FORT MYERS, Fla. -- Joey Wendle can play.
Maybe that's not breaking news to some, but the timing of his arrival to the Rays during the Winter Meetings brought comparisons between the Yankees' offseason agenda and the Rays'.
On Dec. 11, the Yankees announced they had signed Giancarlo Stanton. Hours later, the Rays fired back with the news they had acquired Wendle in a trade for a player to be named.
Take that!
While Wendle is not a celebrated power hitter, and is relatively unknown, he has been impressive this spring, putting on display a skill-set that indicates the Rays acquired a pretty good player in December.