ST. PETERSBURG, Fla. -- Catcher Jose Molina is staying with the Tampa Bay Rays, finalizing a $4.5 million, two-year contract. The 38-year-old, whose deal was
announced Monday night, has spent the last two seasons with the Rays. He started
a career-high 87 games and batted .233 with two homers and 18 RBIs in 99 games.
The veteran of 14 major league seasons, who had become a free agent, is a .238
career hitter with 39 homers and 213 RBIs. Meanwhile, the Rays did not tender
contracts for 2014 to outfielder Sam Fuld or left-hander Wesley Wright, who
become free agents. Fuld appeared in 118 games last season, batting .199 with
two home runs and 17 RBIs. Wright split last season between Tampa Bay and the
Houston Astros. He appeared in 16 games and did not have a decision with a 2.92
ERA after being claimed off waivers by the Rays on Aug. 12. TAMPA, Fla. --
Masahiro Tanaka knows that first appearance in a spring training game for the
New York Yankees will be scrutinized. Tanaka and Hiroki Kuroda will follow
starter CC Sabathia in Saturdays game against Philadelphia at Steinbrenner
Field. All three are expected to throw two innings or 35 pitches. "Obviously, I
understand that some of the people are just going to look at the numbers of the
game that Im pitching in, but Im not really too focused and worried about that,"
Tanaka said Wednesday through an interpreter.dddddddddddd Tanaka signed a $155
million, seven-year contract in January. He was 24-0 with a 1.27 ERA last year
while leading the Rakuten Golden Eagles to their first Japan Series title. "I
feel that Im getting into the rhythm, used to things," Tanaka said.
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