PORT CHARLOTTE, Fla. -- Jose De Leon arrived to the Rays' camp this spring in an unfamiliar position: under the radar.
Last year, the right-hander found himself in the spotlight after coming to the Rays in a trade that sent second baseman Logan Forsythe to the Dodgers. Unfortunately, that spotlight quickly dimmed.
"I think 2017 is a year Jose would like to forget for a lot of reasons," Rays senior vice president of baseball operations Chaim Bloom said.
De Leon spent the 2017 season in the Minor Leagues, save for a one-day Major League stint on May 29 against the Rangers in Texas.