In a move that many fans may describe as “addition by subtraction,” the Tampa Bay Rays have acquired first baseman/left fielder Marc Krauss from the Los Angeles Angels of Anaheim in exchange for right-hander Kyle Winkler. The Rays had an open spot on their 40-man roster to accommodate Krauss, but the make room for him on the active roster, they optioned Nick Franklin to Triple-A Durham.
Krauss is unimpressive, but it still may have made sense for the Rays to acquire a player like him a few weeks ago.