Infielder Taylor Walls and the Tampa Bay Rays have avoided arbitration, agreeing to a $1.4 million, one-year contract.

The slick-fielding, weak-hitting infielder will get $1.35 million this season, and a chance for up to $2.5 million the next.

Wells gets a $1.35 million salary this year, and the Rays have a $2.45 million option for 2026 with a $50,000 buyout. The ...

Instead of going to an arbitration hearing over $275K, Taylor Walls and the Tampa Bay Rays have landed on a salary for 2025 while adding a club option for 2026.

The Tampa Bay Rays and light-hitting infielder Taylor Walls agreed to a one-year, $1.4 million contract on Wednesday to avoid arbitration.

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ST. PETERSBURG, Fla. — Infielder Taylor Walls and the Tampa Bay Rays avoided arbitration, agreeing to a one-year, $1.4 million contract. Wells gets a $1.35 million salary this year, and the Rays ...

ST. PETERSBURG, Fla. — Infielder Taylor Walls and the Tampa Bay Rays avoided arbitration, agreeing Wednesday to a $1.4 million, one-year contract. Wells gets a $1.35 million salary this year ...

Walls was still able to post a 1.4 WAR and a 1.7 defensive WAR in 2024, though. Since making his major league debut in 2021, Walls has averaged a 3.2 WAR and 3.0 defensive WAR per 162 games, even ...

ST. PETERSBURG, Fla. -- Infielder Taylor Walls and the Tampa Bay Rays avoided arbitration, agreeing Wednesday to a $1.4 million, one-year contract. Wells gets a $1.35 million salary this year ...