Tampa Bay Rays Taking Interesting Approach to Front Office Structure

After seeing general manager Peter Bendix leave for the Miami Marlins post, the Tampa Bay Rays are reportedly not going to replace him.

After seeing general manager Peter Bendix leave for the Miami Marlins' Baseball Operations post, the Tampa Bay Rays are reportedly not looking to replace him.

The following comes from MLBTradeRumors, which includes a link (subscription required) to the original report:

The Rays have no plans to replace Peter Bendix as GM after Bendix departed the organization to take a job as president of baseball operations for the Marlins last week, per Marc Topkin of the Tampa Bay Times. Topkin relays that there will be no external search for a new GM, with assistant GMs Will Cousins, Chanda Lawdermilk and Carlos Rodriguez all expected to take larger roles in the baseball operations department in the wake of Bendix’s exit. 

Senior adviser Jon Daniels, who previously lead baseball operations for the Rangers from 2005 to 2022, is also expected to take on a larger role in the Rays’ front office, acting as a mentor to the club’s group of assistant GMs.

While collaboration is often seen as a good thing in an office setting, it's also unusual to not have a sole decision-maker. That appears to be the direction that the Rays are going in.

It's a critical offseason for Tampa Bay, who won 99 games this year and finished second in the American League East. They earned a wild card spot in the playoffs but were swept by the Texas Rangers in two games.

Furthermore, there are questions about the direction of the organization. They need all sorts of help in the starting pitching department, could possibly trade Tyler Glasnow in a money-saving move, and still don't know about the future of Wander Franco.

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