What is the Tampa Bay Rays' largest roster need heading into the 2026-27 offseason?

01 / Make the call

What's your call?

Why Posterior is asking

As of 2026-08-15, the Tampa Bay Rays are 74-47, first in the AL East, 7.0 games ahead of the Yankees. The Posterior free-agency watch lists these notable potential departures or option decisions: Cedric Mullins (OF, mutual option for 2027); Drew Rasmussen (SP, club option for 2027); Freddy Peralta (SP, scheduled free agent after the 2026 season); Gavin Lux (2B, scheduled free agent after the 2026 season); Jorge Mateo (SS, scheduled free agent after the 2026 season); Nick Martinez (SP, mutual option for 2027); Yandy Díaz (1B, vesting option for 2027). Vote for the area the front office should prioritize first this offseason.

Starting pitching

Corner infield bat

Middle-infield depth

Outfield depth

Bullpen depth

Results reveal after your call

02 / The evidence

The evidence, frozen at publish.

MLB Stats API standings (fetched 2026-08-15); Posterior free-agency watch (MLB.com future free-agent classes, 2026-05-02)

Standings check (2026-08-15): Tampa Bay Rays 74-47, first in the AL East, 7.0 games ahead of the Yankees. The Posterior free-agency watch lists these notable potential departures or option decisions: Cedric Mullins (OF, mutual option for 2027); Drew Rasmussen (SP, club option for 2027); Freddy Peralta (SP, scheduled free agent after the 2026 season); Gavin Lux (2B, scheduled free agent after the 2026 season); Jorge Mateo (SS, scheduled free agent after the 2026 season); Nick Martinez (SP, mutual option for 2027); Yandy Díaz (1B, vesting option for 2027).

Frozen Aug 15, 2026, 6:47 PM EDT