Danny Jansen signs one-year, $8.5 million deal with Rays

by Vince DiSilvio | Rays Correspondent | Fri, Dec 6th 1:17pm EST

Danny Jansen has agreed to a one-year, $8.5 million deal with the Tampa Bay Rays, pending a physical. The deal includes a mutual option for a second season. (Robert Murray on X)

Free-agent catcher Danny Jansen and the Tampa Bay Rays are in agreement on a one-year, $8.5 million contract, pending physical, according to sources familiar with the deal.

Jansen had multi-year offers, but chose to bet on himself coming off a down season, and goes to a place…
— Robert Murray (@ByRobertMurray) December 6, 2024

Fantasy Impact:

It is reported that Jansen had multi-year offers on the table, but chose to bet on himself in a one-year deal. He should get that opportunity as the everyday starting catcher for the Rays in 2025.

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