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Tampa Bay Rays News and Links: Rays add Artist/2B to last 40 Man Spot

Last week, the Rays chose to keep 1 space empty on their 40 Man Roster, and not protect one more fringe prospect from the Rule 5 Draft. Now, the Rays have filled that empty space with the enigmatic 26-year old Micah Johnson.

Johnson has tremendous speed and stolen base ability, can get on base, but seems to be an athlete without a true position. Johnson brings some very enticing talents to the team, and as of yet we do not know exactly what role is in the plan for the Rays.

One thing about Micah Johnson off the field: he’s a very talented artist:

Could this spell the end of Brad Miller?