Rays have lots of ideas of how to improve sagging offense

Picture a nice, sunny March day in Port Charlotte.

Josh Lowe pops out of the Rays dugout, nods to some adoring fans and heads to the plate to lead off the fourth inning, facing a pitcher with a number in the 80s he may never see again.

It’s about as relaxed of a spring atmosphere as you can get.

Until he steps to the plate with a focus, intensity and sense of urgency to drive in a runner from third — who actually isn’t there.

As the Rays consider assorted ways to improve their majors-worst and historically-bad offensive performance with runners in scoring position,...

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• Marc Topkin is a sports reporter covering the Tampa Bay Rays. Reach him at mtopkin@tampabay.com.

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