Rays Secure Jake Fraley with One-Year Contract
The Tampa Bay Rays have re-secured the services of outfielder Jake Fraley, signing a one-year contract worth $3 million. The announcement comes after releasing him last week.
Fraley also has the possibility of earning an additional $400,000 in performance-based bonuses. These bonuses will be divided into increments of $100,000 each if the player accumulates 85, 115, 145, and 175 active days on the Major League roster.
During the past season, the 30-year-old player had a combined batting average of .241, with six home runs, 23 RBIs, and an OPS of .714 in 217 plate appearances. He played 67 games with the Reds and nine with the Braves.
Fraley was claimed by the Rays on November 6, but was designated for assignment on November 18. Three days later, he became a free agent when Tampa Bay decided not to offer him a contract for 2026, which would have made him eligible for salary arbitration.
In his career, Fraley has a batting average of .248, with 47 home runs and an OPS of .735 in seven seasons in the Major Leagues, playing for Seattle, Cincinnati, and Atlanta. He was selected in the second round of the 2016 amateur draft by the Rays, who traded him to the Mariners in November 2018.
