Wed 3/18/15 4:24 PM

Souza, who is positioned to open the season as the Rays' primary right fielder, has slumped through eight Grapefruit League games this spring, going 3-for-24 with eight strikeouts. The sample size is small and the results are largely meaningless in spring training, but Souza has a clear path to everyday at-bats at the big league level for the first time in his career in Tampa Bay. If he were to struggle for a prolonged stretch once the games begin to count, the Rays could consider giving more playing time to David DeJesus, who appears to be a spare part in the team's current outfield configuration with Souza and Desmond Jennings flanking Kevin Kiermaier.