When Logan Forsythe was traded to the Dodgers, the focus was on how the Tampa Bay Rays needed to replace their second baseman. None of the free agent options were particularly attractive, and it did not make sense for the Rays to trade for another veteran. In time, the Rays decided to move Brad Miller to second, his third position change in a year.
When Forsythe was traded, it opened another void for the Rays. He had served as the team’s leadoff hitter last season, and now, there was an opening atop the lineup.