When the Rays started the 2018 rebuild season, they had several names in competition to earn the starting second baseman’s job: in-house were utility infielder Daniel Robertson and down on his luck Brad Miller, and added to the competition were cup-of-coffee rookies Ryan Schimpf and Joey Wendle, as well as veterans Micah Johnson and the newly acquired prospect Christian Arroyo. You could also consider shortstop Willy Adames as part of that list, as he got a long look in spring.
The competition was wide open too.