The Rays don't publicly establish payroll limitations, but the expectation is that they won't spend more than they did in 2012.

They opened this season with a higher-than-expected $64 million payroll.

Despite the perceived limit, Tampa Bay should have flexibility with four significant contracts coming off the books. Shedding free agents Carlos Peña, B.J. Upton, Luke Scott and Kyle Farnsworth will chop off more than $22.5 million from the payroll.