"Billy, of the 20,000 notable players for us to consider, l believe that there's a championship team of 25 [now 26] people that we can afford because everyone else in baseball undervalues them like an island of misfit toys." Peter Brand's logic in "Moneyball" can be applied to the 2026 Tampa Bay Rays. Yes, the team that won an American League-best 98 games and reached the 2026 World Series is a roster made up primarily of players who either weren't drafted or weren't signed as an international free agent signing by the Rays. By the way, the Rays are 28th in MLB this year with a $95.6 million p...