When Evan Longoria signed for the Diamondbacks just as the team was preparing to celebrate New Year’s, there were plenty of mixed reactions about the move. Longoria had been linked to the Diamondbacks for months by that point, ever since his contract with San Francisco expired and he made it clear that he wanted to play one more season, but would only play for one of three teams; The Rays, the Giants, or the Diamondbacks. The Rays, with their young team, World Series aspirations, payroll issues, and Isaac Paredes already entrenched at third base had no reason to seek a reunion with their former franchise player.