{"id":519656,"date":"2022-12-02T06:08:59","date_gmt":"2022-12-02T03:08:59","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/en.buradabiliyorum.com\/rays-reach-three-year-40m-deal-with-zach-eflin\/"},"modified":"2022-12-02T06:08:59","modified_gmt":"2022-12-02T03:08:59","slug":"rays-reach-three-year-40m-deal-with-zach-eflin","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/buradabiliyorum.com\/en\/rays-reach-three-year-40m-deal-with-zach-eflin\/","title":{"rendered":"#Rays reach three-year, $40M deal with Zach Eflin"},"content":{"rendered":"<div id=\"ez-toc-container\" class=\"ez-toc-v2_0_84 counter-hierarchy ez-toc-counter ez-toc-custom ez-toc-container-direction\">\n<p class=\"ez-toc-title\" style=\"cursor:inherit\">Table of Contents<\/p>\n<label for=\"ez-toc-cssicon-toggle-item-6a2884bda881a\" class=\"ez-toc-cssicon-toggle-label\"><span class=\"\"><span class=\"eztoc-hide\" style=\"display:none;\">Toggle<\/span><span class=\"ez-toc-icon-toggle-span\"><svg style=\"fill: #dd3333;color:#dd3333\" xmlns=\"http:\/\/www.w3.org\/2000\/svg\" class=\"list-377408\" width=\"20px\" height=\"20px\" viewBox=\"0 0 24 24\" fill=\"none\"><path d=\"M6 6H4v2h2V6zm14 0H8v2h12V6zM4 11h2v2H4v-2zm16 0H8v2h12v-2zM4 16h2v2H4v-2zm16 0H8v2h12v-2z\" fill=\"currentColor\"><\/path><\/svg><svg style=\"fill: #dd3333;color:#dd3333\" class=\"arrow-unsorted-368013\" xmlns=\"http:\/\/www.w3.org\/2000\/svg\" width=\"10px\" height=\"10px\" viewBox=\"0 0 24 24\" version=\"1.2\" baseProfile=\"tiny\"><path d=\"M18.2 9.3l-6.2-6.3-6.2 6.3c-.2.2-.3.4-.3.7s.1.5.3.7c.2.2.4.3.7.3h11c.3 0 .5-.1.7-.3.2-.2.3-.5.3-.7s-.1-.5-.3-.7zM5.8 14.7l6.2 6.3 6.2-6.3c.2-.2.3-.5.3-.7s-.1-.5-.3-.7c-.2-.2-.4-.3-.7-.3h-11c-.3 0-.5.1-.7.3-.2.2-.3.5-.3.7s.1.5.3.7z\"\/><\/svg><\/span><\/span><\/label><input type=\"checkbox\"  id=\"ez-toc-cssicon-toggle-item-6a2884bda881a\" checked aria-label=\"Toggle\" \/><nav><ul class='ez-toc-list ez-toc-list-level-1 ' ><li class='ez-toc-page-1 ez-toc-heading-level-1'><a class=\"ez-toc-link ez-toc-heading-1\" href=\"https:\/\/buradabiliyorum.com\/en\/rays-reach-three-year-40m-deal-with-zach-eflin\/#%E2%80%9CRays_reach_three-year_40M_deal_with_Zach_Eflin%E2%80%9D\" >&#8220;Rays reach three-year, $40M deal with Zach Eflin&#8221;<\/a><\/li><\/ul><\/nav><\/div>\n<h1><span class=\"ez-toc-section\" id=\"%E2%80%9CRays_reach_three-year_40M_deal_with_Zach_Eflin%E2%80%9D\"><\/span>&#8220;Rays reach three-year, $40M deal with Zach Eflin&#8221;<span class=\"ez-toc-section-end\"><\/span><\/h1>\n<div>\n<p>The Rays bolstered their starting rotation Thursday night, striking a deal with a free agent, an agreement pricy by their standards.<\/p>\n<p>Tampa Bay reached an agreement with right-hander Zach Eflin on a three-year contract worth $40 million, <a rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/www.espn.com\/mlb\/story\/_\/id\/35159195\/tampa-bay-rays-rhp-zach-eflin-reach-agreement-3-year-deal\">according to ESPN<\/a>.<\/p>\n<p>According to the website, the deal, which is pending a physical, is the largest free-agent contract in Rays history. It topped the five-year, $35 million contract pitcher Wilson Alvarez received before the team\u2019s inaugural 1998 season.<\/p>\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-large is-style-default\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"1024\" height=\"734\" src=\"https:\/\/nypost.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2022\/12\/Zach-Eflin.jpg?w=1024\" alt=\"Zach Eflin\" class=\"wp-image-24867692\" srcset=\"https:\/\/nypost.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2022\/12\/Zach-Eflin.jpg?quality=75&amp;strip=all&amp;w=2048 2048w, https:\/\/nypost.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2022\/12\/Zach-Eflin.jpg?quality=75&amp;strip=all&amp;w=1536 1536w, https:\/\/nypost.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2022\/12\/Zach-Eflin.jpg?quality=75&amp;strip=all 1024w, https:\/\/nypost.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2022\/12\/Zach-Eflin.jpg?quality=75&amp;strip=all&amp;w=512 512w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 1024px) 100vw, 1024px\"\/><figcaption>Zach Eflin<\/figcaption><figcaption><span class=\"credit\">AP<\/span><\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<p>Before reaching a deal with the 28-year-old righty, the Rays were the only team in the majors to never have committed more than $35 million to a free agent, according to ESPN Stats &amp; Information research. According to that research, the Oakland Athletics and Pittsburgh Pirates are the last two MLB teams to have never spent $40 million on a free agent.<\/p>\n<p>Eflin, who had spent his entire seven-year career with the Phillies, became a free agent after turning down a $15 million mutual option instead accepting a $150,000 buyout from Philadelphia to complete a $5.7 million, one-year contract.<\/p>\n<p>He will join a Rays rotation that includes Tyler Glasnow, Shane McClanahan and Drew Rasmussen.<\/p>\n<p>Last season, Eflin \u2014 who pitched 4\u200a\u00b9\/\u2083 scoreless innings in relief in the Phillies\u2019 six-<a href=\"https:\/\/buradabiliyorum.com\/en\/category\/game\/\" data-internallinksmanager029f6b8e52c=\"7\" title=\"Game\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">game<\/a> World <a href=\"https:\/\/buradabiliyorum.com\/en\/category\/watch-movies-tv-seriess\/\" data-internallinksmanager029f6b8e52c=\"8\" title=\"Watch Movies &amp; TV Series\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Series<\/a> loss to the Astros \u2014 went 3-5 with a 4.04 ERA, striking out 65 in 75\u200a\u00b2\/\u2083 innings.\n                        <\/p><\/div>\n<blockquote><p><strong><span style=\"color: #ff6600;\">If you liked the article, do not forget to share it with your friends. 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Tampa Bay reached an agreement with right-hander Zach Eflin on a three-year contract worth $40 million, according to ESPN. 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