Tampa Bay Rays: OVER 88.5 wins. The Rays beat the book every year, playing above their raw talent level by relying on everything from aggressive defensive shifts, to expert pitch framing, to heavy position-player platoons, to smart bullpen usage. In last month’s offseason edition of The 30, I listed the Rays as the best team in the American League, which implies that I expect them to get the 89 wins they’d need to beat this bet. With David Price back and hopefully healthy for a full season, impact 2013 rookies Wil Myers and Chris Archer around for a full campaign, and the core of last year’s 91-win team[SUP]3[/SUP] back for another run, you could do a lot worse than betting on the Rays here.
