I wrote the other day of the acquisition of LHPR Pedro Figueroa from the Oakland Athletics. In that piece, I speculated over who the Rays might designate in order to make room for Figueroa on the 40-man roster. It turns out the recently acquired 1B/OF Jerry Sands became the DFA candidate of choice. Sands could still be an asset to the Rays if no one claims him by January 17th.
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Hot-Stove: James Loney Officially Re-Signs, Rays Pick-up Pedro Figueroa, Etc
Loney is slated to make $1MM in 2014, $7MM in 2015, and $8MM in 2016, and has received a $5MM signing bonus. For the 29 year-old first baseman, this represents a significant rise in salary and offers him some job security — after all, he signed a one-year, $2MM prior to the 2013 season.
Hot-Stove: Rays Release Leslie Anderson, On Jerry Sands, Etc.
The Jerry Sands acquisition makes a little more sense now. The question begs: Who is Jerry Sands? Furthermore, what can he offer the Rays?
Hot-Stove: Balfour – A Ray Once More?
The Rays intensified their interest in re-signing Grant Balfour days after the Baltimore Orioles walked away from a two-year, $15MM deal with reliever because they had concerns with his throwing shoulder. That interest only increased following the results of a second opinion from Rays team doctor, Koco Eaton.
Links For Finks, and Other Nuggets of Joy
Beyond the news that Longo is engaged (I know, that’s huge news for you and me), not much has gone on in the Rays world this week. Because of it, I decided to put together a Links for Finks post this time around.