The Tampa Bay Rays have reportedly signed the biggest free agent contract in club history in the form of starter Zach Eflin — three years, $40 million for a pitcher who it seems like the right club can probably get more out of.
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Right-hander Zach Eflin and the Tampa Bay Rays are in agreement on a three-year contract, pending physical, sources familiar with the deal tell ESPN.
12:00 AM · Dec 2, 2022
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Forget that the Orioles are now, in their own estimation, that kind of club. That high-dollar signing by the Rays standards serves a different purpose for the Orioles.
It sets a bar, albeit a low one, for their offseason in terms of adding to their payroll and, to a different degree, the expectations for what a rather substantial amount of money can get on the free agent pitching market.
It shouldn’t be a hard one to clear.