"Holiday bargain shoppers alert: right-hander Pete Fairbanks may not be available for much longer. Fairbanks, whose $11 million player option ($1 million buyout) was declined by the Tampa Bay Rays ahead of last month's non-tender deadline, has garnered interest from several post-season contenders this off-season, including the Toronto Blue Jays, as The Athletic's Ken Rosenthal and Katie Woo report. That should come as no surprise, considering the Blue Jays had been connected to all three of Ryan Helsley, Raisel Iglesias and Phil Maton"
"Fairbanks proved to be a workhorse for the Rays last season, logging career-highs in appearances (61) and innings pitched (60.1), while converting 27 saves (another career-high) in 32 opportunities. He also pitched to a 2.83 ERA and 3.63 FIP, inducing a 16.8 per cent strikeout-minus-walk rate (K-BB%). Tampa Bay's full-time closer from the last three seasons, the hard-throwing righty primarily relies on his top-two offerings - a high-90s four-seamer, whose average velocity (97.3 m.p.h.) placed in the 90th percentile of the majors in"
Pete Fairbanks became available after the Tampa Bay Rays declined his $11 million player option with a $1 million buyout. Multiple postseason contenders, including the Toronto Blue Jays and Miami Marlins, have contacted his representatives. The Blue Jays have pursued several high-leverage relievers and could view Fairbanks as a more affordable mid-tier option compared with top-market names such as Edwin Díaz, Robert Suárez and Devin Williams. The Marlins have a prior organizational connection via Peter Bendix, who worked with Fairbanks in Tampa Bay. Fairbanks, 31, posted career highs in appearances (61), innings (60.1) and saves (27), with a 2.83 ERA and 3.63 FIP.
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