Jan. 17: Its a two-year minor league contract for Wantz, Marc Topkin of the Tampa Bay Times. The two-year term of the contract and the lack of a 2025 spring invite are due to the fact that Wantz is recovering from that elbow procedure and wont be ready to pitch this spring anyhow. Jan. 16: The Rays have signed righty to a minor league deal, according to the MLB.com . A client of Beverly Hills Sports Council, Wantz elected minor league free agency at the beginning of the offseason. Wantz has pitched in parts of four seasons out of Stanley King Jersey the Angels bullpen. He got a decent amount of run in middle relief between 2021-23. Wantz topped 20 appearances and threw at least 25 innings in each of those seasons. He combined for a 3.85 earned run average while striking out more than a quarter of batters faced acro s 117 frames. The 29-year-old righty didnt get much work last year. He only made one big league appearance, to sing 1 1/3 innings of one-run ball. Wantz worked as a starter for six of his seven outings at Triple-A Salt Lake, his biggest stretch out of the rotation since he was in Double-A in 2019. He allowed a 6.17 ERA over 23 1/3 frames. Wantz punched out an excellent 31.8% of opponents but i sued walks to an untenable 14% of batters faced. An elbow injury ended his season in June. Wantz underwent some form of season-ending surgery, though it was not a full Tommy John procedure. The Halos opted not to carry him on the 40-man roster after that injury and waived him at the end of the season. Once he returns to health, Wantz can compete for a spot in Kevin Cashs middle relief group or stretch back out as rotation depth on a Tampa Bay team that is frequently willing to convert relievers to starting pitchers. Danny Green Jersey