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Baltimore Orioles: DH Trumbo, Ortiz Headline Class of Sluggers in AL East

By Nate Wardle

Sep 22, 2016; Baltimore, MD, USA; Boston Red Sox designated hitter David Ortiz (34) is presented with a broken phone by Baltimore Orioles outfielder Adam Jones (10) prior to the game at Oriole Park at Camden Yards. Mandatory Credit: Evan Habeeb-USA TODAY Sports
Sep 22, 2016; Baltimore, MD, USA; Boston Red Sox designated hitter David Ortiz (34) is presented with a broken phone by Baltimore Orioles outfielder Adam Jones (10) prior to the game at Oriole Park at Camden Yards. Mandatory Credit: Evan Habeeb-USA TODAY Sports /
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5. Tampa Bay Rays – Corey Dickerson, Logan Morrison, Brandon Guyer, Steve Pearce

Preseason Prediction – 5th, Logan Morrison, Steve Pearce, Brandon Guyer

The Tampa Bay Rays DH position was relatively easy to predict, although one aging star gave the Rays a run for last. The Rays had a few additional DH types in Logan Morrison, Brandon Guyer, and Steve Pearce, but it was Corey Dickerson, who played the most games in left field as well, as the main DH. That doesn’t mean these were the only ones. The Rays used NINETEEN players as DHs. That’s a lot.

Why are the Rays last? Dickerson provided the power in his first year, but little else. And while the team that placed fourth was led by a guy who struggled mightily, the other main DHs all did better than Morrison, Guyer, and Pearce (two of which were traded in midseason).

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