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Position Players

POS	Starter	Second	Third+
Catcher	D. Jansen Rays' Danny Jansen: Nets one-year deal with Tampa Bay Danny Jansen Rays' Danny Jansen: Nets one-year deal with Tampa Bay	B. Rortvedt Rays' Ben Rortvedt: Avoids arbitration Ben Rortvedt Rays' Ben Rortvedt: Avoids arbitration	L. DriscollLogan Driscoll
First Base	J. ArandaJonathan Aranda	Y. DiazYandy Diaz	B. LoweBrandon Lowe
Second Base	B. LoweBrandon Lowe	J. CaballeroJose Caballero	R. PalaciosRichard Palacios J. ArandaJonathan Aranda C. MorelChristopher Morel J. CamineroJunior Caminero T. WallsTaylor Walls
Shortstop	T. WallsTaylor Walls	J. CaballeroJose Caballero	J. CamineroJunior Caminero
Third Base	J. CamineroJunior Caminero	J. CaballeroJose Caballero	C. MorelChristopher Morel J. ArandaJonathan Aranda T. WallsTaylor Walls Y. DiazYandy Diaz R. PalaciosRichard Palacios
Left Field	C. MorelChristopher Morel	R. PalaciosRichard Palacios	J. DeLucaJonny DeLuca J. LoweJoshua Lowe J. CaballeroJose Caballero J. MangumJake Mangum
Center Field	J. DeLucaJonny DeLuca	R. PalaciosRichard Palacios	J. CaballeroJose Caballero J. LoweJoshua Lowe J. MangumJake Mangum
Right Field	J. LoweJoshua Lowe	J. DeLucaJonny DeLuca	R. PalaciosRichard Palacios J. CaballeroJose Caballero C. MorelChristopher Morel L. DriscollLogan Driscoll J. MangumJake Mangum
Designated Hitter	Y. DiazYandy Diaz	—	C. MorelChristopher Morel J. ArandaJonathan Aranda R. PalaciosRichard Palacios J. LoweJoshua Lowe J. CamineroJunior Caminero D. Jansen Rays' Danny Jansen: Nets one-year deal with Tampa Bay Danny Jansen Rays' Danny Jansen: Nets one-year deal with Tampa Bay

Starters

No. 1	No. 2	No. 3	No. 4	No. 5
S. McClanahan Rays' Shane McClanahan: Expected to throw '150-ish' innings Elbow: Probable for start of season Shane McClanahan Rays' Shane McClanahan: Expected to throw '150-ish' innings Elbow: Probable for start of season	R. PepiotRyan Pepiot	S. Baz Rays' Shane Baz: Reaches deal with Tampa Bay Shane Baz Rays' Shane Baz: Reaches deal with Tampa Bay	T. BradleyTaj Bradley	Z. Littell Rays' Zack Littell: Settles with Tampa Bay Zack Littell Rays' Zack Littell: Settles with Tampa Bay

Relief Pitchers

Closer	Setup	Bullpen
P. FairbanksPete Fairbanks	E. UcetaEdwin Uceta	G. Cleavinger Rays' Garrett Cleavinger: Avoids arbitration Garrett Cleavinger Rays' Garrett Cleavinger: Avoids arbitration M. RodriguezManuel Rodriguez K. KellyKevin Kelly H. BiggeHunter Bigge M. MontgomeryMason Montgomery J. WaguespackJacob Waguespack C. SulserCole Sulser M. Vasil Rays' Mike Vasil: Flipped to Tampa Bay Mike Vasil Rays' Mike Vasil: Flipped to Tampa Bay