A few of the Los Angeles Dodgers biggest need this offseason were finding a second baseman, a leadoff hitter and right-handed bat to offset a lineup that’s chalk-full of left-handed hitters. Los Angeles seemingly checked off each of those boxes by trading pitching prospect Jose De Leon to the Tampa Bay Rays in exchange for Logan Forsythe.
Forsythe batted leadoff in all 125 of his starts for the Rays last season, and he has excelled against southpaws in his career, hitting .278/.343/.475. Speaking at Dodgers FanFest in January, Forsythe said he’s become acclimated to batting in the leadoff spot.