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DRaysBay — Lucius Fox will likely be ending his 2018 on a high note. Next week’s update will include players in Australia and Puerto Rico, so that should be it for player additions, unless there are any late arrivals. Hitters 2B Jonathan Aranda, Liga Mexicana del Pacífico This week: 0 ABOffseason: 2 AB, .000 BA/.000 OBP/.000 SLG Aranda hasn’t played since Oct. 21 and is now listed on his club’s reserve list. OF Ryan Boldt, Arizona Fall League This week: 0 ABOffseason: 18 AB, .278 BA/.350 OBP/.278 SLG Boldt is no longer listed on Peoria’s roster, so I’d assume his major offseason activity is...

DRaysBay — if you have some time to kill this weekend, here’s a collection of videos on the Rays new catcher Mike Zunino. Note: if you are using Google AMP to read this, please open in standard format to view the embedded content below. Offense By now you should know Zunino can crush some baseballs, so let’s go through some well struck pitches from the year, starting with my favorite against Dallas Keuchel: Your browser does not support HTML5 video. How much power does he have? In college he broke a metal bat! But he also has reach. Watch him go golfing against Marcus Stroman, oppo...

DRaysBay — Is Heredia really a “top of the line defender”? When speaking to the media on the newest Rays players and the first trade of the offseason, Erik Neander called Guillermo Heredia a “top of the line defender”. Now, obviously GMs hyping the players they acquired is a time honored tradition. But this got me thinking: is Neander right? #Rays GM Erik Neander with some nice things to say about Guillermo Heredia. Called him a "wonderful human being" and a "top of the line defender."— Juan Toribio (@juanctoribio) November 8, 2018 Guillermo Heredia comes to the Rays as one of the...