The Tampa Bay Rays have reportedly signed left-handed pitcher, Ryan Merritt to a minor league deal. It was first reported by Gerry Fraley and later picked up by Marc Topkin.
Scratch Celina LHP Ryan Merritt from the list of minor-league free agents who could fit with the Rangers. He signed today with Tampa Bay.
— Gerry Fraley (@gfraley) November 14, 2018
A change-up extraordinaire, Merritt was drafted by the Cleveland Indians in the 16th round of the 2011 draft. A mainstay in the back-end of their top-30 prospect list, Merritt made his MLB debut in 2016 and pitched pretty well in extremely small sample sizes during a couple of stints with Cleveland.