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Rays, Andrew Wantz Agree To Minor League Contract

By Anthony Franco | January 17, 2025 at 9:45am CDT

Jan. 17: It’s a two-year minor league contract for Wantz, reports Marc Topkin of the Tampa Bay Times. The two-year term of the contract — and the lack of a 2025 spring invite — are due to the fact that Wantz is recovering from that elbow procedure and won’t be ready to pitch this spring anyhow.

Jan. 16: The Rays have signed righty Andrew Wantz to a minor league deal, according to the MLB.com transaction log. A client of Beverly Hills Sports Council, Wantz elected minor league free agency at the beginning of the offseason.

Wantz has pitched in parts of four seasons out of the Angels bullpen. He got a decent amount of run in middle relief between 2021-23. Wantz topped 20 appearances and threw at least 25 innings in each of those seasons. He combined for a 3.85 earned run average while striking out more than a quarter of batters faced across 117 frames.

The 29-year-old righty didn’t get much work last year. He only made one big league appearance, tossing 1 1/3 innings of one-run ball. Wantz worked as a starter for six of his seven outings at Triple-A Salt Lake, his biggest stretch out of the rotation since he was in Double-A in 2019. He allowed a 6.17 ERA over 23 1/3 frames. Wantz punched out an excellent 31.8% of opponents but issued walks to an untenable 14% of batters faced.

An elbow injury ended his season in June. Wantz underwent some form of season-ending surgery, though it was not a full Tommy John procedure. The Halos opted not to carry him on the 40-man roster after that injury and waived him at the end of the season. Once he returns to health, Wantz can compete for a spot in Kevin Cash’s middle relief group or stretch back out as rotation depth on a Tampa Bay team that is frequently willing to convert relievers to starting pitchers.

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  1. HalosHeavenJJ

    9 months ago

    Looked pretty good when he first came up. If back to health he can be a decent middle reliever

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  2. Dumpster Divin Theo

    9 months ago

    Wantz wants a new contract. Maybe next time he’ll connect with the White Sox and talk to Chris Getz. What you wantz is what you Getz.

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    • CravenMoorehead

      9 months ago

      “Full Name: Andrew Hunter Wantz

      Pronunciation: \rhymes with pants\”

      🙂

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      • MeowMeow

        9 months ago

        “Rhymes” is sure a strange way to pronounce “Andrew”.

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    • goob

      9 months ago

      @Theo

      That’s a long way traveled, for so few words. Well done…I think?

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      • CravenMoorehead

        9 months ago

        Goob, I had to find out or I wouldn’t sleep at night. I feel like a Pablo Sandoval sized weight has been lifted from my shoulders.

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      • Dumpster Divin Theo

        9 months ago

        You have a good point Goob, will get back to you in a fortnight

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        Reply
  3. BlueSkies_LA

    9 months ago

    What Andrew Wantz, Andrew Getz.

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    • CarryABigStick

      9 months ago

      Konerko Getz Kuntz.

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      Reply
  4. BrianCashmansBurner

    9 months ago

    Looking forward to the Rays turning him into an elite, 4 WAR reliever.

    1
    Reply
  5. MeowMeow

    9 months ago

    Andrew Wantz? Andrew Gotz.

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    Reply
  6. Acoss1331

    9 months ago

    What a girl Wantz, what a girl Getz.

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    • CravenMoorehead

      9 months ago

      YASSSSSS KWEEEEEN

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  7. iori

    9 months ago

    I will forever remember him as the “opener” in the 2022 Jesse Winker brawl

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