FYI, this piece has been updated below. Thanks for everything BJ, you’ll be missed! Upton’s tenure with the Rays officially came to an end today, as news broke that he’s signed a 5-year, $75.25 MM contract with the Atlanta Braves. His windfall (of sorts) does not include any options for 2018 or beyond. With news …
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Hot-Stove: Rays Extend A Qualifying Offer to BJ Upton and It’s Subsequently Turned Down, Reinstate Robinson Chirinos, and Rewrite the Record Books (Updated)
Update: As expected, BJ Upton has turned down the Rays $13.3 MM qualifying offer. According to MLB Trade Rumors, “With Upton turning down the one-year, $13.3 MM offer, the Rays will now receive a compensatory draft pick if Upton signs with another team as a free agent. It was no surprise that Upton declined the …
Of Contract Options, and Free Agents (Oh my, its been updated)
Post 10/29 updates: The Rays have chosen to exercise the options on Fernando Rodney ($2.5 MM), Jose Molina ($1.8 MM), and James Shields ($10.25 MM) contracts. However, they’ve chosen to decline Luke Scott’s $6 MM option, opting to pay him a $1 MM buyout instead. All of the moves were expected, at least tacitly. On …
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The Rays Win Their Finale 4-1; the Thank You BJ Upton and Fernando Rodney Edition
I certainly wasn’t planning on feeling the way I did when BJ Upton came up to bat in the bottom of the eighth, in last night’s season finale. That’s the funny thing about emotions; you’re at the will of them unless you’re trained to suppress them. It would be reasonable to assume that this particular …
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Put a fork in it…
The Rays/Orioles Series By the Numbers The Orioles held the Rays to 21 scoreless innings over the course of the series, following a pair of one run homers by BJ Upton and Desmond Jennings Friday night. Ugh. 0-12 wRISP, 18 LOB Pena (1-8, 3 BB, 2 K), Roberts (0-9, BB, 3 K), Lobaton (0-6, 2 …