The Rays have struck an agreement on a deal with southpaw Ryan Sherriff, according to Marc Topkin of the Tampa Bay Times (via Twitter). It’s a minor-league pact, per the report.
Sherriff, 28, was cut loose by the Cardinals late in the 2018 season after undergoing Tommy John surgery. Given that the procedure occurred in early June, it’s certainly possible — but by no means assured — that he’ll be ready to go at some point in the coming campaign.
While the Rays no doubt will hope that Sherriff’s left elbow responds to his rehab efforts in a timely manner, this agreement is surely aimed primarily at the future. The former 28th-round draft pick will remain controllable beyond the present campaign at the league minimum salary.
Sherriff had turned in an intriguing debut showing in 2017, when he threw 14 1/3 innings of 3.14 ERA ball. That was a short sample, to be sure, but he carried the hefty groundball numbers he had shown in the upper minors into the majors while getting some swings and misses (10.1% SwStr) and maintaining a strong 15:4 K/BB ratio.
Unfortunately, Sherriff hasn’t yet had the chance to test himself over a full campaign in the majors. He ended up struggling on the hill and only throwing ten total innings (split between the majors and Triple-A) in 2018, before ending his season on the operating table.
I thought someone shot the Sherriff….but couldn’t shoot the deputy……(is my age showing?????)
There’s a new Sherriff in town! I’ll show myself out.
The Brewers should’ve signed him and then him and Nottingham would’ve made a good combo lol
LOL to first 3 comments.
Well done!
Lol…So far, my pick for best play on his last name…I wouldn’t even call it cheesy haha, just a clever joke…Well done stubby, well done good sir!!
Adding to the collection. Instead of ‘TB’, their caps should say ‘TJ’.
Ah well, Eovoldi worked out…if only for Jalen Beeks, but the wins Nate gave them and Beeks was worth the investment….
Smart move…….in that case Garrett is up for grabs
I hope he chooses “sound of da police” as his walk up song
Doesn’t FA start after the World Series or am I missing something here?
What I was thinking too…
If you currently have a contract, yes, you are not a FA until the WS ends
Sheriff did not have a contract seeing as he was released by StL in August. He was already a FA, able to sign with anyone at any time
Also it’s a minor league deal
I could be wrong, but I believe the fact it’s a MiL deal doesn’t make a difference..
As darkstar stated above, he was able to sign before the ML season officially ended, because he was already released by the Cardinals..
I believed it was stated that he had been released. Thus giving him the right to sign with any team at any time.
Good low risk move by Tampa.
So now the Rays have an outlaw and a sherriff