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Rays Select Tyler Zuber

By Steve Adams | July 18, 2024 at 10:58am CDT

The Rays announced Thursday that they’ve selected the contract of right-hander Tyler Zuber. He’s now on their 40-man roster but won’t join the big league staff, as Tampa Bay immediately optioned Zuber to Triple-A Durham. The Rays’ 40-man roster now stands at 38 players.

Tampa Bay signed Zuber out of the Atlantic League back in mid-May. He’d been pitching well for the Long Island Ducks and has continued to do so with the Bulls in Durham, working to a sparkling 2.49 ERA with a huge 33.3% strikeout rate against a 6.9% walk rate.

The 30-year-old Zuber pitched with the Royals in 2020-21, showing an intriguing ability to miss bats but also a glaring problem with his command. His rookie year in 2020 included 22 innings with a 4.09 ERA and huge 30.3% strikeout rate … but also a sky-high 20.2% walk rate. Zuber has pitched 49 1/3 innings in the majors overall and recorded a 5.29 ERA, 24.8% strikeout rate and 16.7% walk rate.

Despite his lack of command in the majors, Zuber didn’t have substantial trouble with free passes prior to his debut. He’s battled shoulder troubles in 2021 and 2022, however, missing the entire ’22 season as a result. It’s not clear how much that ailing shoulder impacted him during 2020-21, but Zuber’s K-BB profile in Durham this season has been excellent and he’ll now give the Rays yet another interesting reclamation project who could be called upon to help the big league bullpen sooner than later.

The Rays have a deep collection of bullpen arms, with out-of-options righty Shawn Armstrong the only one of the current group that’s experienced any real struggles in 2024. However, Tampa Bay already traded Phil Maton to the Mets and has been rumored to be open to moving some other veteran arms even as they try to remain in contention. Pete Fairbanks, Jason Adam, Colin Poche, Kevin Kelly and Garrett Cleavinger are among the possibilities to change hands in the next 12 days. Moving anyone from that group could clear a spot for Zuber or another in-house arm to get a look. In particular, dealing any of Fairbanks, Adam or Poche would trim some money from the Rays’ franchise-record payroll and be replaced by a more affordable option — a concept similar to the prior trades of Maton and Aaron Civale.

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  1. User 4014041831

    1 year ago

    Rays are definitely trading 1 more starting pitcher by the deadine.
    Eflin and Littell. probably.
    Eflin is better but unaffordable for Rays budget so I think he goes

    They have enough young pitchers coming up and getting healthy to battle for a WC going into the last week of the season IMHO. They could use another utility type player. That may come via trade or DFA.

    I think they could use Merrifield.

    I think they keep Arozarena and Paredes which I would keep.

    I don’t think they trade Fairbanks either..

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    • mp2891

      1 year ago

      The only way they sign Merrifield is if they trade Rosario first. Trading a bat is the way I would go if the right offer comes along, because the Rays are unlikely to make the playoffs this year, even if they are mathematically still alive. However, trading pitching is easier to do and more likely to result in an overpayment this time of year. For that reason, I would look into trading Adam or Fairbanks (or both).

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  2. dbacksrs

    1 year ago

    Any relation to Jon Zuber?

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  3. alwaysgo4two

    1 year ago

    It’s sad that there are several teams in baseball that put money far ahead if winning. If a player makes too much, they’re gone even though they’re performing.

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    • mp2891

      1 year ago

      That’s reality though. Baseball is a business and teams won’t be successful long-term if they don’t treat it as such. Every dollar the Rays spend unnecessarily this year comes out of next year’s budget when the Rays are more likely to be good again (because of the return of Baz, Springs, Rasmussen and McClanahan).

      Reply
  4. Paleobros

    1 year ago

    Zuber news

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