5. Tampa Bay Rays

■ 2016: 68-94 ■ Significant additions: LF Colby Rasmus, RP Tommy Hunter, OF/1B Rickie Weeks Jr., C Wilson Ramos, SP Jose De Leon

■ Significant losses: 2B Logan Forsythe, SP Drew Smyly, RP Kevin Jepsen

■ Clubhouse catalyst: 3B Evan Longoria

■ The season is a success if: their decision to keep trying, rather than rebuild, doesn’t prove to be a disaster. The Rays produced their worst record in nearly a decade last year, but rather than go full rebuild, they traded away just one veteran — Forsythe to the Dodgers — and held on to additional pieces such as Longoria and starting pitcher Chris Archer, while focusing on improving their offense. They accomplished that with the additions of Rasmus and Ramos (the latter out until around June with a knee injury). But with their paltry payroll of $60 million or so, there appears little hope of contending in the stacked AL East.