Baseball can be a cruel world at times as some trades make you want to smile and cry at the same time. After losing one of the Rays' greatest franchise infielders in a three-team trade, Tampa Bay has acquired former Dodgers top prospect and two-time World Series champion Gavin Lux in another three-team deal. Lux will immediately fill into the second base vacancy left after the Pittsburgh trade pending any other infield acquisitions, but what was the sacrifice?
Rays trade outfielder Josh Lowe to the Reds for infielder Gavin Lux and minor league pitcher Chris Clark
The Rays have dealt another one of their original guys.