ORLANDO, Fla. -- The Rays have needs to address, and they know that. But the way they see it, their greatest need is for more wins than the 77 they recorded this past season and the 80 they had in 2024.

That’s why much of their activity leading up to the Winter Meetings, and many of their words once in Orlando, was focused less on their 26-man roster and more on building up their foundation of talent.

The Rays signed outfielders Jake Fraley and Cedric Mullins before the Winter Meetings, and they agreed to a two-year deal here with left-hander Steven Matz .

President of baseball operations Erik Neander has occasionally made the comparison to the Rays’ offseason activity in 2022-23. They had a seemingly loaded rotation and an obvious need for a left-handed bat, and they wound up signing

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