Cash says leadership of Rays starts with him

MINNEAPOLIS — In the aftermath of getting swept by the Royals in Kansas City, the Rays (22-29) had to field questions about leadership in the clubhouse prior to Thursday night’s series opener against the Twins.

Rays manager Kevin Cash allowed, “There’s always a case for better leadership, that starts with me.”

“I need to do a better job of communicating and help leading this team along with some of our players,” Cash said. “We have plenty of guys who are extremely eager and hungry to turn this thing around.”

Cash was asked if he felt like leadership in the clubhouse was overrated.

“No,” he said. “Good teams have good leadership.”

Evan Longoria said it doesn’t matter what “anybody says on the outside.”

“We know what it’s like in here,” Longoria said. “There is leadership. I think Cash has done a tremendous job. He is the leader of the club. And I think he’s handled what we’ve been going through quite well.”

Longoria referred to his teammates as …

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