So starting pitcher for the Tampa Bay Rays Matt Moore signs a new deal with the rays. This makes his contract 5 years and $14 million, with options that could make the deal 8 years and $39.75 million. Now the Rays had control over this guy as he is still under his first deal and as you they generally don’t pay much of anything (as far as baseball goes). With this new contract though Moore, who impressed in his very brief major league work at the end of 2011, will be making more money, but he will also be locked up longer. He’s just 22 so the Rays could keep him under their watch until he’s 30 which would give him probably one big deal after this one ends. Definitely a good deal by the Rays, who are a team with a low payroll surviving off young players to get them wins. They made a similar move with Longoria signing him to a deal pretty much as soon as he got to the big leagues which would lock him up, but offer him a little more money immediately. It really is a smart move for the Rays as Moore has pitched well in his 4 minor league seasons and looks to have ace quality stuff. He isn’t too different from David Price being brought up young and having immediate success with the Rays. They could be a good duo to go along with Shields and Hellickson as well as Davis and Niemann. As far as Moore is concerned, making a little bit of extra money now and being with an organization that he seems to like is probably great in his mind. With six viable options in the Rays rotation we’ll see what happens, my guess is someone goes to the pen as I don’t see them trading one or sending one to the minors. Who the odd man out is, I have no idea. This deal seems kind of like a win-win to me. Especially a win for the Rays as this is what they do, draft well, develop, and lock them up quick. Congrats to Mr. Moore and good luck, he seems like a good man with a bright future in baseball.
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