"Fairbanks, 32, had an $11 million option turned down by the Tampa Bay Rays and went into the open market and beat that number by $2 million. Fairbanks, was one of the top relievers available in a market soft with high-leverage options. As the primary closer for the Rays over the past four seasons he saved 83 games and posted a 2.83 ERA, striking out 332 and walking 103 in 265.1 innings."
"With a fastball that sits at 97 mph, a well-above-average slider and a cutter that was added midseason in 2025 and graded out as an elite pitch, Fairbanks was expected to draw multiyear interest. Fairbanks' best full season came in 2023, when he struck out 13.5 batters per nine innings and had greater than an 11-to-1 strikeout-to-walk ratio. With questions about his durability present after never throwing more than 45.1 innings in a season, Fairbanks booked a career-best 60.1 innings in 2025"
Pete Fairbanks agreed to a one-year, $13 million contract with the Miami Marlins after the Tampa Bay Rays declined his $11 million option and he entered free agency. Fairbanks served as the Rays' primary closer over four seasons, saving 83 games with a 2.83 ERA while striking out 332 and walking 103 across 265.1 innings. His arsenal includes a 97 mph fastball, an above-average slider and a cutter added midseason in 2025 that graded as elite. Durability questions existed after limited innings in prior years, but he reached a career-best 60.1 innings and 27 saves in 2025.
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