ST. PETERSBURG, Fla. — Infielder Taylor Walls and the Tampa Bay Rays avoided arbitration, agreeing to a one-year, $1.4 million contract. Wells gets a $1.35 million salary this year, and the Rays have a $2.45 million option for 2026 with a $50,000 buyout. The option price would increase to $2.5 million if he has 450 plate appearances in 2025.

The Orioles signed right-handed reliever Andrew Kittredge to a one-year, $10 million contract with an option for 2026 on January 13th. Kittredge spent seven seasons with the Tampa Bay Rays, and last year with the St.

The St. Louis Cardinals entered the offseason discussing plans to 'reset' the organization but that hasn't really happened yet. St. Louis won 83 games in 2024 a

The Rays and Walls avoided arbitration by agreeing to a one-year contract with a club option for 2026 on Wednesday, Marc Topkin of the Tampa Bay Times reports. The financial details aren't known, but the two sides had been less than $300,

After spending the first seven seasons of his MLB career with Tampa Bay, Andrew Kittredge has a strong knowledge of the recent history between the Rays and Orioles, a pair of American League East rivals.

A new report from Baseball America, based on anonymous MLB scout surveys, suggests that the St. Louis Cardinals are falling behind many of the league’s top teams in scouting and identifying

The St. Louis Cardinals have been actively trying to trade third baseman Nolan Arenado. He has informed the team that he is willing to waive his no-trade clause to join the Boston Red Sox ...

Kittredge, 34, has a career 3.44 ERA in 255 games across eight seasons with the Tampa Bay Rays and St. Louis Cardinals. The 2021 American League All-Star has been one of the most effective setup men in baseball, when healthy, over the past four years.

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The 34-year-old right-hander went 5-5 with a 2.80 ERA and one save last year with the St. Louis Cardinals, striking out 67 and walking 20 in 70 2/3 innings.

Joey Votto is one of MLB's most unique and intriguing players. Known for his fiery temper, quirky antics, and a career shaped by personal struggles, Votto has gone from battling anxiety to reinventing his playing style at age 37.

The slick-fielding, weak-hitting infielder will get $1.35 million this season, and a chance for up to $2.5 million the next.