Yes, we know that this is taking a while!

As many of you know, we at Notinhalloffame.com are slowly generating the top 50 of each major North American sports team. That being said, we have existing Top 50 lists and consistently look to update them when necessary and based on necessity. As such, we are delighted to present our post-2024 revision of our top 50 Tampa Bay Rays.

As for all of our top 50 players in baseball, we look at the following: 

1.  Advanced Statistics.

2.  Traditional statistics and how they finished in the American League.

3.  Playoff accomplishments.

4.  Their overall impact on the team and other intangibles that are not reflected in a stat sheet.

Please note that our algorithm has changed, which yielded minor changes throughout the baseball lists.

Last year, the Rays finished 80-82 and missed the playoffs.  There were two new entrants and multiple elevations coming from the 2024 season.

As always, we present our top five, which saw one change.

1. Evan Longoria

2. Carl Crawford

3. Ben Zobrist

4. Kevin Kiermaier

5. David Price

You can find the entire list here.

Based on the revisions, Kiermaier overtook Price for #4.

Brandon Lowe moved up from #16 to #9.

Third Baseman Yandy Diaz was not able to move past last year’s #10.

Outfielder Randy Arozarena, who was traded to Seattle during the season, advanced two spots to #17.

Pitcher Zach Eflin, who was traded to Baltimore during last season, enters at #50.

We thank you for your continued support of our lists on Notinhalloffame.com.

Yes, we know that this is taking a while!

As many of you know, we here at Notinhalloffame.com are slowly generating the 50 of each major North American sports team.  That being said, we have existing Top 50 lists out and we always consistently look to update them when we can and based on necessity.  As such, we are very happy to present our post 2022 revision of our top Tampa Bay Rays.

As for all of our top 50 players in baseball we look at the following:

1.  Advanced Statistics.

2.  Traditional statistics and how they finished in the American League.

3.  Playoff accomplishments.

4.  Their overall impact on the team and other intangibles not reflected in a stat sheet.

Last year, Tampa was not able to make the playoffs, but they were contenders.  On a young team, this allowed, four new entrants on our Top 50. 

As always, we present our top five, which was not affected by the last season:

1. Evan Longoria

2. Carl Crawford

3. Ben Zobrist

4. David Price

5. Kevin Kiermaier

You can find the entire list here.

Kiermaier, who is now a Toronto Blue Jay, did not do enough to move past his number five spot.

Brandon Lowe, moved up one rank to #15.

Of the highest four new entries, we have Infielder, Yandy Diaz, who enters this list at #29.

2021 American League Rookie of the Year, Randy Arozarena, debuts at #30.

An All-Star last year, Shane McClanahan enters at #43, and fellow hurler, Tyler Glasnow moved up two spots to #45.

Outfielder, Manuel Margot debuts at #50.

We welcome your input and comments and as always, we thank you for your support.

The process continues.

We here are Notinhalloffame.com have plans to create our own set of post-season awards, which we will look back and retroactively present from 1901 on.  That will take a while, but it has never stopped us before!

Our awards are not be league specific.

Now it is time for our 2021 positional awards.

We will be awarding a positional player of the year, but not only that, offer up the runner-up and second runner-up, meaning that we will have First, Second and Third All-MLB players.

Let’s work our way around the diamond and award the best of the best in Baseball!

*Please note that to qualify, a player must appear in that position at least 50% of the time.

First Team All-MLB: Second Baseman of the Year:  Marcus Semien, Toronto Blue Jays.  7.1 bWAR, 6.6 fWAR, 173 H, 45 HR, 115 R, 102 RBI, 15 SB, .265/.334/.538/873.

A nine-year veteran, Semien is in his first year north of the border, and the acquisition has thus far proved golden for the Blue Jays.  Semien led the American League in Plate Appearances and Extra Base Hits, went to his first All-Star Game, and threw up career-highs in Home Runs, RBIs and Slugging Percentage.  With all due respect to the other Second Basemen, this was one of the easier positional awards.

Second Team All-MLB: Second Base:  Brandon Lowe, Tampa Bay Rays.  4.8 bWAR, 5.2 fWAR, 132 H, 39 HR, 97 R, 99 RBI, 1 SB, .247/.340/.534/863.

Lowe might have been an All-Star two years ago, but arguably this was his breakout year, showing the power numbers he could do in a full season.

Third Team All-MLB: Second Base:  Jose Altuve, Houston Astros.  4.4 bWAR, 5.2 fWAR, 167 H, 31 HR, 117 R, 83 RBI, 5 SB, .278/.350/.489/839.

Altuve went to his seventh All-Star Game this year, and he washed away the poor COVID-2020 season. 

Brandon Lowe is still early into his career but he has been very impressive thus far.

Playing at Second Base, Lowe debuted in 2018, but still qualified as a rookie in 2019, where he was third in Rookie of the Year voting, batted .336, and was an All-Star.  It was especially impressive considering that Lowe missed nearly half the season due to shin and quad issues.  In the COVID-shortened 2020 season, Lowe was an All-MLB Team 2 Selection, showing that he is poised for greatness in a full season.  That is what he gave Tampa in 2021, with a tenth-place finish in MVP voting where he belted 39 Home Runs with 99 RBIs.  

Lowe is still with Tampa though over the last three seasons, he has missed significant time over the last three seasons.  He enters 2025 with 126 Home Runs with a career .812 OPS.