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The Rays need a plan for second base

In an offseason that has brought more questions than answers, second base remains the biggest unanswered question on the Rays roster, at least on paper, as Matt Duffy will likely slide from shortstop to third base in 2018 and Brad Miller is the strongest internal candidate to man first base (non-prospect edition).

From there, the Rays have five options for second at-bats on the 40-man roster, assuming the Rays don’t add from the outside (which I’ll address later). This group would include Daniel Robertson (the incumbent), Christian Arroyo (the prospect with major league experience), Ryan Schimpf (the extreme), Micah Johnson (the speedster) and Joey Wendle (the unheralded).