Tampa Bay Rays Make a Sneaky Good Signing

The Rays are one of the best teams at managing their payroll and outperforming expectations. By signing Luke Scott, they continue this trend They do this by developing high quality position players and pitchers through their farm system. As well they have signed undervalued free agents. These "lottery ticket" type signings usually don't work out, but when they do, they are great.

They signed former Baltimore Oriole Luke Scott to a one year $5 million deal. The deal also includes a $6 million team option for 2013 with a $1 million buyout.

Scott hit 23, 25, and 27 homers respectively from 2008-2010. Scott's best season came in 2010. He hit 27 homers with a .284 average. Last year was a below average year for Scott; he hit 9 homers in 64 games. His batting average was also the lowest of his career at .220.

Luke Scott is not a flashy player, but he certainly can be a good hitter. The Rays bought the right lottery ticket. From a fantasy aspect, Scott has the potential to be effective if he has outfield eligibility in deep leagues. A few years ago he provided me with some homers to help me win a roto league. From both a real world and fantasy aspect, it is worth keeping an eye on Scott.