So, using a pencil, draw a smiley face. D-Rays mound goodies do not yet deserve the indelibility of ink. There is raw talent. A deeper pitching reservoir than ever, but still with chunks of uncertainty. Wilson Alvarez, the supposed ace, has a bum shoulder.
Nothing seems to really change.
Wilson operates somewhere between cloudy uncertainty and sunny promise. Beyond their tentative No. 1, the Rays have promising propensities. Juan Guzman and Steve Trachsel bring deep-dish experience. Both new to Rothschild's rack, they should win 10 to 15 games apiece while chewing 200-plus innings. Even if the Pirates did give Trachsel a Wednesday spanking.