Carlos Pena's return terrific deal for Rays The Tampa Bay Rays dug through their pockets for spare nickels, took their metal detector to the Florida beaches, maybe auctioned off Dan Johnson's home run ball and somehow came up with $7.5 million to sign free-agent first baseman Carlos Pena. I love it. Pena brings a power bat to the middle of the Tampa Bay order and while he doesn't come without risk, the addition of a guy who can hit 25 to ... Carlos Pena On The Rays Makes Sense It's not surprising the Tampa Bay Rays have signed first baseman Carlos Pena . We're weeks away from spring training camps opening up, and the Rays remain first baseman-less, while Pena is jobless. The two are acquainted plenty, as well: Pena didn't get his start in Tampa Bay, but he was given his first real chance to stick there, a chance he used to break out by hitting 44 homers. The Rays are ... Report: Carlos Pena agrees to $7.25M deal with Rays ST. PETERSBURG, Fla. -- The Tampa Bay Rays have added a familiar bat to the middle of their lineup. TK's Take: Carlos Pena's return First baseman Carlos Pena finds a new home in MLB. He's back with the Rays. Tom Korun looks at what we can expect. Carlos Pena on rejoining Rays: "Sooooo excited ... !!!!!" UPDATE, 2:02: Rays players were excited to hear the news of Pena's return. RHP James Shields said, "He's awesome. I'm glad to have him back. ... He's a leader. He's got a great attitude and he brings it every day. We need that in our clubhouse.'' 3B Evan Longoria said: "That's awesome. Carlos is a great player and a solid clubhouse guy. I'm excited to welcome him back." UPDATE, 1:03: Pena's ... AP Source: Carlos Pena agrees to $7.25M deal with Rays ST. PETERSBURG, Fla. - A person with knowledge of the agreement tells The Associated Press that slugger Carlos Pena has agreed to a $7.25 million, one-year contract to return to the Tampa Bay Rays. Carlos Pena, Rays Reportedly Agree To One-Year Deal In 2008, the Tampa Bay Rays were good for the first time in team history, and they've sustained that success rather remarkably for a team that has the same payroll as the average Piggly Wiggly. The first baseman on that team? Carlos Pena , who thumped and whiffed and thumped his way to a 129 OPS+. According to Jon Heyman, there's a reunion afoot : pena is to receive about $7.25M on 1-yr deal ... Carlos Pena on returning to Rays: "Sooooo excited ... !!!!!" UPDATE, 12:34: Pena is obviously pumped about the move, texting back: "Sooooo excited ... !!!!!" and saying he's finalizing details now. ... The deal is a one-year deal for $7.25-million. UPDATE, 12:15: Per Heyman, it's a one-year deal for "about" $7.25-million. UPDATE, 12:07: The Times has confirmed that the Rays have re-signed Pena . UPDATE, 12:03 : The Rays have agreed to terms with Pena ... Carlos Peña returning to the Rays James Shields caught up with his old teammate Carlos Peña this offseason at a celebrity golf tournament near Orlando, and he listened as Peña raved about his days with the Rays. Tampa Bay Rays Re-Sign Carlos Pena According to Jon Heyman of CBS Sports, the Rays have re-signed the best first baseman in fanchise history, welcoming back silver slugger Carlos Pena . The Rays and agent Scott Boras agreed to terms today to bring the former gold glove and homerun leader back to St. Petersburgh. It took a perfect storm to get Carlos Pena back in a Rays uniform, but the logjam of free agent first baseman ...
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