The best remaining bullpen arm is off the market, as Pete Fairbanks has signed with the Miami Marlins. Fairbanks will move just four hours southeast, staying in the warm state of Florida. He inked a one-year, $13 million deal on Wednesday. The Marlins losing Ronny Henriquez to injury opened up a closing spot, giving them the perfect opportunity to bring in Fairbanks.
Reliever Pete Fairbanks and the Miami Marlins are in agreement on a one-year, $13 million contract, sources tell ESPN. Fairbanks, 32, had an $11 million option turned down by Tampa Bay and went onto the open market and beat it by $2 million.