The Marlins and Rays officially announced a trade sending catcher/first baseman Liam Hicks to Tampa Bay for three prospects. Tampa Bay already had an opening on the 40-man roster after designating Craig Kimbrel for assignment. Tampa Bay has gotten decent work from Fortes, who is hitting .278/.319/.386 with four homers in 83 games. In any case, the 27-year-old Hicks should provide an offensive upgrade for a top-heavy Tampa Bay lineup. He had never hit more than six home runs in an MLB or minor league season before this year.