ST. PETERSBURG, Fla. — The Rays have a deal in place to add lefty reliever Brooks Raley on a two-year contact with a 2024 option worth a guaranteed $10 million.
The deal is pending a physical exam and is expected to be made official before the Wednesday night expiration of baseball’s labor agreement and likely lockout, when transactions freeze.
Raley, 33, spent last season with the Astros and split 2020 between the Reds and Astros following a five-year stint in Korea. He started his big-league career with the Cubs in 2012-13.
In 2021, he pitched in 58 games, going 2-3, 4.78 with 65 strikeouts in 45 innings.
