The Rays spent the off-season looking to add a right handed bat to the lineup. While they were very closely involved with Nelson Cruz and even J.T. Realmuto to an extent, the Rays ended up signing enigmatic outfielder Avisail Garcia to a 1 year deal worth $3M with a possible $2.5M via incentives, which is a very Rays move to make.
Garcia should play a significant role against LHP and could find himself some AB’s against RHP as well as he battles for playing time in right field against newcomer Austin Meadows.
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On the surface, the signing looks relatively underwhelming.