ST. PETERSBURG -- Prior to last week, the Rays' infield looked set heading into the 2017 season.
Then the Rays traded Logan Forsythe to the Dodgers on Jan. 23, which left a hole to fill at second. Nevertheless, the infield still looks solid with Evan Longoria at third, Matt Duffy at shortstop, and Brad Miller at first or perhaps second.
Longoria remains the key component of the group. He established career highs of 173 hits, 36 home runs, 81 extra-base hits and 330 total bases in 2016, one of the best offensive seasons in Rays history.