Rays Secure Jake Fraley with One-Year Contract
The Tampa Bay Rays have re-secured the services of outfielder Jake Fraley, signing him to a one-year, $3 million contract, according to sources close to the team.
Fraley, who was previously released by the team last week, also has the possibility of earning an additional $400,000 in bonuses. These bonuses will be divided into increments of $100,000 each, depending on the number of days Fraley remains active on the Major League roster: 85, 115, 145, and 175 days.
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. Subsequently, he became a free agent three days later, 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. The left-handed hitter was selected in the second round of the 2016 amateur draft by the Rays, who traded him to the Mariners in November 2018.
