The Rays introduced Wednesday that righty Tyler Glasnow has been reinstated from the 60-day injured listing. Brandon Lowe, already identified to be out for the season as a result of a again harm, was transferred from the 10-day IL to the 60-day IL to open a spot on the 40-man roster. The Rays optioned righty Cristofer Ogando to Triple-A Durham to create a spot on the lively roster.
Glasnow’s return offers the Rays a high-octane arm so as to add to the rotation combine each down the stretch and, extra pivotally, within the postseason. Glasnow, who tossed seven minor league rehab innings previous to immediately’s activation, shall be capped at two or three in his first begin again from final summer time’s Tommy John surgical procedure. He may feasibly construct as much as a bigger, less-restricted workload if Tampa Bay can put collectively a deep playoff run.
A wholesome Glasnow unequivocally improves the Rays’ odds of doing simply that, as he’d damaged out following a commerce from the Pirates, lastly growing into the front-of-the-rotation expertise he was billed as throughout his prime prospect days. The 6’8″ righty began 37 video games for Tampa Bay from 2019-21, pitching to a 2.80 ERA with a large 35.9% strikeout fee and strong 7.8% stroll fee over the lifetime of 206 innings. The one pitchers in baseball with the next strikeout fee throughout that three-year stretch had been Gerrit Cole and Jacob deGrom, and solely Shane Bieber had the next proportion of mixed known as and swinging strikes than Glasnow’s 32.9%.
The Rays and Glasnow got here to phrases on a considerably shocking two-year, $30.35MM extension earlier this summer time — one which’s reflective each of Glasnow’s harm/missed time and his Cy Younger-caliber upside. Glasnow will $5.35MM in 2023, which might’ve been his ultimate arbitration 12 months, representing a modest enhance over this season’s $5.1MM wage. He’ll then be assured a $25MM wage in 2024 — what would’ve in any other case been his first free-agent season. It’s essentially the most the perennially cost-conscious Rays have ever paid for a single season of a participant, so there’s absolutely a little bit of trepidation on their finish of issues. On the identical time, it’s uncommon for any participant with Glasnow’s service time –and notably considered one of Glasnow’s caliber — to signal away only one free-agent 12 months, even on the heels of an injury-wrecked season. There’s some compromise from each events, and Glasnow said after the contract that he’s “precisely the place I wish to be.”
The returning Glasnow will now be a part of Shane McClanahan, Corey Kluber, Drew Rasmussen and Jeffrey Springs in a formidable rotation. Every of McClanahan, Rasmussen and Springs shall be choices alongside Glasnow by at the very least the 2024 season, and the Rays can have a number of spectacular younger hurlers to vie for the fifth beginning spot subsequent season (barring a free-agent or commerce addition). Luis Patino, Yonny Chirinos, Josh Fleming and prospect Taj Bradley will all be within the combine, although their most touted arm, righty Shane Baz, will seemingly miss the entire 2023 season following his recent Tommy John surgery.
