2. Logan Forsythe
Logan Forsythe would have had no chance of making this list before the past two seasons. He has gone from a defense-only player who struggles to hit above the Mendoza line to a very solid hitter who can hit the ball out of the park with regularity.
Moving to the Tampa Bay Rays was a move that re-invented Forsythe and has changed the way he is looked at as a hitter. To help put the magnitude of Forsythe’s change into perspective, consider that he hit 18 home runs in his first four seasons as a major leaguer and since then has hit 36 in the last two while maintaining an average above .270 or better.
Logan Forsythe is one of the few players on the roster who has not only delivered on expectations, but has far exceeded them. Forsythe is a player who much like Archer could fit well into the Rays’ plans regardless of which direction they decide to take their franchise.
Forsythe is the type of player that you want to pull for and a great example of not knowing what a player is capable of judging only by the first few seasons of their career.
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