St. Petersburg, FL (SportsNetwork.com) – The Tampa Bay Rays signed infielder Wilson Betemit to minor league contract with an invitation to major league spring training on Thursday. Betemit, 32, has spent parts of 11 seasons in the major leagues with […]
St. Petersburg, FL (SportsNetwork.com) – Tampa Bay Rays pitcher Jeremy Hellickson is expected to miss the first 6-to-8 weeks of the season after undergoing minor arthroscopic surgery to remove loose bodies from his right elbow last week. Hellickson said he […]
St. Petersburg, FL (SportsNetwork.com) – The Tampa Bay Rays agreed to a two-year deal with closer Grant Balfour on Thursday. The pact, which was first reported by Fox Sports, is expected to pay the former Oakland closer $12 million over […]
St. Petersburg, FL (SportsNetwork.com) – The Tampa Bay Rays acquired infielder Logan Forsythe, pitcher Brad Boxberger, and three minor leaguers from the San Diego Padres for pitchers Alex Torres and Jesse Hahn on Wednesday. Forsythe played in 75 games for […]
St. Petersburg, FL (SportsNetwork.com) – The Tampa Bay Rays avoided salary arbitration with all six of their eligible players Friday, agreeing to terms for the 2014 season with outfielder Matt Joyce, catcher Jose Lobaton, utilityman Sean Rodriguez and pitchers Jeremy […]
St. Petersburg, FL (SportsNetwork.com) – The Tampa Bay Rays and pitcher David Price have agreed on a one-year, $14 million deal, avoiding arbitration. Price went 10-8 with a 3.33 ERA in 27 starts in 2013. He missed 44 games with […]
St. Petersburg, FL (SportsNetwork.com) – The Tampa Bay Rays signed infielder Jayson Nix to a minor league contract with an invitation to spring training. Nix spent the past two seasons as a utility man for the Yankees. He hit .236 […]
St. Petersburg, FL (SportsNetwork.com) – The Tampa Bay Rays have officially re-signed first baseman James Loney to a three-year, $21 million contract through the 2016 season. Loney signed with the Rays as a free agent prior to the 2013 campaign […]
Oakland, CA (SportsNetwork.com) – The Oakland Athletics have claimed catcher Chris Gimenez off waivers from the Tampa Bay Rays. Gimenez batted .224 with three home runs and 22 RBI in 95 games with Triple-A Durham in 2013. He earned a […]
St. Petersburg, FL (SportsNetwork.com) – The Tampa Bay Rays said Thursday they have re-signed right-handed reliever Juan Carlos Oviedo to a one-year, $1.5 million contract. The deal could be worth as much as $2.9 million based on performance bonuses, the […]