Two Tampa Bay Rays Players Elect Free Agency

Two new players are joining free agency.

The Tampa Bay Rays have sent pitcher Jimmy Yacabonis outright to Triple-A Durham. 

Yacabonis is an interesting pitcher, racking up a 32% strikeout rate at the Triple-A level and a 29% strikeout rate over 14 innings in the majors.

The downside is he also posted an 8.36 ERA and 2.14 WHIP over 14 innings last season in the majors. 

.@RaysBaseball OF Roman Quinn and RHP Jimmy Yacabonis become free agents

— MLB Roster Moves (@MLBRostersMoves) November 10, 2022

Outfielder Roman Quinn has also elected free agency.

Quinn split time between the Philadelphia Phillies and Rays last season, slashing .215/.287/.304, with seven RBIs, four stolen bases and 15 runs scored over 44 games.

The twenty-nine-year-old's speed makes him an attractive player, but he can't hit and, given how injury prone he is, there likely won't be a ton of interest in him this offseason.

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