When I first heard the news on Friday that the Dodgers traded Travis d’Arnaud to the Rays, the first thing that entered my mind was trying to figure out how the club would utilize the empty spot on the 25-man roster.
Not long after the deal occurred, reports surfaced that the team would indeed replace d’Arnaud with another catcher on the active roster. At that point, my thoughts immediately went to Will Smith at Triple-A Oklahoma City, who already has 10 extra-base hits through 26 games this season. Four of those hits happen to be long balls.