Why the Tampa Bay Rays Remain World Series Contenders

I'm wondering, you know, we've talked about how set up Milwaukee is with so much young talent and what they've got going on that they will absolutely compete for another world championship, no matter what the new CBA is, I think, next year. Is that the same for Tampa? Because that has not been... I mean, they have new ownership there. They are building a stadium. I do. Is this ownership group? Do you have any feeling that maybe they're locking up Azarena? They're not letting him go? Because usually at this point is when we're talking about, all right, who are the best pitchers and where are they going? Because they're not staying in Tampa Bay. So what does that organization see when you think? No, the Rays are in good shape. Look, I don't know that they'll be as good next year as they were this year, but you've got to remember something. The Rays are a factory of drafting and developing. And you could say that the very best pitcher on their entire roster didn't throw a pitch in the postseason, that's Shane McClanahan. So McClanahan gets healthy. All of a sudden, he's at the top of that rotation. Maybe even better than Rasmussen, Joe. I'm serious. McClanahan is that good. And so you lose Martinez, you get McClanahan back. You fix some of the back end of the bullpen, which the Rays have had no issues doing. It's actually the first time I can remember the Rays' back end of the bullpen not pitching well outside of Baker. Caminero is back there. Jonathan Aranda is back there. Chandler Simpson is back. A lot of the players that they have are back. But they were very, very good at home this season. You would probably say if they ended up winning 90-some-odd games, they'd probably still win in the 80s, maybe close to 90. But I think they're an absolute factor for the postseason. Factor for the World Series? That's really hard to do. But, Joe, I don't see anyone outside of the name that you mentioned, Martinez, being integral as far as a loss for them. No, I don't see that.