The Rays are not going to exercise their club options on right-hander Charlie Morton or catcher Mike Zunino, vice president of baseball operations Erik Neander told reporters (including Juan Toribio of MLB.com and Marc Topkin of the Tampa Bay Times). Morton’s option was valued at $15MM, while Zunino stood to make $4.5MM if his option were exercised. Neither player will receive a buyout and both are now free agents.
Tampa Bay is leaving the door open to bringing either player back, Neander adds (via Toribio). They’re particularly interested in retaining Morton, it seems, with Neander noting the parties will look for a “creative” way to keep him in the fold (Topkin link).
Both players had important roles on the Rays’ pennant-winning 2020 club, but Morton is the more notable of the two. The 36-year-old (37 next month) was a Cy Young finalist just a year ago, when he tossed 194.2 innings of 3.05 ERA ball. He took a bit of a step back over nine regular-season starts this season but he still looks like a strong mid-rotation starter at the very least. He reaffirmed that with four stellar postseason starts.
Morton immediately becomes one of the best pitchers on the free agent market, but it remains to be seen how much interest he’ll have in exploring deals with other teams. The veteran makes his home in Florida, a key point in his decision to sign with the Rays as a free agent after the 2018 season. Earlier this month, Morton said he’d seriously discuss the possibility of retirement with his family if the Rays declined his option. At the moment, though, he “is believed to want to continue his career,” hears Jon Heyman of MLB Network (Twitter link).
As for Zunino, the call was probably a bit easier for the front office. The former third overall pick has started just over half the Rays’ games behind the plate the past two years but hasn’t hit much. Since Tampa Bay acquired him from the Mariners, Zunino has hit just .161/.233/.323 over 373 plate appearances. He struck out in 64 of his 140 plate appearances between the regular season and playoffs in 2020. The well-regarded defender hits the market at just 29 years of age, though.
They’ll both get some good interest.
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Could this be the dream opportunity for the Angels?
Dream opportunity? For a pitcher in his mid 30s that wants to play on the west coast, and a catcher that can’t hit? Sounds like a nightmare
East coast*
I thought Morton wanted east coast only?
I thought Cole wanted to play on the West Coast.
You can guess where he wants to play, but money talks.
This is a totally different situation. Morton has spoken on the record about the location in Florida being extremely important to him. It’s not just speculation.
LOL, he’s worth every penny, pay the man, Morton that is
I’d love to see him in Boston next year
that would be a great pickup for the Sox but I highly doubt he’d sign with them. He’s definitely going to prioritize winning and proximity to Florida (his home) and while Boston isn’t all that far (of a plane ride) to Florida I don’t think he’d feel they’re a true contender. I personally think that they’re a lot closer to being a playoff team then their 2020 record indicated and really could be a playoff team if they signed say Morton, and a few relievers (and maybe a 2B) people forget they’re getting erod and Sale back, and already have a very solid offensive core… so if sale and erod come back strong plus Eovaldi or Pivetta and their rookie continues anywhere near where he was at the end of last season (only allowed like 3 ER in 3 starts!) they’d actually be a competitive team immediately. I’m not saying it’s a sure thing… but they are in a lot better shape than their 2020 record would indicate — but they do definitely need pitching help… particularly in the bullpen. They should absolutely claim Brad Hand for one.
Hoping NYY jumps on him proven postseason pitcher. Cole Morton Tanaka are a pretty good start for a postseason squad
Ohhhh, man.
Gimme, gimme, gimme.
I think the deal with Morton is he wants to play somewhere down south. (Obviously, I don’t get that…but it’s his life.)
I’d love to see it. But I think that’s the longest of long shots.
How much was Morton’s option vs his buyout?? I thought he was on a reasonable deal. I get the rays have $0 to spend but still he’s a quality guy.
No buyout, but he’s too old to pay 15M to.
…under the current circumstances especially.
He wasn’t too old to shut down the Yankees once in the Astros twice in the 2020 playoffs.
I bet he gets a guarantee higher than 15 mil on the open market
Alex Anthopoulos should be on the phone to Morton’s agent and get a deal done the 1st eligible day.
Morton would be perfect for Atlanta, but he obviously only wants to play near home and I’m not sure if even Atlanta is close enough. He’s still not at home the way he is in Florida.
I gotta assume it’s either TB or Miami or retire.
Yep. 1-12, then add one more sturdy 4th/5th rotation option. I’d even be open to bringing Hamels back at a much lower rate, assuming he’s projected to be healthy by ST. With Soroka back, the rotation could quickly go from blackhole to top 5 in the majors.
He’s not signing with anyone else and the Rays know it. He lives in Florida and does not want to go anywhere else. He’ll retire first.
Lives in Lakewood Ranch. You are correct.
Yankees spring training facility and rehabbing is in Tampa maybe a chance there
Are they playing their games in their spring training facility?
And UCLA boy Cole was going back to LA.
You would figure people would learn that we simply don’t know.
Free agency is about to be a bloodbath
I know money is tight this year but the WS runner ups declining to spend $15 million on a 1 year deal for a pitcher of Morton’s status is not a good look
Slap on the wrist for cheating, billionaires fighting millionaires to delay a season, health protocols not applying for World Series celebrations, cheating manager gets rehired less than a week after his suspension is lifted… why stop with the bad looks now?
when you put it that way. maybe the rays arent so bad and shouldnt get crap from folks like jonnyzuck
dobsonel, it’s been a terrible four years for MLB. I’m hoping the World Series celebration doesn’t turn into a full-blown Dodgersgate. With so much focus on Covid and the election, MLB probably thinks they can sweep it under the rug. It needs to be fully investigated with penalties handed down if necessary. Personally, I’m not into looking the other way just because it’s my team.
Is it just me? Or did Manfred sound like he was either having a stroke or he’s mentally challenged when he was congratulating the dodgers after game 6?
Fugged,
Manfred sounded 14 beers deep.
Apparently similar on opening day 2019 which he claimed was due to feedback in his earpiece. Convenient but I buy it for some reason.
dobsonel, gotta stick with tradition! Bad looks from day one. Steroids, gambling, spitballs, segregation.
Just wait until Brett Phillips gets non-tendered…
rays are going to platoon margot and phillips, kiermaier is 90%+ getting traded
Lotsa luck moving that contract…..
yeah 10m for the best defensive cf is really bad. theres also no way that the rays could package him with other players to offset value, no way billybob
Well, it’s actually 12M a year for 2 years. If Brad Hand isn’t worth 10M, in the current realities, nobody’s going to pay twice that for KK, even with all the defense. You can Endor Inciarte for less than half that price, and likely raid the Braves system while doing it.
But ya, they can add some players or money, and move him. And while that player(s) won’t be Franco, it will have to be one of their top 5. Three-outcome baseball, which isn’t going away, depreciates defense, and that’s really all KK offers. As I said, there are MANY cheaper alternatives, maybe not as good, but close enough.
the prospect doesnt have to be anywhere near the top 5. look at the longo deal. kiermaier has much more value right now than longoria’s geriatric self did
I believe the outfield will be Margot -Meadows and Lowe and Kiermayer if he is still here and the infield will consist of Adamas Franko Wendel and Choi
He didn’t make top 3 of all MLB squad. Makes regular catches out to be dramatic way too much.
A sixty game season doesn’t present itself with enough data.
@denistaylor. He ranked/tied for 5th among qualified Centerfielders in Outs Above Average and Runs prevented per statcast. Last year he ranked second for those same categories for ALL outfielders who qualified.
He has the ability to be one of, if not the best, outfielders defensively on a year to year basis regardless of he does/doesnt put on theatrics. If he was Matt Kemp good with the glove, I’d be more inclined to agree with you, but as things are I do not.
Did you read the article? He’ll resign for less or retire. He’s not signing with anyone else.
Maybe he changes his mind and signs with Dodgers. LOL
Charlie Morton: “If the Rays don’t pick up my option I will probably retire.”
Bill Clinton: “I did not have sex with that woman.”
Richard Nixon: “I’m not a crook.”
Bernie Madoff: “In today’s regulatory environment, it is virtually impossible to violate rules.”
President Johnson: “We are not about to send American boys nine or ten thousand miles away from home to do what Asian boys ought to be doing for themselves.”
James W. Johnston: “Cigarette smoking is no more ‘addictive’ than coffee, tea or Twinkies.”
There have also been plenty of baseball players who swore they would only sign with a winner and yet followed the money instead.
Perhaps a man’s word is not the actual final word?
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I love that post.
Ryan Braun…. “It was the collector!!!”
Barry Bonds on why he took the cream and the clear. “You know me, I’m 39 years old. I’m dealing with pain. All I want (is) the pain relief,”
Hopefully they will find a catcher who can at least hit his weight.
Here’s hoping he can convince his wife that there are *lots* of places in America that are way better to live in than Florida.
Oh.
And, what the hell are the Rays thinking, man?
I don’t think he’ll be that desperate to find a new spot. The guy’s made almost $60 million. He can just decide he’s had enough if he can’t play where he wants to.
He’s made almost 60 million?
And he can easily get another contract for two years 40 million.
Unlike gerrit cole Morton has made it clear he really doesn’t care about the money anymore. His initial deal with the Rays was a massive discount. He could’ve had way more as a free agent last time. This is one time you should probably actually listen to the guy. Not everyone is looking for too dollar and I don’t blame him. I’d value my family and home over top dollar as well
Let me ruin all your Friday’s. Morton has been on record repeatedly saying he’d have to play super close to his Florida home
Then money is waved in his face and that all changes
Naw, he turned down more cash last time to stay in Tampa. He seems pretty principled with this and I can’t imagine the currently world state makes him any more likely to want to be further from his fam.
I’m sure Morton doesn’t feel the least bit dissed by the Rays. I’m sure he’s going to take a lesser salary from the Rays than lets say 40 million from the Angels or Yankees.
Of course that’s what he’s going to do.
I’ve heard some people call the south side of Chicago, “North Tampa.”
Whaddaya say, Charlie old boy?
Charlie Morton was interested in returning to Atlanta two seasons ago but the Braves declined at the time. If Morton’s desire to end his career where it begans remains, I think he’s the perfect pitcher for the Braves.
So Morton is gonna retire.
He noted before that he would only play next year if the rays picked up his option
Bring Charlie back. I predict a trade that brings in a catcher. The Rays are deep w prospects…
$20 says the ChiSox will talk like they’re going after Bauer and will instead sign Morton to a 2 year deal maybe 3 as an option…
Unless the ChiSox start playing in Florida, I doubt Morton will be interested.
I’ll let you know where to send my $20.
Morton is not going to play in Chicago, Boston, NY, LA, Philly, San Diego, etc. As mentioned in the article, he really only wants to play in Florida or else he’ll just retire. He’s one of the few rare birds in professional sports not driven by the almighty dollar. Maybe there is a 25% chance he’d entertain playing in Atlanta for a year since Southern Georgia is relatively close to Florida but I wouldn’t be surprised if he just decides to hang ‘em up and call it a career. I don’t see him pitching for under $10 – $12M and I’m not sure Tampa is willing to commit that amount of money to him in this economy.
Actually Philly and Atlanta were his other two speculated landing spots before signing with Tampa. His in-laws live in Delaware and it was all over the press in PA that he could return to the Phillies.
This. Philly is def an option for him.
Hey San Diego, GET THIS MAN SOME MOENY!
I guess know it’s up to Morton on how much longer he wants to pitch.
Tampa returning to their cheap ways. Never had an opening day payroll of even $77M. They have some good young talent and they were close to winning it all this year. But to keep this team together over the next 3-4 years and maybe actually win a WS they are going to have to spend some money. The young talent will get more money as they move through arbitration and it could take a FA or two to put them over the top. I get Zunino, hitting below the Mendoza line the past two years often gets you waived regardless of how much money you make. But Morton was a solid pitcher and well worth the $15M. Maybe you can get him to sign for less, but that is a cheap thing to do to the guy. He is on record of saying he would retire if he did not pitch for you next year.
Wait till you see the Kiermaier trade.
Tampa draws the second lowest crowds in all of baseball (only Miami is worse) so it makes perfect sense that they don’t have the money to spend $100M+ in payroll. If fans in Tampa would actually show up to games (pre-Covid of course) then the team would have much more money to spend. They don’t have a lucrative local TV deal either so they get hammered on both ends. Personally, I think it’s amazing what they’ve been able to accomplish in lieu of their revenue shortfalls. The only way this team starts spending more is if they relocate to a bigger market where fans will actually come out to support them.
The Rays didn’t draw the second-fewest fans in 2020. They tied for the MLB lead in attendance.
Need a stadium in Tampa, not in a place where there are more fish than people in a 20 mile radius, St Pete is full of transplants, hipsters and the elderly. The Lightning sell out every game! Also, Rays have middle of the pack TV ratings which I think says a lot.
Tampa never left their cheap ways. And they will have a hiccup of a season here and there but for the most party, they’re a contender. If they lose a player because they became too expensive, they have prospects that can fill the role, or they will pickup someone cheap that will give them similar production. Charlie Morton didn’t do much to help them make the post season, they can easily find someone making 900k
Morton claimed he was all set to retire before that 2 year/$30M offer fell into his lap.
I’m sure a $30M bonus on his career earnings up to that point and being based in Florida with their tax incentives helped that decision along as well.
Think he’ll still keep playing this time, given that he lost out on $9M of that guarantee this season and he will almost certainly have to play on a far less lucrative contract and possibly in a less tax friendly home team location or will he actually hang it up now?
Morton is most likely retiring isn’t he? That was the talk during the WS. Tampa maybe did this to move on and not wait for him to decide.
It is too bad Zunino forgot how to hit after college. He is a great defensive catcher. I wonder how much rushing him through the minors hurt him. He would always have a great month or so thinking he has figured it out. He should find a job just for his Def.
Morton signs with the Yankees. Bauer signs with Yanks and we win the world
Series
They may get lucky and win a WS depending on this offseason but not with those pitchers. The Yanks are on record for ducking the CBT and won’t have the money for Bauer, plus he and Cole don’t get along. Morton wants to play with Tampa or no one (maybe Atlanta?) for family reasons. So neither of those pitchers are in the mix. And with the rotation in flux and DJ on the bubble who knows about their WS chances.
Morton would only sign with the Yankees for like $20M, given the additional taxes he’d incur and the location away from his family in Florida and the inherent traveling. He won’t get $20M from anybody and the Yankees aren’t going to shell out $20M for even one season of a guy who dropped off like Morton did, even with his very good post season play in 2020.
Bauer is going to require like 1 year/$50M to play for the Yankees and they’re trying to cut payroll, not add, even with all the options they’ve declined so far and their need for pitching. Also someone might very well give Bauer something like 3 years/$135M or 4 years/$170M and the Yankees are *not* gonna even pretend to entertain the thought of matching that. Also I don’t think Bauer actually wants to play for the Yankees, if we’re going by a lot of his own commentary.
There’s no way Bauer is getting $50M from anyone for a one year deal, let alone over $40M/yr on a 3 or 4 year deal. Any one year deal he signs will be under $40M and multi year deals at the most will average what Cole got, if not lower than that. If he gets a 3/$105 offer, he should jump all over it. I just don’t see many teams willing to offer that price this offseason. He might even have to settle for 1/$25M – $30M deal if every owner is serious about reducing payroll to offset their massive 2020 operating losses. This is going to be an unprecedented free agent market that will most likely lead to a player strike or lockout in 2022. Get your popcorn ready!
That’s why I said it- because he doesn’t want to play in NY or for the Yankees, so they’d have to offer him an insane contract to accept and if enough teams do offer him $35M a season it could very well get pushed to $40M and if there’s talk of a 4th season being a sticking point, I could see someone overpaying him to avoid that 4th season being guaranteed if he’s more of a fluke or he’s currently peaking and bound for a serious regression.
I don’t think he’ll get that. I think most offers will be around 3 years/$100M, like you said, but he will push for and someone will cave to a 3 year/$115M offer so he can top the largest AAV and current salaries.
Remember- There’s at least 1 year for $45M in Stephen Strasburg’s deal, so it’s not the crazy of a number to consider for a guy in Bauer’s position.
Morton’s option has been described in the past as a “vesting option,” but that was clearly not the right description?
it was renegotiated prior to this season so no one knows what it is
Seems a more apt description would be a “floating team option” that was based on the number of days he spent on the DL.
It was most likely renegotiated to a mutual option. Both Tampa and Charlie wanted the opportunity to walk away from it.
terrible decision not to pick up Morton’s option, Rays keep shuttling fan favorites away to save money and then wonder why they have a s**t fan base. Winning isn’t the only formula to attract fans to the stands. You need recognizable names that fans want to see and are comfortable with. Should’ve never traded away Pham either
maybe they have a s**t fan base because of clowns like you who care more about recognizable names than winning. Or its probably just because their team doesnt play in the correct city, which you would know if youre not a carpetbagger
I’ve been a Rays fan since day 1 buddy, I don;t even understand what you’re talking about.
i know you dont understand, thats why your first comment was such a bad take
Agree to disagree – see below I’m not the only one that thinks this way – oh and don’t cry when they trade away Yandy next and you’ll have to change your name
Just because there are some nerds who are happy to watch a team of unknowns doesn’t mean that 80% of fans and aspiring fans are. Of course most people would prefer to have some names on the field. Pham and Morton are good examples.
how about brandon lowe, kevin keirmaier, blake snell? Is that not good enough for you or do you just want to selectively hate on the rays
I didn’t say there weren’t any names. I said that names matter, which RaysFanTL said and you were disputing. Sheesh! Keep up with the conversation.
no you made a dumb comment implying the rays didnt have any names who they locked up by referring to pham and morton, which I proved wrong. clown
Name-calling is the new normal. It’s what Muricans like to do.
By the way, none of these guys mentioned would qualify as “names.” Heading into the World Series, a lot of people who consider themselves baseball fans would have been hard-pressed to name any Rays players off the top of their head. Kevin Keirmaier is a name? On what planet?
The 2018 Cy young is not a name? Lowe was an all star. Kiermaier is a perennial gold glover. ok clown
Study the comments closer, Yandy. You’re wrong and just can’t admit it.
Your comment: “maybe they have a s**t fan base because of clowns like you who care more about recognizable names than winning”
My comment: “Of course most people would prefer to have some names on the field. ”
THAT was the conversation. Whether or not names matter to fans. NOT whether or not TB had any names… You moved the goalposts to whether or not TB has names.
RaysFanTL was talking about the shame of losing NAME players.
Get a clue.
ur the clown who tried to say that arozarena struck out on a ball bounced in the dirt in the world series because of a mistake on pitch tracker when you didnt even watch the game. we all know who is right
Pitch tracker was wrong. I thought Pitch Tracker was reliable, as I’m sure many do. I trusted Pitch Tracker and I shouldn’t have. I’ll cop to that, as I did then when we had that conversation. So, you’re point?
That doesn’t make me wrong here. Again, you fail to see how argument works. You tried to change the argument and got caught red-handed. The conversation, as I clearly demonstrated, was whether names should matter to fans, which of course they do and should. You said they shouldn’t. You were wrong. You tired to switch to whether TB has names.
Now you cop to that, loser, if you’re big enough.
Can’t win the original argument so you move the goalposts yet again.
From 1) Fans like to see name players, to 2) TB has name players, to 3) Pitch Tracker. Like I said, moving the goalposts.
I realize you don’t like it but this dispute is over 1) above, and you were wrong. Fan names do matter. You argued that they didn’t: “maybe they have a s**t fan base because of clowns like you who care more about recognizable names than winning”
no my point was youre not worth “arguing” with (more like explaining how youre obviously wrong) because you say total bs
Well said RaysFanTL
Don’t care how well their scouting is, why is the mlbpa not making a bigger issue about the rays? If they cannot spend. They need to either relocate or sell the team to someone with money
What does it matter how much they spend when they were just in the WS?
Rangers maybe offer 1/12 for Morton to buy time for youngsters, Palumbo, Cody, Winn, and Crouse and maybe 1/2.0 for Zunino if they don’t make a swap with Yankees for Sanchez.
He’s not going back to Texas either. Florida or bust…with Atlanta possibly being the one other location he’d consider.
If you are a Rangers fan, you do not want Gary Sanchez as your everyday catcher. He is awful behind the plate and has a terrible OBP as well. The one good thing he can do is hit for power. His future is either at DH or 1B; certainly not behind the plate.
We are seeing this all over baseball. Hand just got put on waivers at a one year $10m salary. I was a surprised Britton’s contract option got picked up. Who is going to pay him $14m per year for two years in this market, and at his age? Even if they thought that was even somewhat likely, why not trade a nobody to Cleveland for another younger left handed reliever in Hand for only $10m for one season? Dumb financial planning on the Yankees part. I think there is a good chance Morton re-signs with TB at a $10m rate, with another few million in incentives. He really only wants to play in Florida, and the Marlins don’t need an expensive veteran pitcher, and they aren’t really a contender that a pitcher, who is most likely playing his last year, wants to pitch for.
That was a tricky, unusual situation. A) Britton gave them stellar sub-2 ERA pitching and dependable middle and late inning relief. B) The contract language forced them to make the decision a year in advance and declining the option would’ve left things sour between player and team on a deal so expensive it would have been hard to move him no matter what. It was the best option they had and so they’re overpaying by a few million- they’ll suck up the overpay for the consistent play and a happy, enthusiastic, committed pitcher.
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Yes. For example, Britton stepped in an performed extremely well when Chapman missed the first 5-6 weeks this summer. For Britton, 8/8 Saves IIRC. 1.89 ERA/2.61 FIP/1.00 WHIP on the year. He did have a couple weeks on the IL himself. Chapman was out 5-6 weeks, Britton 2 weeks and Kahnle 6 weeks. That’s #’s 1-3 in the BP. On top of what happened to the rotation, starting with Sevy (entire season) and then Tanaka (5 weeks) and Paxton (6 weeks) Brutal.
I would mind Zunino on a 1 yr deal with the Pirates. If nothing else perhaps he can help mentor catching prospects on how to block pitches.
*wouldn’t mind
I’m not sure what the surprise is; just about everybody knew they wouldn’t use Morton’s option. But I think he returns there, on a more manageable (for Tampa) contract. Apparently he REALLY doesn’t want to go anywhere else.
Zunino? Waste of money, even this year. Their backup Perez gives you defense that’s as good, and he’s still minimum wage. And they can always get “Z” back; I doubt he gets more than 1M offer from anybody.
rays need 40 man spots, they can resign morton after they make other moves to clear spots
Morton on the Marlins makes the pitching staff even more interesting
There’s only room for one $12M man in Miami (Marte). Do you think Jeter & Co. are made out of money? 😉
That’s such a Rays thing to do, the guy who basically shut down the Astros offense single handedly in the ALCS and was slated to pitch Game 7 of the World Series for you ain’t worth less than the QO on a one year deal.
Pure comedy.
come back to Philly Ground Chuck!
Rays 101, are you ready? I see your option standing there, and it’s looks good my dear. But we won’t pick it up today, no, no, if you wanna play with rays some day don’t be scared away yeah, yeah. Where my zoey 101 fans at?
It’s humorous how some fans think this winter will be baseball business as usual. Pay attention, folks. One pandemic-afflicted season just ended and another is on the horizon. The money just isn’t there. The 162-game season and a full summer of unlimited or any fans in the stands are improbable. Heck, there’s a good chance there won’t be a minor league season.
Management will be super-cautious. Teams aren’t going to be throwing mad money around to fill out their rosters. The 2021 season will see more rookies playing for the league-minimum salary than ever before. It’s going to be a rough winter for common free agents. Those guys will either accept minor league deals or kiss their careers goodbye. Why sign a middling relief pitcher for $3-4 million when you can add three rookies to the roster for less than $1.8 million total? With no minor leagues, these kids will have to play somewhere.
It’s all about the money. The animosity between players and owners this past summer will look like a lovefest compared to what’s coming. Hard times for the game we love.
Morton already states its Rays or retirement he said he’s a ray and he’s content ending his career as a Ray as he’s loved every minute of it
Ooo, Reuniting with Hinch in Detroit?
This coming year is going to be a war for money with all clubs vs- the players association. It will continue till the next collective bargaining agreement is signed in 21. Even though their were record profits in 2019 for baseball owners, The owners see an opportunity to crush the players union with Covid BS loses in 20. Oh! as for the Rays, they made 245million gross with player salaries of 70 mill. in 19 with the 12th best cable deal in baseball, so they are quite profitable.
Covid is not BS, both in sports and in the world at large. A 60-game season with zero fans in the stands. Revenue in 2020 was way down and it matters, and it might not be any better in 2021.
Morton’s probably worth a couple of million just for clubhouse presence. Cash has to rebuild trust with Snell, and Charlie can help. I get declining Zunino, but they still had better try to sign him with Perez and Smith off the table. It’s not obvious where the Rays find even a major league backup level option.
He said he likes the Rays and wanted to retire as one. Maybe they’ll resign him for less money
Yankees could use Morton. They train in Tampa so if season is interrupted again it’s a good spot.
Marlins????
Z is a good guy, I hope he lands somewhere where he can get the help he needs on his hitting. The Mariners eff’d him up with his development. He deserved better.
Rays’ window is definitely opened, they should’ve picked Morton’s option.
I hope for them they’ll be able to keep him. 1 year / 12M$ ?