Ryan Hanigan trade – X-Rays Spex

Hot-Stove: More on the Hanigan-Bell Trade

I wrote earlier about the Ryan Hanigan, Heath Bell three-way trade which sent Rays Single-A pitcher, Justin Choate, to the Diamondbacks. I’d like to delve a bit closer into Hanigan and Bell.

Hot-Stove: Rays Acquire Ryan Hanigan, Heath Bell In Three-Way Trade

The Rays are again making moves. It’s being reported the Tampa Bay Rays have landed catcher Ryan Hanigan from Cincinatti, in a three-way trade with the Reds and an unnamed team. Hanigan will, reportedly, get a multi-year deal as part of the trade. Hanigan is expected to make $2.75MM in 2014, $3.5MM in 2015, $3.7MM in 2016, and $3.75MM in 2017, with an $800K buyout.