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Fairbanks and the <a href="https://clutchpoints.com/mlb-rumors-yankees-talked-ex-diamondbacks-rays-free-agent" rel="noopener">Rays</a> are <a href="https://twitter.com/JeffPassan/status/1619070319523774466" rel="noopener">in agreement</a> on a three-year, $12 million contract, sources told Jeff Passan of ESPN.</p><p>Pete Fairbanks’ contract includes a fourth-year club option, meaning that the deal could include an optional year, which may be guaranteed, if the Rays choose to do so.</p><p>They very well may, especially if Fairbanks pitches as well as he has recently.</p><p>The 29-year-old right-hander was traded from the Texas Rangers to the Rays back in 2019 in exchange for then-prospect Nick Solak.</p><p>Pete Fairbanks began to thrive in the Rays’ closer-less bullpen, as he burst onto the scene in his first full season with the club in 2020, pitching to a 2.70 ERA with 39 strikeouts in 26 2/3 innings pitched.</p><p>This past year, the Rays hurler finished the 2022 campaign with 22 scoreless innings pitched after allowing three earned runs in his first two appearances of the year.</p><p>The Rays, who had the fourth-best ERA in the big leagues last year, figure to have one of the better rotations once again in 2023.</p><p>Part of the success of the Rays’ bullpen in particular is their unorthodox approach to the closer’s role.</p><p>Tampa Bay had as many as 11 players record a save in the 2022 season, with Pete Fairbanks tying for the team lead with eight.</p><p>The mix-and-match approach by Rays manager Kevin Cash has worked well, keeping opponents off balance late in games.</p><p>With Fairbanks now under contract for the next three years, Tampa Bay should be able to continue their revolving door strategy at the closer’s spot.</p><figure class="op-tracker"></figure></article>    </body></html>

Pete Fairbanks, Rays agree to $12 million contract

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