Amed Rosario, Ben Rortvedt Among Rays Newcomers Providing Much-Needed Production

It is so typical of the Rays to sign and trade for players who perhaps lost some luster in the eyes of other organizations or were simply toiling on the fringes, and then receive immediate dividends. At least in the first month of the 2024 season, it has been position players fitting the profile. It is a good thing those players are off to strong starts because there has otherwise been little production from a lineup that in a 7-5 win over the visiting Tigers on Wednesday snapped a streak of seven consecutive games scoring four or fewer runs. Who could have guessed Amed Rosario would have led the American League in batting after a month's worth of games?