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The Rays announced Friday afternoon they’ve signed reliever Pete Fairbanks to a three-year extension with a 2026 club option. The deal buys out his three remaining seasons of arbitration eligibility, while the club option covers what would’ve been his first free-agent season. Fairbanks, a client of Republik Sports, is reportedly guaranteed $12MM over the next three seasons … [Read more...] about Rays Sign Pete Fairbanks To Extension

Photo by Mike Ehrmann/Getty Images This pleases both Pete and the Rays The Rays continue to work towards both rewarding and securing their core players. Pete Fairbanks and the Rays today agreed to a 3-year contract extension, with a club option for a 4th year. Reliever Pete Fairbanks and the Tampa Bay Rays are in agreement on a three-year, $12 million contract … [Read more...] about Rays sign RHP Pete Fairbanks to a 3-year extension

Osleivis Basabe takes down the 11th spot. Previous Winner MI Osleivis Basabe (6’1” 188, 22 in 2023) Osleivis Basabe was acquired by the Rays in the Nate Lowe trade with the Texas Rangers. Basabe spent the 2022 season split between A+ and AA. He combined to hit .324/.385/.462 and put up a 129 wRC+ over 495 plate appearances. He posted a 8.1% walk rate and 11.9% strikeout rate. … [Read more...] about 2023 DRaysBay Community Prospect List No. 12

Photo by Mike Ehrmann/Getty Images No Springs Chicken In a somewhat surprising move, the Tampa Bay Rays announced they signed left-handed starting pitcher Jeffrey Springs to a four-year deal: $31 million contract through the 2026 season, and includes a $15 million club option for the 2027 season. The contract can max out at $65.75 million if innings pitched incentives … [Read more...] about Rays sign LHP Jeffrey Springs to 4-year extension

To kickoff Black History Month, the Rays are screening the film After Jackie on Thursday, February 2 at 7 p.m. at the Tampa Theatre. The Tampa Bay Rays are sponsoring a free community screening of the UNINTERRUPTED film, After Jackie, at Tampa Theatre on Thursday, February 2 at 7 p.m. Released in 2022, during the 75th anniversary year of Jackie Robinson becoming the first … [Read more...] about Rays to host screening of documentary film ‘After Jackie’ at Tampa Theater on February 2