Tampa Bay Rays: Playing GM

Sunday, November 22 2009

Alright, along with being a professional baseball player, and a sportswriter for ESPN, The Mag, a general manager for an MLB team is on my short list of dream jobs.  Fantasy baseball has filled the craving to play with rosters, but playing with rosters that will actually go out and play against 29 other teams excites me tremendously.

I thought about it, and thought why not write about a fantasy of tinkering with a real team?

The Tampa Bay Rays are not very many pieces away from contending for a World Series, but those pieces, along with inconsistency from areas thought as strong spots, kept the Rays out of the playoffs. 

So what's on Tampa Bay's concise wishlist this offseason?  Bullpen, specifically a closer, a catcher, and a right fielder are all spots in question going into next year. 

Without further ado, we'll begin at catcher. 

Last year, the backstop was a massive problem for the Rays.  Dioner Navarro, an All Star just the year...
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