The Tampa Bay Rays have agreed to terms with five players on minor league contracts with an invitation to major league spring training: infielder Emilio Bonifacio, right-handed pitcher Ricardo Pinto, right-handed pitcher Casey Sadler, right-handed pitcher Luis Santos and right-handed pitcher Cole Sulser.
UTIL Emilio Bonifacio, 33, joins the Rays after a strong showing with Long Island in the Independent League before signing with the Brewers Triple-A squad in August of 2018.
The true utility man is a career .256/.313/.333 (669-for-2,610) hitter with 13 home runs, 165 RBI and 166 stolen bases over parts of 11 seasons in the majors with the Diamondbacks (2007-08), Nationals (2008), Marlins (2009-12), Blue Jays (2013), Royals (2013), Cubs (2014), Braves (2014, White Sox (2015), and Braves again (2016-17), and has experience everywhere but first base and catcher.