But they found a triumph with the opener last season, Tampa Bay Rays had no way of holding back from adding a starter pitcher this offseason. The club has agreed to a two-year contract with free agent Charlie Morton righty, reports Jeff Passan of Yahoo! Sport. Collusion costs $ 30 million. The team hasn't announced the move yet.

Morton, 35 years old, spent the last 2 seasons with Astros, and earlier this year he mentioned, in fact, that assesses the likelihood of retirement subsequently season. He revised and announced subsequently to the ALCS that he would either be willing to return to Houston, or approach his own home on the East coast in 2019. It's the East coast. It is unclear, did Estrosi subtract it.

Last season, Morton threw 167 innings, the 2nd largest in his career, and published 3.13 epochs with 201 strikeouts. He missed the time with the shoulder challenge at the end of the season and didn't look all the more great in September or during the ALCS, but the rays, absolutely, painstakingly researched his medications. Morton has had a large number of injury tasks over the years.

With Morton on Board, the Tampa Bay rotation depth chart looks something like this:

• LHP Blake Snell
• RHP Charlie Morton
• RHP Tyler Glasnow
• RHP Wilmer font
• LHP Ryan Yarbrough
• RHP Yonny Chirinos
• LHP Jalen Beeks

Of course, it is unlikely that the rays will be to apply the classical rotation 5 people. Snell, an active favorite of THE al Cy Young award, is considered a castle that will be in rotation with Morton and Vowel. The rays had the opportunity to apply the discoverers and the days of the bullpen in the last 2 points of rotation, taking into account how successful was the strategy last season.

"I believe, in fact, that straight at the moment we stipulate morally, whether we do it 2 times through the rotation or 3 times through the rotation," said Manager Kevin cash, when he was asked about the strategy of the team's bullpening this week. "But the great thing is, in fact, that we have all this information last year, and we have a lot of applicants, whom we can fill as a regular starter, if necessary. Chirinos games yonny, Yarbs, Wilmer font, Jalen Bix, all these kids have the original skill. If we show elasticity and return them to this classic role one or two, we can arrange it."

Not believing Nathan Eovaldi, who was an affordable lottery signing when he rehabilitated from Tommy John's own 2 career in surgery, Morton is considered the first free agent, starting the pitcher, who rays put his signature on a guaranteed contract with the highest League, such as how he gave Roberto Hernandez a one-year position worth $ 3.25 million in 2013. Morton's average annual salary of $ 15 million prepares him to be one of the highest paid players in the Rays situation.

Tampa Bay went into the offseason with only $ 30 million or within this in the books for the coming season, and reports have proven, in fact that they are willing to spend huge amounts of money on a short-term addition this winter. Morton and his two-year contract fit. The rays were still connected to the batter Nelson Cruz. However, it is unclear whether the signing of Morton takes them out of control of Cruz.