The Tampa Bay Rays have agreed to a one-year, $5 million contract with free agent outfielder Colby Rasmus. He has a chance to earn an additional $2 million in incentives. To make room on the 40-man roster, the Rays released outfielder Jason Coats.
In signing with the Rays, Rasmus is reunited with his former hitting coach from Toronto in Chad Mottola, who was in part responsible for Rasmus’s renaissance at the plate. The duo will hope to repeat their success in 2017.
Rasmus says chance to be reunited with hitting coach Chad Mottola was big reason he chose to sign with #Rays.