Hard-hit percentile is reversed so a higher percentile is better.
Matchup intelligence

The largest qualified handedness edges

hitter edge80.0

Liam Hicks

Tampa Bay Rays

Liam Hicks is doing more damage against right-handed pitching

vs L0.231
vs R0.385

Estimated wOBA: 0.231 vs L, 0.385 vs R.

pitcher edge79.0

Cole Sulser

Tampa Bay Rays

Cole Sulser is limiting left-handed batters more effectively

vs L0.219
vs R0.452

Estimated wOBA: 0.219 vs L, 0.452 vs R.

pitcher edge76.4

Casey Legumina

Tampa Bay Rays

Casey Legumina is limiting left-handed batters more effectively

vs L0.245
vs R0.359

Estimated wOBA: 0.245 vs L, 0.359 vs R.

Bullpen decision board

Best available matchup for either side

The board now shows only the highest-ranked active reliever against a left-handed hitter and a right-handed hitter. Workload availability, role, season performance, and handedness all remain visible.

Left-handed batter89.8

Cam Booser

LHP · available · 3 days rest

Availability95.0%Matchup100.0%Performance67.1%
Right-handed batter88.5

Bryan Baker

RHP · available · 4 days rest

Availability100.0%Matchup70.0%Performance78.0%
Story leads

Team Headlines

Subject Reporting lead Score
Junior Caminero Junior Caminero is building one of baseball’s strongest offensive cases 92.4
Yandy Díaz Yandy Díaz is building one of baseball’s strongest offensive cases 91.2
Drew Rasmussen Drew Rasmussen is limiting opponent production at an elite rate 87.3
Jonathan Aranda Jonathan Aranda is building one of baseball’s strongest offensive cases 83.9
Bryan Baker Bryan Baker is limiting opponent production at an elite rate 83.9
Tyler Wells Tyler Wells is limiting opponent production at an elite rate 82.0
Research status: this automated report is a reporting foundation, not a finished scouting report. Active rosters are date-stamped; injuries, same-day transactions, probable pitchers, and opponent context still require pregame confirmation.