The Rays didn't even mean to scout him ... now he's integral to this World Series run
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MILWAUKEE -- Have you heard the serendipitous story about how the Rays wound up signing first baseman Jonathan Aranda? Carlos Rodriguez, the Rays’ international scouting director in 2015, wanted to evaluate a Cuban outfielder who was training in Tijuana, Mexico: Randy Arozarena. They lacked the international spending capacity to sign
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