Why Ryan Pepiot has been a good fit but not a fill-in for Tyler Glasnow

When the Rays finally completed the weeks-in-the-making, four-player December trade of Tyler Glasnow to the Dodgers that landed them Ryan Pepiot, they had a lot of information to share with their new right-handed starter. “We wanted to be sure he wasn't going to be like, 'Oh, these are the shoes that I have to throw on three or four pairs of tube socks to get into,'” Rays pitching coach Kyle Snyder said. “From Day 1, they were very adamant that, 'Hey, there's not a comparison, that it's not like you have to compete with Glas and be him,'” Pepiot said.