After a big dropoff from what he did with the Cubs, Tampa Bay hopes more familiarity with his new surroundings will help. PORT CHARLOTTE — One of the deeper mysteries for the Rays coming out of ...

Avert your eyes. Ignore the stats. If you were worried about Tampa Bay’s offense coming into the spring, this is probably not ...

Outlook: Morel came to the Rays mid-season in a trade for Isaac Paredes and really struggled, slashing .191/.258/.289 with three home runs and 56 strikeouts in 49 games. While he cut back on his chase ...

198. Morel has a quiet July (.203/5/3/6 over 69 at-bats) with Chicago, followed by a disaster finish to the season with the Rays (.191 over 173 at-bats with 13 runs, three home runs, nine RBIs ...

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Jonathan Aranda, Junior Caminero, Taylor Walls, Yandy Diaz, Brandon Lowe, Ha-seong Kim, Richie Palacios, Christopher Morel and Jose Caballero are all listed as infielders on the Rays 40-man roster.

But in 49 games and 190 plate appearances for the Rays, Morel hit only three homers. That’s a 1.6% ratio and an average of 10 per 162. Worse, in a way, was his teasing debut.