Charlie Morton is officially a member of the Rays. Morton and the club completed a two-year, $30M deal on Friday, the team announced. The deal also includes a third year option that could be as low as $1M if Morton misses significant time over the first two years because of injury and could be worth as much as $15M if he remains healthy.
Morton made his first appearance on the American League All-Star team in 2018 and gives the Rays a front line starter to pair with Blake Snell and Tyler Glasnow as they seek their first postseason appearance since 2013.