Joey Wendle was supposed to be a stopgap until the “real” prospects arrived. A Rookie of the Year-worthy season later, and he is The Man in the middle of an impressive young infield. And with Willy Adames to his right, Yandy Diaz to his left, and Daniel Robertson pushing from behind, the lefty-hitting second baseman who took Tampa Bay by storm in 2018 is going to have to keep producing if he and the team hope to build on last year’s successes. Something manager Kevin Cash doesn’t doubt Wendle is capable of.
2019 Tampa Bay Rays preview: Joey Wendle is (still) good
